Decentraland Creators Collective

by 0x9a25760dcdcf828264afc5989869298e1288fc4b (GucciToe#fc4b)

Should the following Tier 4: up to $60,000 USD, 6 months vesting (1 month cliff) grant in the Community category be approved?

Abstract

The team is made up of a core group of passionate Decentraland (DCL) community members, musicians and developers with a strong desire to share knowledge and provide a decentralized learning space to uplift and grow the DCL community. We plan to enhance the community’s knowledge base in digital art, music production, Web3 development and business on the blockchain.

Our vision is to create a place to share knowledge and experience in ways to merge Web3 and the visual arts/music industry while growing the user base and community of DCL. Executing our vision will create a space to share knowledge and make room to grow the talent pool in Decentraland. We place high value on free, open-source knowledge and growing Web3 through the Metaverse.

Grant size

60,000 USD

Beneficiary address

0xD9c995D675693Cae4C94c92090069Ef4B0dFB74a

Description

Our vision is to offer a hub for musicians, performers and other artists to learn, share knowledge, and expand and elevate the DCL community. It will be a community-driven venue for artists and musicians to perform in and launch their metaverse careers. The backbone will be learning through the sharing of knowledge. This project will offer a place for musicians to grow their skills, learn how to leverage Web3 in business and grow their careers.

We plan to re-stream archived programming between live knowledge presentations with a long term goal to sell video ad space for branded content and also renting out the venue to raise funds to sustain the growth of the collective once the grant funds are exhausted.

The team is made up of three founders who have dedicated many hours of time performing, developing and being a core part of the DCL community. Our experience is very well rounded in visual art, music and Web3 development. Complimenting each other’s skills and knowledge, we have a wide range of knowledge to share and a vast skill building curriculum.

All of the knowledge sharing programming will be free to all DCL users.

We have planned, hosted and performed in NFT openings, DJ parties, Art Heists, The Metaverse Music Festival and more. We are continuously on our quest to learn and share knowledge. We intend to do so with the following:

Establish DCL Creator’s Collective to:

• Provide live streamed educational programing for musicians and artists
• Mixing and mastering, music industry navagation and more
• DJ mixing, turntablism, recording tutorials, etc.
• Metaverse live streaming setup and optimization tutuorials
• How to tokenize your services as a performer creating redeemable NFTs
• Earn POAPs for completion of courses and other achievements

Provide community event space and venue to promote knowledge sharing

• Giving the community of learners a space to hone their craft and promote their art
• Live programing each week
• Host resource board in-parcel for gigs
• Plan events attracting and retaining new DCL community members

How the entire DCL community will reap the benefit of Creator Collective’s growth:

• Providing knowledge sharing and learning opportunities for the DCL community
• All programming is free
• Attracting new, fresh talent to the space
• More events for newcomers to explore increasing growth via the network effect
• New businesses and organizations establishing their presence
• A way for artists to enter the space equitably with financial stability

Specification

Path to execute the vision:

• Purchase a 1x1 parcel
• Architectural Design
  • Contract Decentraland community member and DAO member for SDK consulting and architectural developer
  • Plans for a multi-level building - the first floor being a space for event postings, talent wanted postings and info display, where we would show off our schedule and events. The second floor will be for classes, tutorials, and talks, the third floor, a club to host events and provide low-cost - free for active community members - promotion services and venue.
• SDK Development
  • Contract Decentraland community member and DAO member for SDK consulting and architectural developer
• Website development and smart contract deployment
• Streaming service to provide high-bandwidth live streaming
• Marketing, community and social media to promote the space to existing and potential DCL newcomers

Personnel

Core team and founding knowledge experts:

DJ GucciToe - DJGucciToe.xyz - DJ/musician, $DJGT NFT, Knowledge expert on DJing, Live streaming and brand building in the Metaverse

Stoney Eye - stoneyeyestudios.com - DCL veteran, Dub Reggae Producer, NFT creator, visual artist, knowledge expert on music production, music industry/business, Metaverse music

Collie Pixels - ColliePixels.com - Lead Developer, Solidity, NFT creator, Knowledge expert on smart contracts, tokenization of services, web3 development.

Additional knowledge experts will be sourced from the DCL community as the project grows. All contract work will be sourced from the DCL community.

Roadmap and milestones

Phase01 (4.29.22–6.29.22)- start building awareness, identify and recruit additional knowledge experts from the DCL community, develop curriculum, finalize schedule, etc…

Phase02 (6.29.22–9.28.22)- acquire 1x1 plot, build venue, acquire map POI, inaugural event/ribbon cutting event, start live programming, build awareness and community, finalize framework for POAPs or NEAT

Phase03 (9.28.22–11.28.22)- host weekly parties with rotating talent, recruit more knowledge experts, rent space to outside entities, grow presence in DCL through in-world ads and giveaways (wearables, NFTs and other perks), play archived programming between Live knowledge presentations eventually selling ad space to sustain the collective.

Vote on this proposal on the Decentraland DAO