Waiting To Be Signed

The interview streak continues! This week we are excited to talk to Kjetil Golid ahead of his Monument release on Verse . In this episode we discuss: Kjetil's background in art and coding & how he first discovered the blockchain. The history behind Archetype and Paper Armada , how they came to Art Blocks and released so close together (plus how one collector traded a Fidenza for an Armada!...

This week on WTBS we are talking art, kissing boys, and wondering about Solana! In this episode we discuss: Interview roundup! Be sure to check out our interview with Jan Robert Leegte + we have Kjetil Golid and Jacek Markusiewicz coming up! Sharing art on social media, the #TENDERED initiative, and helping to promote newer projects Newer Wave by bleaker.art is available to mint on fxhash iRyanBel...

We are thrilled to bring you this special interview episode with net art legend Jan Robert Leegte ! In this episode we discuss: Jan's background in art & coding + the story of how Harm van den Dorpel convinced him to give NFTs a shot The internet as a public good and the philosophy of applying ownership to it with blockchain How the culture of the internet has changed Bringing physicality...

E102! Busy week so we kept this on the shorter side. In this episode we discuss: WTBS is now on Farcaster Will is enjoying + recommends Cobalt Core Lots of interviews (check out LoVid!) Art Blocks acquires Sansa OBJKT announces new Galleries feature 404 by SHL0MS on Highlight Struggle For Pleasure & Swallow, Only Shallow by Harm van den Dorpel on Verse Balance by Amber Vittoria & Kelly Mil...

NYC duo LoVid are in the studio and sharing a mic for a very special WTBS interview. Please check out their upcoming release on Tonic, Heartsleeves , which we discuss a bit in the episode. In this episode we discuss: The story of how Tali & Kyle met and formed LoVid The secret to successfully collaborating for 20+ years How LoVid work with code collaborators to bring an analogue feel to their...

Starting on the long road to 200 with e101! In this episode we discuss: Highlight announces their marketplace with a plan to encourage honoring royalties Highlight also releases an ecosystem report on the trends with royalties across NFTs Will & Trinity discuss the idea of 'monolithic platforms' now that Verse is confirmed to be adding Solana and it seems increasingly likely that fx(ha...

Welcome to another interview episode! We are thrilled to be chatting with Pierre Casadebeig ahead of his long-awaited Tender collaboration: Ridge Regressions. In this episode we discuss: Who is Pierre & how did he get into making art? Using R to make art and Pierre's attempt at working with p5 How Pierre uses data in his art and where the generative-ness comes from in this approach The sig...

Episode 100 we made it! In this episode we discuss: Reflecting on the E100 milestone Sotheby's Ordinals Auction Big topic discussion of SOL, BTC and artists chasing liquidity, platforms adding chains, platform survival in the current meta & more. sketch006 by Collapsar Beauty Drei by Whitekecross and yet we love by iRyanBell TIME SPECTRUM by Geoff Davis Doodlescapism by Collapsar Beauty Th...

WTBS E99... we hit triple digits next week. In this episode we discuss: Beloved Ozzie is leaving the fx(hash) team We have a LOT of interviews coming up! BTC ETF approved :) and genart is coming to ordinals :( Lemonde scores a pink GM and Will connects on some offers as Galaxy continues to sell off his collection Trinity hosts a Stable Diffusion seminar Will adds another plotted grail to his colle...

WTBS is back with our first interview of 2024, a special episode with artist Frank Manzano & collector/curator Artie Handz! The Artie Gallery is bringing "ScheduledProgramming" to Verse on January 11, 2024. In this episode we discuss: Artie's background in art & collecting and how he came to start his Gallery with Verse Frank's background in art & AI and how he got st...

Short episode coming off a stretch of holidays! In this episode we discuss: Galaxy finishes the great RGB selloff and continues with the remainder of his collection What we missed in our 2023 EOY episode (royalties, AI & KenConsumer) Will collected his first piece of art on Solana Maps of Imagination by idflood on fxhash Suika Stay Home by Billy Rennekamp & Joon Yeon Park on highlight Look...

As we enter Year 3 of the show, our 100th episode, and probably some other milestones we are forgetting... we close out 2023 with a mega year-in-review episode. We go over the major themes of the year, our favorite projects, and attempt a few predictions for 2024. Some brief notes: Will got his Generations quilt :) A pensive first discussion of Solana Galaxy is running out of RGB's to sell &am...

Keeping the description shorter for this one with the holiday. Mostly we debate the launch of ETH on fx(hash) and the various factors keeping projects down. A lot of agree or disagree with here we are sure, and a topic that will be returning often in 2024. We also discuss some art, of course, including: Deerhunter by Rami Awad Blokkendoos by Piter Pasma Forma y Orden by juanrg Izanami Flowers by R...

