Mixtape is where we find new and underrepresented artists in web3 and beyond.
Problem
We are building a DApp that will address the issue streaming services create by not suggesting or promoting new and underrepresented artists.
[GENERAL] Name and surname of main applicant
Jason MacIntyre[GENERAL] Are you delivering this project as an individual or as an entity (whether formally incorporated or not)
Individual[GENERAL] Please specify how many months you expect your project to last (from 2-12 months)
6[GENERAL] Please indicate if your proposal has been auto-translated into English from another language.
No[GENERAL] Summarize your solution to the problem (200-character limit including spaces)
Our platform adopts a unique approach by leveraging human suggestion through the creation of mixtapes(playlists) by our DJ's(music curators)for our listeners to engage with through a weekly contest.
[GENERAL] Does your project have any dependencies on other organizations, technical or otherwise?
Yes[GENERAL] If YES, please describe what the dependency is and why you believe it is essential for your project’s delivery. If NO, please write “No dependencies.”
Possibly. Yet to be determined.
[GENERAL] Will your project’s output/s be fully open source?
Yes[GENERAL] Please provide here more information on the open source status of your project outputs
To be determined.
[SOLUTION] Please describe your proposed solution.
The Problem.
Have you ever looked on a streaming service for hours trying to find new music you actually like? Do you ever look through their recommendations and see the same artists over and over again? You are probably not alone they use tags and algorithms. Streaming services are amazing but they don't do a lot for new and underrepresented artists.
The Solve.
The MixTape DApp will leverage human suggestion through the creation of mixtapes(playlists) by our DJ's(music/taste curators), for our listeners to engage with through a bi-weekly contest.
The How.
- Bi weekly hundreds of DJ's, otherwise know as music curators will create a 45min playlist and upload it to the Mixtape DApp.
- Once uploaded our listeners will have the ability to listen to their favorite DJ's or browse a list of the top Mixtapes, in a multitude of musical genre. The listers are giving 100 likes per cycle to give out to the songs they like the most. If you like a song and it is your first time hearing it the algorithm will weight those likes higher. This will create Mixtapes that are not only filled with great songs but also songs the majority of people have not heard before. This helps artists that are really great but are having a hard time being discovered through traditional streaming services.
The Why.
- Artists - Mixtape helps artists that are really great but are having a hard time being discovered through traditional streaming services.
- DJ's - The DJ's are rewarded in a couple of ways for their contribution depending on their ranking in the bi-weekly contest. We will make these DJ's famous.
- Listeners - Listeners are rewarded with amazing new and underrepresent music on a bi-weekly basis.
- Cardano - With the Cardano community exploding with impressive projects in the music, music-video and film space, a DApp is needed to apply human taste, curation and some great tech together to help the eventual issue of having thousands if not millions of pieces of great art in one big list on a page.
[IMPACT] Please define the positive impact your project will have on the wider Cardano community.
As stated in the Solution section we will be helping to solve the eventual issue projects will have when they have thousands/millions pieces of art and need to rank and order them. We will start with music and will move to music videos and film through other branded DApps in the future.
Our measurement and shared outputs are to be determined.
[CAPABILITY & FEASIBILITY] What is your capability to deliver your project with high levels of trust and accountability? How do you intend to validate if your approach is feasible?
I have been running businesses and brands for my entire career. Happy to field questions :)
I will be the first person to admit that my first action is to find a co-founder for everything technical. I have a good understanding but my skills are mainly focused on product management, branding, marketing and business/sales.
[Project Milestones] What are the key milestones you need to achieve in order to complete your project successfully?
This proposal if for building out the MVP. The millstones will be added with the help of the new technical focused Co-founder.
To be determined.
Our final milestone will be a completed MVP.
[RESOURCES] Who is in the project team and what are their roles?
Jason MacIntyre - Co-founder/Branding/Sales/Marketing/Product
Co-founder - Someone with the technical ability to build a high quality DApp on Cardano.
[BUDGET & COSTS] Please provide a cost breakdown of the proposed work and resources.
Budget cost will be uploaded with the help of Co-founder.
[VALUE FOR MONEY] How does the cost of the project represent value for money for the Cardano ecosystem?
Budget cost will be uploaded with the help of Co-founder.
[IMPORTANT NOTE] The Applicant agrees to Fund Rules and also that data in the submission form and other data provided by the project team during the course of the project will be publicly available.
I AcceptTeam
