Gnarly EP is a three track release by Lil Bubble, an extremely nounish recording artist and Gnars DAO member. These original songs were commissioned by Gnars for 3 ETH and this droposal marks our official CC0 release of the music and cover art.
⚡️ TLDR
- Gnarly EP is a 3 track CC0 release
- Extremely nounish originals by Lil Bubble
- Attached txs deploy Zora timed open editions
- Droposal only with no funding requested
- Nouns get 10% of mint proceeds
👨🚀 Introduction
Lil Bubble is an established Web3-native character who has been releasing satirical songs and music videos for the community since 2019. His songs and remixes put a tongue-in-cheek spin on market events and have clocked OVER 10 MILLION VIEWS, adding to the cultural fabric of the space with a comedic blend of music, video and niche subject matter.
His engaged crypto-centric audience and alignment with Nounish values (using creative remixes and finely-crafted memes to contribute to Web3 culture) make Lil Bubble a great asset to Nouns. He has been a strong supporter and participant in the Nouns community - has featured Nouns in a previous music video, was one of the earliest members and supporters of Gnars DAO, has been a special guest in a number of Noun Square Twitter spaces, and is currently working on his own Nouns fork.
⭐️ Previous Nounish Work
Lil Bubble featured Noun 189 and owner Gami in a music video in August last year. A custom Noun skateboard was featured in the video which was shared widely throughout the community garnering over 370k impressions and 145k video views on Twitter alone.
Lil Bubble grew up skateboarding and his continued support of Gnars DAO has helped us broaden our collector base. The three tracks produced for this EP have made a huge impact on our community, with "Never Gonna Grow Up" having already found its place as our anthem.
🚀 Launch Plan
Each of the three tracks are being released as timed open editions. You can listen to them now on SoundCloud by clicking the embedded players below. This droposal deploys the tracks and cover art to IPFS via Zora so that these music NFTs are ready for collecting.
Mint details:
- Start: Fri 28 Apr 2023 11pm UTC
- Finish: Fri 5 May 2023 11pm UTC
- Each track priced at 0.0069 ETH
Mint proceeds:
- Lil Bubble (40%)
- Gnars treasury (40%)
- Nouns treasury (10%)
- Davin (10% agent fee)
Important links:
- Never Gonna Grow Up on Zora → gna.rs/ep-one
- Blast Off on Zora → gna.rs/ep-two
- Level Up on Zora → gna.rs/ep-three
- All 3 on That's Gnarly → gna.rs/ep
Please note: Mint proceeds split using a 0xSplits contract. Links provided will be updated after execution of this droposal, once able to retrieve contract addresses and URLs. Admin set to gami.eth in case any post deployment fixes required. Owner will be set to gnars.eth following drop.
📝 Artist Remarks
As one of the first members of Gnars DAO it was fun to finally make some music for my favourite crew! There were a few elements to incorporate into the EP - Gnarly skate references, up-beat Nounish vibes, 8bit sound design, and Lil Bubble's signature crypto moonboy motif. I wanted each song to be a different style to keep things interesting.
Never Gonna Grow Up
This is my interpretation of Gnars (and by extension Nouns). Skateboarding played a big role in my childhood so being able to re-ignite that passion with Gnars sparks all kinds of youthful nostalgia. Connecting with a new group of people in adulthood and engaging, building and creating together in new ways gives me that same feeling. I'm never gonna grow up!
Blast Off
This is probably my favourite instrumental on the EP. The trap beat and super simple 8bit-inspired synths are very 'Lil Bubble' and a pretty good glimpse at the direction I'm taking things with my original music moving forward. Lots of Gnars references in the lyrics!
Level Up
I wanted to step the energy up in the final track, moving in a slightly more tribal direction (Gnars is about extreme sports after all). More skate references in the lyrics - spot the shoutout to celebrity Gnars DAO member Bob Burnquist! I tied things together with plenty of digital glitches and some classic Lil Bubble trader stories. Regardless of which Web3 camp you sit in, you would have no doubt grown familiar with the market cycles and how they affect us all in one way or another. Trading aside, we should always be trying to level up and improve some area of our lives. Like my kickflips...
🎁 Bonus Extras
Bonus 1: Collectors who mint all three singles to complete the set will unlock a free to claim Collector's Edition EP. This is our way of saying an extra thank you to those who support Lil Bubble, the Nouns ecosystem, and nounish proliferation by the Gnars community.
Claim details:
- Start: Mon 8 May 2023 11pm UTC
- Finish: Mon 15 May 2023 11pm UTC
- Followed by public sale 0.024 ETH
Pro tip: As a DAO we’ve congregated around our new platform That's Gnarly to collect gnarly moments from creators in our community. We’ve added a page that brings all 3 singles to one convenient minterface. To celebrate, we are also making these NFTs function as voting tokens. So feel free to mint on That's Gnarly and sign up to curate the gnarliest moments and support shredders with your voting power!
🙏 Thank You!
Thanks for taking the time to consider this droposal, we look forward to receiving your votes, sharing the mint proceeds, and showcasing our subculture.
Wen Nouns Records?
⌐📀-📀