Bre Pettis is a generative art collector, plotter enthusiast, puppeteer and co-founder of MakerBot. We got a hint of Bre's background when he introduced himself in Tender discord some months back and got connected to bring you this collector interview episode. This one takes a few surprising turn, we hope you enjoy! In this episode we discuss: Bre's background in art & collecting Bre&#...

fx(hash) 2.0 is fully launched and we are recapping Day 1 of ETH releases (along with other things!) In this episode we discuss: Trinity missing her flight to Miami & $POLE Hyping our upcoming interview with Bre Pettis Hacks are making a comeback fx(hash) 2.0 launch day delivers with only a few hiccups Paradigm by Ippsketch x Tender Caustic Obstacles by Ella x Tender Ratio by Nightsea x Tender...

E94 of WTBS, recorded 12/7/23 and released 12/11/23. In this episode we discuss: News: fx(hash) 2.0 ETH integration delayed, Art Basel Miami & Vera Molnar passes Topic: Reacting to the 2.0 delay, start-up mentality, what the fx(hash) team did right and looking forward to the proper launch on 12/14 Will buys a grey Smollskull & HAL09999 is a favorite of the week with The WRK Paradox Tender...

We are very excited to complete the trifecta by bringing you a classic interview episode with Kim Asendorf. We are sharing this just a day before the AGH1 exhibition at Funkhaus in Berlin, where Kim is presenting work alongside Leander Herzog and Andreas Gysin. In this episode we discuss: Kim's background in art and coding & the journey to selling work as NFTs The appeal of pixels and what...

Notes are short for this one as Will & Trinity convene LIVE to talk about all the projects they are pumped for on the fx(hash) 2.0 calendar. There were far too many projects to get to but we did our best to talk about as much as possible over the next 6 days. This episode is going up EARLY and without EDIT for all to enjoy... so apologies if it is a little rough :) If you love the show and wan...

With the holiday in the US last week + the slow down as we wait for 2.0, we didn't do a normal episode... instead we went on Kaloh's Podcast to talk about about all the amazing & undervalued projects on fx(hash) for new collectors to check out. Here are links to everything we talk about: Zancan - Garden Monoliths , (kinder)Garden Monuments , A Bugged Forest William Mapan - Dragons Ciph...

Will & Trinity are excited to bring you the XXL definitive launch day guide to fx(hash) 2.0! We are joined by Ciphrd & Adam Berninger (ajberni of Tender) to talk all about the platform update, art to look forward to, and plenty more. In this episode we discuss: A quick rundown of 2.0 features + the potential for fiat pricing in 2024 Tender as a launch week partner, day 1 releases, and what...

Welcome to E92 of Waiting To Be Signed, recorded 11/17/23 and released 11/20/23. In this episode we discuss: Will & Trinity hit the city for some ART! Recapping Luke Shannon's 'Seating Arrangements' opening and a Station 3 panel Alba comes out of beta & Dan Catt's (81-82-83-84) mints out A light preview of our upcoming fx(hash) 2.0 episode with Ciphrd & ajberni Alejandr...

Will & Trinity sit down with Luke Shannon to discuss everything about chairs, chair-ness, and his his upcoming 'Seating Arrangements' release on Tonic.xyz In this episode we discuss: Luke's background in art & coding, and how he introduced generative processes to his practice How algorithmic exploration unlocks new understanding of a medium Luke's inspiration for working on...

An extra-big episode to make up for missing a week! Recorded 11/9/23 and released 11/13/23. In this episode we discuss: The Pre Auction Extravaganza episode of Nota Bene SBF Guilty and a reminder for anyone interest to check out coverage of the trial on the Unchained Podcast fx(hash) hype season officially starts with 2.0 launch date announced for December 1 and artists scheduling releases on the...

Marcel Schwittlick is a Berlin-based artist best known for his work with drawing machines. We have been fans of Marcel's work since we first discovered his Upward Spiral series and have been following from platform to platform since then. In this interview we discuss: Marcel's background in art and coding & how he discovered NFTs The "generative-ness" of his work with drawing...

Big week for "breaking" news on the show. E90 was recorded 10/27/23 and released 10/30/23. In this episode we discuss: Trinity visits Artmatr in Brooklyn to check out the the Reflections exhibition , curated by Tender's very own ajberni. fx(hash) announces their fx(hackathon) winners , 10 projects using fx(params) winning 1,000tz each! Rumors & Speculation: we discuss Artblocks m...