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Spotify Who? Musician's Earnings Go From $300 to $60,000 in Web3
For smaller acts, NFTs offer financial gains once elusive in a music business dominated by streaming — at least for now.
A savvy cadre of recording artists has been using the new, blockchain-based digital frontier sometimes known as web3 to do what they've always dreamed of: Making money by making music.
The revenue they're earning from selling their songs and music as nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, is significantly larger than the pennies they pull in from streaming services such as Spotify. At the same time, they are providing a tangible use case for elements of web3, the preferred nomenclature of venture capitalists who invest in online services built using blockchain technology, where control isn't concentrated in a single business entity.
Musicians took in $83 million in primary sales through NFTs last year, according to Water & Music, an organization that researches digital music innovation. Independent artists accounted for 70% of that revenue, the group found. It's a trend that is attracting the attention of larger investors, including 12-time Grammy Award winner John Legend. With a group of entrepreneurs and venture capitalists, he announced earlier this month that he'll be launching a platform for artists to monetize their work using the technology.
Popularity with independent artists can partly be explained by the fact that the world of NFTs is much more accessible than landing a lucrative, corporate record deal. To release an NFT, artists attach their media — such as a song or video — to a verifiable digital token and then auction it off on an online marketplace such as Nifty Gateway or OpenSea. These operate on blockchain technology, which offers an online record of the transaction history.
Buyers get ownership of the digital asset as well as the cultural cache of having something released to a finite number of people, in some cases only to one person. At times the music is only available as an NFT; it's a bit like owning the only copy of a CD by your favorite artist.
Alec D'Alelio, a 25-year-old living in Brooklyn, bought his first NFT of a song in February 2021. It was produced by an artist named Supa Bwe, who D'Alelio says is an influential artist in the Chicago music scene close to where he went to college at Northwestern University.
"It was still really, really early at that point for music NFTs, very few people were doing it," D'Alelio said. "I wanted to show that people will buy this stuff, people care, people want to support."
D'Alelio, who also produces music for fun, has since bought over a dozen NFTs of songs and albums from various artists. He estimates his total collection is worth 4.75 ETH, or about $12,000. He bought each piece for somewhere between 0.1 to 1 Ether.
Christian Kaczmarczyk, a principal at venture-capital firm Third Prime, owns more than 20 NFTs of songs from various artists. A few of the names in his inventory, such as rapper Jon Waltz, are artists he has listened to since college. Other musicians, he discovered directly on NFT platforms. He estimates his collection is worth about $150,000.
"There are some artists that I plan to never want to sell just because I'm a big supporter of their careers," Kaczmarczyk, 27, said. But, he added, "It's nice to be able to have this option that if it does become worth something, I could potentially sell it for a value."
The opportunity to flip purchases for a higher price is one of the clearest financial incentives for buyers. Daniel Fowler, a music industry strategist based in London, said there is a concern about whales, entities or individuals with large sums of cryptocurrencies, buying up music NFTs. "You get into a world where people are essentially squatting on culture, in the same way that people would try and hoover up property and literally extract rent from that," he said.
One study found the top 10% of NFT traders perform 85% of all transactions, and trade 97% of all assets at least once. Fowler, who used to work at a blockchain startup, said a key driver in the increase of NFT activity was "people having spare crypto and wanting to do other stuff with it that might be more interesting than just buying Bitcoin."
Other complications abound. Collectors may be given bragging rights for "owning" the music or art in their NFTs, but not necessarily the copyright. It's not always clear whether NFT collectors can alter or repurpose the music they pay for. Artists and the platforms they use say the answer is a resounding no. (Unless, they are selling open-source beats or instrumentals.)
"The convergence of copyright law with NFTs is still a great unknown," said Kevin Greene, a law professor at Southwestern Law School who specializes in intellectual property and entertainment law. "A case is going to come at some point where some of these issues are clarified, but right now it's a Wild West and even copyright lawyers are struggling."
There is also the issue that other NFT projects have come to face: mainstream players entering the arena. Headliners from Katy Perry to BTS are starting to cash in. While independent artists are pulling in the majority of revenue, the gap between them and major-label artists is closing, according to Cherie Hu, founder of Water & Music.
But independent artists have something bigger acts don't: Licensing agreements often prevent A-list artists from listing singles or albums as NFTs. Instead, stars tend to release visual art. Perry, for instance, sold a collection of behind-the-scenes photos, moving art and a physical concert prop. Unsigned artists are able to avoid many of the legal hurdles to releasing music as NFTs. Also, because they often work with a few collaborators or alone entirely, they capture a greater portion of profits.
The business model attracted Allan Kyariga, a rapper living in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and known in the music world as Allan Kingdom. He says he stopped pursuing a full-time music career after being offered industry deals that "didn't make sense" to take.
He started releasing NFTs when a fan recommended he sell a music video using the technology in November. After selling ten, his earnings total 15.8 Ether, or $40,000 — an amount, he says, is double the advance of a distribution deal advance for an artist of his level. One of the 28-year-old's singles resold for as much as seven times the original price, which started at 0.1 Ether on a marketplace called Sound.xyz.
There is no guarantee that independent artists' success with NFTs will continue. Last year was a bumper year for NFTs. With buy-in from celebrities, politicians and even socialites such as Paris Hilton, the market for these digital collectibles surpassed $17 billion. Yet with many cryptocurrencies down this year — most NFTs rely on the native token of Ethereum — some wonder if the model for musicians is sustainable.
"If this thing doesn't get more popular anytime soon or doesn't give incentives for people to get involved, then this will go away," Kaczmarczyk, the music NFT collector, said.


