Welcome to the Metaverse

Marc Charlton is the co-founder of DatesVR - a metaverse speed dating platform in virtual reality!  After meeting his fiance on virtual realty platform AltSpaceVR, Mark and his business partner set out to create the world's first VR speed dating event and community with DatesVR. Since then DatesVR has been covered by BBC Worldwide, BBC 5Live, The New York Post and more. On this week's episode...

Mike Walsh is the UK Head of Strategic Partnerships at Serenade - an eco-friendly, super accessible music collectibles platform & the inventors of a brand new NFT chart eligible format called the 'Digital Pressing' (most recently pioneered by Muse as part of their no.1 album release 'Will of the People')  On this episode of the Welcome to the Metaverse podcast - Mike talks to us about whe...

Everyone had their favourite toy as a kid, whether an action figure, doll, collectible or play-set. As we trend towards the metaverse and an ever more digital world, what does the future of toys and play look like for the next generation? Introducing Cryptoys - inspired by the success of surprise unboxing toys, Will and the team are creating the next era of digital toys that you can collect, build...

The Ethereum Merge is a historic moment for this space and one that is hugely significant, but in simple terms; what actually is it and how will it affect the average user? This week on the Welcome to the Metaverse podcast, we've got the brilliant Fatlion aka George (on Twitter here) back on the show to help us understand more about the Ethereum merge. George's previous episode 'All The Technical...

One of the biggest challenges before NFTs and the metaverse can go fully mainstream, is making it all easy to use. RECUR are a platform who have set out to solve this problem. They have already partnered and released collections with the likes of Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon, Star Trek and many more. On this episode of the Welcome to the Metaverse podcast, Zach Bruch - Co-founder & CEO of R...

The Korean Entertainment industry is estimated to be worth around $30 billion. Bands like BTS sell out stadiums across the globe including in the US. BLACKPINK, a K-Pop girlband recently just won the first ever ‘Best Metaverse Performance’ award at the MTV VMAs. On this week's episode of the Welcome to the Metaverse podcast, we dive into a project called Anicube, which is bringing K-Pop artists, f...

Chris Ebeling is the Co-creator of Zed Run - a digital horse racing game & ecosystem that uses blockchain and NFTs to give users ownership of their digital horses. Players can buy, breed, race, sell and soon lend their horses just like in the real world but digitally in the metaverse. The OG project has seen incredible success with over 3 million races and over $40 million paid out in race pri...

Meet Jenkins the Valet, a bored ape who is signed to major Hollywood agency CAA, has a book written by 10x New York Times best selling author Neil Strauss and is about to embark on a whole new adventure to new world Azurbala. On this week's episode of the Welcome to the Metaverse podcast, we meet the creative geniuses behind Jenkins the Valet alongside the incredible community they've built and vi...

Think 'Squid Game' meets a web3 online game show where you could win a Bored Ape! This week on the Welcome to the Metaverse podcast, Jordan Lejuwaan - CEO of Internet Game is back on to tell us all about season 2 hosted by Gmoney and Leah Lamarr. After the success of Internet Game season 1, where a $1.5 million dollar prize pool, including 2 bored ape's (+Azuki's, Doodles and more) were won by pla...

This week on the Welcome to the Metaverse Podcast, I chat to Felix Hartmann, a long term crypto investor and Managing General Partner of Hartmann Capital. In this episode we talk in depth about how institutional investment is approaching the metaverse and what trends Felix and his Metaverse Ventures Fund at Hartmann Capital are focussed on for the upcoming months. This is a highly valuable episode...

This week we are getting stuck into the fascinating world of motion capture in major movies, entertainment, sport and a variety of other use cases but crucially for the future of the metaverse. Our guest on the Welcome to the Metaverse podcast is Remco Sikkema, Senior Marketing Communication Manager at Movella, a world leader in this industry who also make XSens motion capture suits, which we cove...

On this week’s episode of the Welcome to the Metaverse podcast, we’re focussing on how some of the best talent in the world from the film & video game industries are now working on building the metaverse.  Say hello on Twitter @luke_franks or click to view here or https://www.twitter.com/luke_franks One team with the skills and talent to help do this is Future House Studios . Our guest th...

