This contest was built in collaboration with our friends at LabelRadar, designed to give aspiring musicians an amazing opportunity while showcasing one of the most powerful blockchain-powered features of the Gala Music platform. Community governance and democratization have always been core values of web3, and Gala Music is proud to host such an empowering way for community voices to be heard.
At Gala Music, we have a team of hand-picked professional music experts with their ears to the pulse of the industry. But as innovators in the world of web3 music, we’re always interested in pioneering new ways to restore freedom and control to fans, artists and collectors. That’s why week after week with the NextUp voting system, we give YOU a say in deciding the next artists and tracks to join the platform.
Right now on the NextUp page (until October 31st at 12pm PT), you’ll find a special selection of 10 artists who have submitted tracks to the Gala Music & LabelRadar NextUp Contest.
These 10 finalists represent the strongest artist submissions, as selected by our panel of judges (including PLS&TY and Macy Gray) from the…
Nearly 350 submitted tracks
Over 250 unique artist submissions
More than 40 new Gala Music artist profiles created
The Finalists
Hundreds of votes have already been cast, but anything can still happen in the last two days of the voting period, especially since everyone has the ability to unlock additional votes by spending some $MUSIC. We expect this extra gamified layer of the vote to create an especially exciting finish as community members and finalists are strategizing to cross that Halloween finish line with the most votes.
Some of these artists have already released NFT tracks on Gala Music while others are new to the ecosystem. Check out their social media pages through the links and be sure to listen to the previews of their track submissions!
Here are the rankings as of the morning of October 29th:
Once all votes are tallied, the top 5 contestants will have their tracks featured in a special upcoming Mystery Box. Look for announcements about the release of this box coming soon to Gala Music.
Additionally, each top 5 finisher will receive a $1000 cash prize and the top 3 finishers will win amazing music production prize packages from leading brands, valued at up to $5200 for the 1st place winner. With these professional tools added to the winners’ musical arsenals, they’ll be set up for success and kicking off their web3 music adventure on a strong note!
NextUp? The Future of Decentralized Music
We hope you’re as excited as we are for GalaChain’s renewed path to full decentralization and the new economy upgrades that will make Gala Music more inclusive and rewarding for everyone involved!
We’re stronger as a community, making decisions together and always empowering each other for the love of music. Be sure to cast your free vote before the window closes on October 31st at 12pm PT!
At Gala Music, we’re all about empowering artists, fans and collectors to create a new world of music where anyone’s success is everyone’s success. Incentives to share are some of the most important ways that we can empower everyone while improving the platform’s long term success and scalability.
Tracing today’s web3 back to its earliest days will reveal a narrative whose backstory began with marketing ideas such as loyalty programs, incentives and networking. The founder of Gala saw an ecosystem where everyone was stronger together, recognizing that if an entertainment company could properly incentivize its users to share the vision with new users, then everyone could benefit from the money saved that would otherwise go to social media advertising companies and their stranglehold on web2 marketing. By pairing this revolutionary idea with the empowerment made possible by blockchain tech, Gala was able to thrive by rewarding its early adopters.
If you’re familiar with Gala Music at all, you already know that you can own NFT tracks for a share in the daily $MUSIC generated by the plays of your track on the platform. But you may not realize that there are tons of other ways (besides track ownership) to start stacking $MUSIC rewards of your own!
Gala Music Rewards
In Gala Music, engagement rewards are simple and (in true Gala fashion) somewhat gamified. Using a daily distribution point system, we are able to add yet another strategic dimension to your Gala Music experience. Each day, a portion of new $MUSIC is available for distribution as rewards for activity on the platform.
Qualifying actions for these rewards are designated in the Whitepaper as Ecosystem Supporting Actions. Making up 25% of the generated $MUSIC on a daily basis, they are designed to promote the growth of a healthy ecosystem and give all users a way to generate $MUSIC simply by engaging with Gala Music. For most rewards, there is no requirement to own NFT items, and for some, there is no spending prerequisite of any kind!
To determine the amount of $MUSIC that a user will receive for their interaction, various platform sharing activities qualify the user for various numbers of points. Then at the end of each 24 hour period, $MUSIC rewards are distributed proportionally to those points.
Below is the current list of point-qualifying actions and how many points are received for each.
A referred user purchases and pairs an NFT track – 1 Point
A referred user purchases a Jukebox Node – 15 Points
As the Gala ecosystem continues to grow, your referred users will continue to be connected to you for various rewards and situations where you may receive credit for referring them. Do not underestimate the power of referrals in the web3 world. With Gala’s dream of onboarding the first billion users to blockchain in the entire world, imagine how many of those could be your referrals!
How to Share
You’ll find your referral link in multiple locations of your Gala Music account, such as at the top of the Referrals and Rewards page.
Additionally, if you use the social share option on individual tracks to share directly on social media, your referral will automatically be connected when your friends create an account as a result of your share.
That’s it! Get out there and start sharing your favorite Gala Music tracks and referring new users. 🔥
The power to directly support your favorite emerging artists in multiple ways is central to our vision of a decentralized world of music that elevates artists while empowering fans. One of the most effective ways to power the success of an artist is locking your $MUSIC in their support. Check it out!