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Touching: Father Raises Quadruplets Alone After Wife Dies During Childbirth in 2015
In January 2015, a man had been blessed with four beautiful children but at the same time he had lost his wife after childbirth. The man Carlos Morales was left to raise their children alone.
The quadruplets are now 3 years old and they are doing really good. At the beginning after Morales brought his children home in March 2015, four months after they were born, the single father received lots of support from people who were moved by his story.
He had received numerous gifts from American comedian and television host, Steve Harvey. The man also received ten thousand dollars for each child to start their college savings.
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The quadruplets were named Carlos Jr, Tracey, paisley and Erica (named after their mother). As the kids are all grown and on their way to turn four years, Morales goes back to work.
According to The HeartySoul, despite the fact that going back to work is good for the single father, it has also been hard because reminds him of his wife.
He said: "That's when Erica used to text me and ask how my day was going, It's on my way home that I realize she won't be there when I walk in the door."
However, he also revealed that the sadness goes away the moment he thinks of his children. He said: "I just wish Erica was here to see them crawl and see them start to walk. There are going to be so many more firsts she won't be around for."
The single father thanked his friends and family for their support. He said: "They have such potential and it's my job to give them a great life, but I couldn't do it without my family and friends."
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Q: Double Pointers Queue, deQueue, enQueue Currently preparing for exams and can't figure out the reasoning behind the queue[rear*] = new_node in this example code.
are you not putting the address of new_node in rather than the value?
Also, is the queue a Node ** queue because it is a pointer to a list of node pointers?
Thanks so much, I really appreciate it, no matter how many hours i spend on double pointers, they always crop up and retest my understanding i thought i finally had!
void enQueue(struct node **queue, int *rear, struct node *new_node)
{
queue[*rear] = new_node;
(*rear)++;
}

struct node *deQueue(struct node **queue, int *front)
{
(*front)++;
return queue[*front - 1];
}

A: Here queue is pointer to pointer to array of struct Node pointers.
Where each node pointer inside the array will point to NewNodes.
              node 1              node2
               ^                  ^
               |       ....       |
           +--------+---------+--------+
  queue -->| node * | node *  |node *  |
           +--------+---------+--------+

When you do
       queue[*rear] = new_node;

You assign the node * at the *rear position inside the queue array to NewNode
Only reason I can think of for maintaining the Node * array is to avoid the copying the content of NewNode.

A: the variable rear is a pointer to an int. With *rear you get the value of that int. That value is then used as index.
It's equivalent to e.g.
int index = *rear;
queue[index] = new_node;
index++;
*rear = index;

It copies the value of the variable new_node (i.e. the address of where the pointer is pointing) into queue[index]. From this point onward, both new_node and queue[index] points to the same thing.
I hope that makes it clearer what's happening.