On this week’s episode of the Welcome to the Metaverse podcast, we’re diving deeper into the world of web3 gaming - a bubbling new entire ecosystem full of opportunities. Now is a great time to be learning and paying attention to the best projects in the space. Say hello on Twitter @luke_franks or click to view here or https://www.twitter.com/luke_franks   Our guest this week is the excellent...

On this week’s episode of the Welcome to the Metaverse podcast, I talk to one of the biggest companies building the future of the metaverse - Epic Games. Rachel Stones is a Business Development Manager at Epic Games . This conversation was one of my absolute favourites so far. Epic Games , as I’m sure you are aware, have been building in this space probably longer than anyone and I would argue hav...

On this week’s episode of the Welcome to the Metaverse podcast, we’re diving back into the web3 play and earn gaming space. As you’ll likely know by now if you’ve been listening to the podcast, there is a big fundamental movement around digital ownership in games, allowing players to own, level up and trade their in-game items as NFTs, enabling full game economies. Gaming is the biggest entertainm...

On this week's episode of the Welcome to the Metaverse podcast, I’ve got a brilliant conversation for you all about how to get building in the metaverse with Justin Melillo, CEO and Co-Founder of Mona. Mona spaces are really awesome 3D social worlds that you can go and explore straight your browser and get a real sense of what the future of the metaverse will look and feel like. These spaces are a...

On this week's episode of the Welcome to the Metaverse podcast, I chat to Herman Narula - CEO & Co-founder of Improbable , a metaverse technology company building Yuga Labs' hotly anticipated Otherside metaverse. (Yuga Labs themselves of course creators of arguably the most famous NFT project in the space - Bored Ape Yacht Club and who acquired the IP for Cryptopunks and Meebits fairly recentl...

On this week's episode of the Welcome to the Metaverse podcast, I chat to Dan Fill - President of Dark Slope , who are a virtual production and metaverse company, and are reimagining entertainment for this new immersive future that we’re heading towards. They’re a combination of a games studio, television studio and virtual production house, which means they are right at the forefront of what cont...

NFTs are revolutionising digital ownership and value on the internet. We've seen the impact in the art world, with new digital IP's and now with music too. On this episode of the Welcome to the Metaverse podcast, I chat to Blockchain Brett - Managing Partner at Palm Tree Crew Crypto and OG collector in the space who's worked with major artists including Kygo and Ryan Tedder. We discuss if music ha...

We've seen a volatile market market this week but is the end of the run or just the beginning of the new cycle? On this week's episode of the Welcome to the Metaverse podcast, we talk about the state of the current market, previous cycles, the unexpected data for NFTs and cover some metaverse news stories, which went under the radar this week - including Meta and their new mixed reality headset an...

Artsy are the world's largest online art marketplace with over 1 million artworks by iconic and emerging artists from over 4000 galleries and major auction houses across the world. On this week's episode of the Welcome to the Metaverse podcast, I'm joined by Chief Revenue Officer Dustyn Kim and generative artist Mieke Marple to talk about how the traditional art world have been viewing NFTs, equal...

Oana Ruxandra is the Chief Digital Officer & Executive Vice President, Business Development at Warner Music Group. On this episode of the Welcome to the Metaverse podcast, we talk about how Warner Music have been one of the really early adopters and first movers in this space, embracing the metaverse, web 3.0 and the new opportunities that this shift will bring to artists and fans of music in...

Teflon Sega is a virtual avatar artist who lives in the metaverse with a rapidly exploding fanbase. In this episode of the Welcome to the Metaverse podcast, I talk to him direct from his planet and we discuss the future of this new realm of metaverse first content. *This episode is available to watch inside the Spotify app* Teflon is an anonymous character who is putting out some of the highest st...

Where are we in the NFT & metaverse hype cycle and what are the opportunities to look out for over the next few months? On this episode of the Welcome to the Metaverse podcast I break down these themes looking at network effects and how adoption typically takes place on the internet. We also look at some broader NFT market stats and some recent metaverse news and opportunities too. Thank you i...

Adam Arrigo is the CEO & Founder of Wave - a revolutionary metaverse virtual entertainment platform that has already hosted shows with Justin Bieber, The Weeknd, John Legend, Teflon Sega and more. On this episode of the Welcome to the Metaverse podcast, we chat all about how WAVE are breaking new ground, creating live, immersive experiences with artists as avatars. During these shows, fans can...