Lock Your $MUSIC
Locking $MUSIC is a mostly symbolic gesture that takes only a small effort on your part, but can have a profound impact on the success and growth of your favorite Gala Music artists. By locking your $MUSIC, you’re letting the Gala Music world know that you care directly about the success of your supported artists. Rather than just holding your $MUSIC, you’re holding it for them.
The best part? It’s still absolutely your $MUSIC. You can unlock $MUSIC that is locked at any time and at no cost. The only things you’ll lose when you unlock your $MUSIC are the benefits that come with your support.
How it Works
Think of locking $MUSIC as a sort of voting system that allows all holders of $MUSIC to back the success of individual artists with the tokens sitting in their wallet. Thanks to the power of web3 and GalaChain, your wallet money doesn’t have to just sit there.
Follow these steps to contribute to an artist’s Loyalty Pool.
On any artist’s profile page, click Access Benefits to visit their Loyalty Pool.
Browse the artist’s benefit access levels in the tabs to the right.
Choose how much $MUSIC from your available balance you’d like to lock.
Finalize the free transaction with your GalaChain transfer code and verify.
You can lock $MUSIC in support of as many artists as you like, supporting them with any amount of $MUSIC you choose.
If you’ve been collecting a lot of $MUSIC rewards for owning and hosting tracks, listening to unique songs each day and sharing Gala Music with your friends, you’re probably prepared to level up your relationships with your favorite artists.
You can browse all artists on the platform directly from the Loyalty Pools page. In the Loyalty Pool box, look for this dropdown to freely search by artist, easily allocating your $MUSIC to the most deserving artists in minutes!
Benefits to Locking $MUSIC
Private Discord communities
Chances to connect with the artist
Presale track drop access
Discounted tracks
Higher tier benefits at the artist’s discretion
Never underestimate the power of presale access. Because all Gala Music track sales are limited in supply, it’s always a good idea to give yourself a head start!
Unlocking $MUSIC
When you’re ready to make a new purchase, unlock an All Access Experience or trade your $MUSIC on GalaSwap, unlocking your $MUSIC from an artist’s Loyalty Pool is easy. Under Access Benefits, visit your artist’s Loyalty Pool page and use the three dots in the bottom right to “Release $MUSIC.
That’s it! Your $MUSIC is then immediately ready to be used however you like but you’ll no longer have access to the Loyalty Pool benefits you had unlocked for that artist. Don’t worry– Those benefits will be waiting for you as soon as you lock your $MUSIC back in!
Locking $MUSIC in support of artists is one of the most innovative ways that Gala Music is empowering artists and fans to bring them closer together than ever before.
What are you waiting for? There’s a ton of new music to discover from emerging artists and established superstars alike on Gala Music. Go find your favorites and start locking in your $MUSIC rewards today!
Gala Music is powered by a network of GalaChain nodes known as Jukebox Nodes. These nodes have a critical role in hosting music content on the platform, allowing all users to listen to their favorite tracks seamlessly.
Think of these nodes as individual radio stations broadcasting songs over the internet, but operated by users like you. Unlike traditional radio stations however, there’s no need to “tune in.” Instead, the audio content you want is automatically delivered through web3 magic, straight to your ears via the next available Jukebox Node.
Pairing Your Track with a Jukebox Node
When you ‘pair’ a track with an active Jukebox Node, you are essentially uploading your track to the blockchain. This means your track is hosted on the network and available for others to listen to. There’s no additional cost to do this, and you don’t need to own a Jukebox Node yourself. If you do own one, however, you can choose to pair your track with your node to optimize your rewards.
Unlocking Rewards Through Music
Once your track is paired and receives listens on the platform, it starts generating rewards in the form of $MUSIC. These rewards are distributed among three parties: The Jukebox Node operator (the host), the track owner and the musician who produced the track. This incentivizes not just the hosting of tracks, but also active participation and promotion within the Gala Music ecosystem.
Rewards generated in each 24 hour period are divided among all instances of the track that are successfully paired with an active Jukebox Node.
Learn more about all the details of $MUSIC rewards and the Gala Music economy in the Gala Music Whitepaper.
The Simplicity of Track Pairing
Pairing a track to an active Jukebox Node is straightforward and can be done easily through your Collection page. By making it easy and free to pair tracks, Gala Music encourages widespread participation and decentralization. Anyone with a track can contribute to and potentially benefit from the ecosystem, fostering a community-driven environment where anyone’s success is everyone’s success.
The Bigger Picture
The Jukebox Node network is a form of DePIN (Decentralized Physical Infrastructure), just like GalaChain’s many other node networks with their specialized workloads. Unlike traditional music streaming services that rely on centralized servers (like those from AWS), Gala Music leverages its community to power the network. This not only reduces reliance on major corporations but also puts the control and rewards back into the hands of the community members — the music lovers and creators themselves.
Why This Matters
This method of hosting NFT tracks through Jukebox Nodes underlines Gala Music’s commitment to a decentralized music system. By empowering its community to host and share music, Gala Music disrupts the traditional music industry, shifting power from centralized bodies to individual artists and fans. This new model not only enhances engagement and interaction within the music community but also aligns with broader trends towards decentralization in digital content distribution.