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CloudFlare launches new data centers in Oslo and Minneapolis
January 22, 2016 8:20AM
Martin J Levy
Four thousand miles (6,400 kilometers) separate CloudFlare's latest two data centers: Oslo (#75) and Minneapolis (#76).
In Oslo, we have now built our third data center in Scandinavia. This joins our existing facilities in Stockholm and Copenhagen. With a data center in Norway, we recognize an important country that stands above others with a staggering 95.05% of the population having Internet connectivity. This Internet penetration rate is the fourth best in the world. For reference, the Internet penetration rate in the US is 84%, the UK is 90% and Egypt, where we deployed our last data center it is only 50%
At 59.9500° N, Oslo is also the "northernmost" CloudFlare data center on our network map.
Oslo, according to the Norwegian Sagas is over 1,000 years old. CloudFlare has built itself into a facility just a handful of years old and while we respect all the wonderful history and tradition associated with Norway, we hope the locals appreciate our 21st century choice.
Norway has a very important position within the history of the Internet (well the ARPANET actually). In June 1973, the Royal Radar Establishment in Norway became one of the first international connections to the ARPANET. It seems CloudFlare is just catching up with that history.
Norwegian domains end in .NO and Norway's country TLD operator, NORID, recently upgraded their support to allow CloudFlare users to correctly setup their domains with full DNSSEC protection. NORID added support for ECDSA Algorithm-13, which means that all .NO domains can now use DNSSEC with CloudFlare. We are grateful for their quick actions in this area and hope that returning the favor of adding Oslo to our map continues this road to better protection of DNS traffic.
In Oslo we have connected to the Norwegian Internet Exchange NIX and the Free Internet Exchange Oslo FIXO. Both will provide us with excellent coverage of the local Norwegian networks.
Norway's excellence in Internet penetration is not the only area they excel in. Norway is also a large oil producer. In typical Scandinavian fashion the country has collected the revenue carefully and thought about its impact on current and future generations. We admire that the Norwegians have been able to save enough to provide for future generations via the "oil fund". CloudFlare, via its careful fiscal mindset, also expects to continue serving Internet customers, well into future generations.
We are excited about placing Oslo on the CloudFlare map as our 75th data center. The studious followers of CloudFlare's expansion plans will realize we still have more Nordic countries to add to that ever-growing map. Stay tuned!
Map courtesy of gcmap.com
And yet, as we pointed out above, around 4,000 miles to the west, CloudFlare has followed the path of nearly a million Norwegians and decided to also put down roots in Minneapolis. The Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul are on the map as data center number 76.
Minnesota has around 16.5% of its population with an ancestry claimed from Norway. They migrated over the last two centuries and brought with them some of their culinary customs. (e.g. lutefisk and lefse). Lefse is a hand-rolled potato-based dough that produces a soft flatbread unique to Norway. It's yummy. As for the gelatinous lutefisk (it's an aged and dried cod) that's served on top of that flatbread, it's absolutely an acquired taste (and smell). A quick review shows there's some CloudFlare employees that love it; some that don't. We won't share the exact results of that poll. You, the reader, can make your own decision.
Minnesota includes some pretty famous people with Norwegian descent. Garrison Keillor, of A Prairie Home Companion fame, comes to mind. Or is that just the personas depicted within the character's in Lake Wobegon that come off as Norwegian descendants? All we know is that there's a statue of the Unknown Norwegian in Lake Wobegon.
Gene Amdahl is one amazing computer guy with parents of Norwegian descent. He's one of the greatest contributors to large scale computers there ever was. First at IBM and then his own mainframe company, Amdahl Corporation. He was born in South Dakota; but we mention him here because North and South Dakota will be well-served by our Minnesota-based Minneapolis data center.
Yes, our Minneapolis data center will be able to serve more than just Minnesota. With the Midwest Internet Cooperative Exchange MICE, a local peering point, having CloudFlare as a new participant, we know we will be able to provide our customers with excellent coverage of this area.
Its exciting to announce these two data centers with their wonderful historical linking; but like we always say: stay tuned to hear about the next one!
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Cloudflare Network expands to more than 100 Countries
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Good Morning, Jakarta!
Beneath the veneer of glass and concrete, this is a city of surprises and many faces. On 3rd October 2019, we brought together a group of leaders from across a number of industries to connect in Central Jakarta, Indonesia....
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Welcome and thank you for your interest in giving to The Pegasus School!
