As we move towards full launch, Gala Music will continue to learn and look for new ways to improve the experiences of artists, fans and music supporters everywhere. We firmly believe, as we always have, that more ownership, rewards and control will not only improve the music industry we know today, but will enable it to be super charged tomorrow. Part of that improvement is the sharing of power — giving both musicians and listeners an increased amount of autonomy and transparency.

Today we’re making another move that gets us closer to that…

TL:DR

• All purchases are now minted directly to Gala Chain, and bridgeable to the new Gala Music Contract.
• Tracks are now unique with ‘instance’ IDs which means there can be only one owner of each Track NFT. Track NFTs also now come with additional dynamic and interactive features which can be seen on OpenSea (please make sure you’re on our official page)
• Credit Card purchases can now be fulfilled directly on Gala Chain which means you can pair tracks to a node to be eligible to start earning rewards straight away.
• Owners of NFT tracks can now transfer them on Gala Chain and purchase directly on Gala Chain.
• Bridging out to ETH is now available for all NFT tracks.
• There will no longer be separate artist pages on OpenSea, but you can still use Gala’s collection to search through your favorite artists.

Farewell

While some of us usually hate moving, this migration from our Gala Games ETH Townstar,* to Gala Music’s own contract is something we hope everyone can be pleased about — with Gala Music tracks NFTs now being minted straight to Gala Chain.

Gala Chain

There have now been several improvements to Gala Chain, Gala’s proprietary blockchain. Track purchases can now be fulfilled directly which means there is no longer a need to bridge tracks from ETH to Gala in order to pair with a node. It also means if you purchase a track with a Credit Card, that you can immediately pair and be eligible for rewards when the song that your track is associated with is played (…providing the node your track is hosted on hits the required uptime).** In addition, tracks can also be transferred with your Gala Chain address — this can be found on your profile.

Finally, you will also be able to bridge your tracks out from Gala Chain to the ethereum network, note a $GALA [GC] gas fee will be required for bridging out.*** To get the most out of your music tracks and start earning BEAMS, you simply need to make sure that they are bridged to Gala Chain and paired with a node (also known as a Music Player).

Bridging Guide

All-in-one

Going forward, new artists to Gala Music will no longer need their own dedicated OpenSea pages. Instead, the musicians you know and love will be found on a single Gala Music Collection on OpenSea!

As always we want to thank the community for their patience and their continued support, and of course the amazing artists that are the start of what we believe will be the future for the music industry. Here’s to progress, and the road to full launch!

* When transferring Vault items (a.k.a Treasure Chest) to Ethereum, they will still need to go to the legacy Townstar contract.

** There will be a 14 day hold to bridge a track out to ETH or to transfer it on Gala Chain.

*New bridging features don’t support legacy Gala Wallets. You’ll need to connect your wallet address to metamask or a coinbase wallet to proceed.

Bridging Guide

Decentralized content on Gala Music is made possible thanks to our proprietary blockchain, ‘Gala Chain’ — to make use of it super easy, we’ve included some useful information on bridging and a couple of step-by-step guides below.

Various forms of Bridging :

a) Townstar ETH Tracks — Has the option to bridge to Gala Chain and Send NFTs.

b) Vault tracks — Has the option to transfer to Ethereum (ETH). When transferring ‘Vault’ items (a.k.a Treasure Chest) to ETH, they’ll still need to go to the legacy Townstar contract.

c) Gala Chain Tracks — have the option to bridge to ETH v3, send Gala Chain NFTs, and go to track pairing.

d) New v3 ETH Tracks — have the option to bridge to Gala Chain.

Step-by-step procedure on how to Bridge Townstar Ethereum (ETH) to Gala Chain NFTs :

1. To support bridging, the user should have an account that supports web3/Gala wallet and have ETH NFTs.

2. Log in to the site and go to my collection page

3. Choose an ETH NFT and select “Bridge to Gala Chain” from the options available.

4. Select the option and follow the steps to complete the bridging.

5. To complete the bridging transaction, the user should set the gas speed, accept the terms and conditions, and approve/confirm the transaction through (web3 /gala wallet).

6. If the transaction happens successfully, the user should see a success message.

Batch Bridging :

1. To support batch bridging, users should have a web3 wallet connected to their account (since Gala wallet is not supported for batch bridging)
2. The Batch bridging aims to bridge multiple Townstar ETH NFTs to Gala Chain in one transaction.

3. Click on “Bridge my tracks” and you will be able to see all the ETH Nfts which can be transferred to Gala Chain.

4. Select all the NFTs that you want to bridge.

5. You can also manage the numbers when having the same ETH NFTs/tracks

6. After selecting the required tracks, click continue to confirm the transaction on the web3 wallet

7. When the Bridging happens successfully, you should see a success message.

Step-by-step procedure on how to Bridge Gala Chain to V3 ETH NFTs:

1. To support bridging, the user should have an account that supports web3/Gala wallet and have Gala Music Track NFTs.
2. Log in to the site and go to the “my collection” page
3. Choose a Gala Chain NFT Track and select “Bridge to Ethereum” from the options available.

4. Choose the track to bridge, checklist TCs, and click ‘Continue’

5.Ensure that gas fees will be applied in the form of ‘$Gala[Gala Chain]’

6. Enter the correct ‘Transfer Code’ and 2fa if enabled (only for Gala wallet users) and click ‘Bridge’

When the Bridging happens successfully, you should see a success message.

Step-by-step procedure on how to Bridge V3 ETH to Gala Chain NFTs:

1. To support bridging, the user should have an account that supports web3 and has v3 ETH NFTs.
2. Log in to the site and go to my collection page
3. Choose a v3 ETH NFT and select “Bridge to Gala Chain” from the options available.

4. Choose the track to bridge, checklist TCs, and click ‘Bridge’

5. To complete the bridging transaction, the user should approve/confirm the transaction through (web3).

Note: Earning BEAMs on the platform is only possible if you have your tracks on Gala Chain and if they are paired to a Gala Music Player Node with the required uptime of 20 hours per day.

Important: Set the right sending speed when making a transaction since it needs to be in sync with the average gas fee for the ETH network to ensure transaction success.

You can check the average Gas Fee using a tool like https://etherscan.io/gastracker and it’s recommended that “sending speed” matches the trend of the gas fee. For example, the table gives us moderate prices for gas fees (Note: usual ranges are 10–40 low, 40–60 medium, and 60 and above are high) :

As always, thanks for joining us on this journey. Let’s continue to work together to empower artists and fans around the world! To learn more about our bridging and contract updates read our Gala Chain and Bridging post.