By joining the Gala Music ecosystem, you’re part of a revolutionary approach that reshapes how music is enjoyed and valued across the globe.
Before you dive into the first full weekend of Mayhem, we’d like to leave you with a sneak peek of what you can expect next week. Don’t get distracted now… there’s still so much Mayhem left in week one!
Come What May(hem)
Next week there’s another wave of Mayhem rising, so you better brace for impact!
Below, we’ll cover everything coming up in week 2! Remember there’s still a few days of week 1 left… and plenty of May still in the future!
Common Ground World
How are you faring in week 1 of Common Ground World Mayhem? Enjoy the “Everybody Is Welcome” competition while it lasts… because we’re mixing it up in week 2.
Next week, Common Ground World will bring the ‘Best of the Best’ competition.
This week will have half the winners of a normal competition, with only 500 places walking away with any $GALA. Even with the reduction in places, this competition will feature a 5% bigger overall prize pool than normal!
Two more NFT reworks are on the way!
This time, the Hot Cocoa Chalet and Mistletoe Arch are getting rebalanced with some all-new utility. We’ll give you more details next week when these buildings are rereleased with a discounted price!
Hatchet Hank Jr. returns!
800 Hatchet Hank Jr.s were withheld in the original sale. It’s time to get these out to the great people with big dreams of big trees… and super fast lumberjacks. All 800 will be available for $150 each next Tuesday.
Remember there’s still plenty of competition left this week! There’s also some huge discounts going on in the Common Ground World Store… if you haven’t checked it out lately, it may be worth a look!
If you want the earliest details on next week’s Mayhem, make sure you don’t miss the Common Ground World Town Hall tomorrow!
GalaSwap
The mayhem keeps going at GalaSwap! Same story this week, highest volume in each token will find a $GALA reward waiting for them. This week, however, we’re shuffling which tokens will be catching rewards a bit:
$GALA
$GUSDC
$MUSIC
$LEMIN
$GSWAP
$MTRM
$TOLK
Happy swapping galaxians!
Legends Reborn
Next week in Legends Reborn brings yet another competition, with $500 of $GALA rewards waiting for the top player in the same two categories as last week – Most matches played, and most matches won!
There’s still plenty of time to rack up matches to get free NFT rewards during May!
50 PVP games played – Glacial Spear (Common) (NFT action card)
100 PVP games played – Viridian Dragon (Common) (NFT creature)
150 PVP games played – Brightscourge Phoenix (Uncommon) (NFT creature)
You better get to the tables and get practicing… Early Mayhem has a way of slowly building to something bigger…
Gala Music
Ok, this isn’t exactly MAYhem-related, but it’s still pretty Mayhem, so we couldn’t pass it up. As explained in the Gala Music Whitepaper, a Listen for Rewards program is part of the “Ecosystem Supporting Actors” allocation for $MUSIC.
Did you know that you can already listen for rewards!? Go check it out, and you’ll rack up points for each unique track you listen to each day!
Eternal Paradox wrapped up a week of daily coupon codes already, but that doesn’t mean that there’s not more Mayhem on the way!
Today, the Mayhem Pass went live in EPX! This special rewards pass will let you mayhem even harder and collect extra rewards as you complete tasks throughout the month!
A Mayhem Pass can only be acquired via in-app purchase… but like the season pass, players get rewards even if they don’t purchase the pass!
Whether you purchase a Mayhem Pass or not, you’ll also still find extra Mayhem boxes that have been stolen by enemies around the map!
Go get that loot!
Keep a watch out at the end of the week, because on Friday the 17th the hunt is on!
The Gala Games Plays crew will be hiding in the field with an uber-powerful GM fortress during a special livestream that day. Basic Piñata protocol here… Find it. Attack it. Scoop up the rewards!
Gala Film
Gala Film will continue to offer increased rewards for each new episode of RZR during Mayhem!
During May Mayhem, you’ll get an additional RZR Mystery Box for the episode released that week.
One box will be delivered upon completing a new episode, while the second will be dropped at the beginning of each week. Get comfy and start binging!
Champions Arena
The gem discount for week 1 is wrapping up in just a few days. Catch it while you can!
The Mayhem, however, continues in the arena. All through May you can keep collecting M-tickets to load up on what you’re after in the special Mayhem Shop!
VOX
Are you frantically producing bicycles to build your growing army of VOX puppers? That competition may be wrapping up before long… but the VOX invasion has just begun!
Our latest intel says that the next place they’ll strike will be in Legends Reborn in week 2!
The top 100 leaderboard finishers in Legends Reborn in week 2 will get a shiny new limited Edition ProtoVOX! As with the previous week’s VOX item, these will only be available during Mayhem, though you’ll have a last chance to grab them in a special mystery box at the end of the month!
Remember, this is just a preview of week 2… there’s still a whole weekend of week 1 left! Get out there and rack up those bicycle sales, match wins, m-tickets, watches, listens… ALL THE MAYHEM!
We’ll see you on the other side this time next week for a sneak peek at week 3. Good luck with your Mayhem!