Fundraising is an established practice in successful independent schools. At Pegasus, it has been critical to our continued excellence.
Donations delivered us from three classrooms to a 14-acre campus complete with a Science and Technology Center, gym, state-of-the-art theater, art studio, and multiple outdoor play spaces.
Our fundraising galas have grown from simple spaghetti dinners in the quad (grossing $5K) to off-campus affairs netting $400,000.
And it was charitable parents who had the foresight to secure the future of our school with an endowment…now valued at $5 million.
We give (on top of tuition) to allow Pegasus to evolve.
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We ask that each school family participate in Give to Great, The Pegasus School's Annual Fund.
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Our Legacy of Excellence endowment means that this vibrant academic community is grounded in a solid foundation. Although endowment principal is untouched, a percentage of its investment return supports three of our critical funds: Vision, FIT and Bright Stars.
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Major gifts help Pegasus fulfill the strategic initiatives of the Board of Trustees. These donations, made in addition to Annual Fund and Gala contributions, are donor-directed and designed around closely-held values.
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The Office of Advancement works with corporate and foundation donors to help achieve the strategic goals of the School.
Specific objectives include:
Identify in-kind and targeted program requests for funding
Link foundation and business objectives with Pegasus requests
Identify foundation and corporate board members
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If you believe that your company may present a partnership opportunity, or if you are interested in learning more about partnership opportunities at The Pegasus School, please contact the Advancement Office.
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Jennifer DeGrave
Jen brings a broad range of experience in private and public school education, as a leader and educator. She began her path in education as a district science trainer and GATE teacher (Grades 4-6) at Orange Unified School District for three years, after which time she worked as a science specialist at St. Cecilia School in Tustin for two years. While at St. Cecilia, Jen's leadership was recognized and she soon was offered the position of director of advancement, which she held for two years. It is within this position that Jen exemplified her strength in annual giving, increasing financial support funds by 150% in less than one academic year. Jen moved on to work at Rosary Academy in Fullerton, where she served as assistant principal and then, head of school.
Jen holds a B.A. in Communication and a B.A. in Psychology from UC Santa Barbara. She earned an M.A. in Catholic School Administration from Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, as well as an M.A. in Education from University of Phoenix, Costa Mesa. Additionally, she holds a Multiple Subject Teaching Credential.
On her free time, Jen enjoys hiking and cooking.
Shelbe Christoffersen
Before joining the Advancement Department at Pegasus, Shelbe served as the Associate Event Producer at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles. Prior to working at USC, she was the Development Manager for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Shelbe holds a B.S. in Journalism and Broadcasting from Oklahoma State University and an M.A. in Communication Management from USC. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her husband, Stephen, and son, Owen, biking down to the beach or a local park, as well as traveling and exploring new cities as the 'locals' would.
Wendy Sugi
Assoc. Director of Advancement, Donor Relations
Wendy serves as the associate director of advancement in donor relations. She joined Pegasus in 2009.
She has worked as a special events coordinator for a full service event planning company in Los Angeles, managed the commissary operations and catering services at Twentieth Century Fox Studios in Century City, and helped manage one of the top grossing restaurants in Southern California.
Wendy obtained a B.A. in Industrial Organizational Psychology from Pepperdine University.
Shalini Mattina
Communications, Design and Website Specialist
Shalini joined Pegasus in 2004 after a change in her career path from marketing communications/advertising to education. She began at Pegasus working as a teaching assistant in the Lower School science class for a year before she joined the Advancement team. Prior to Pegasus, she worked as an art director and senior graphic designer for a variety of design studios, marketing communication agencies, multimedia and clothing companies. She has also worked as an independent contractor assisting businesses with print and web design, and editing needs. Shalini earned a BFA in Communication Design and Illustration from the Otis Art Institute of Design in Los Angeles. She has two boys, Vito, a US Marine, and alumnus, Kai '16.
Shalini enjoys spending time with family and friends, roller skating at the beach, Bikram hot yoga, learning new tech skills, hiking and traveling.


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