ProposalsProposal 269
ProposalsProposal 269
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.
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.
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.
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:
Mint proceeds:
Important links:
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.
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.
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!
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!
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 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:
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!
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?
⌐📀-📀
Over time I expect droposals will have increased competition for the provenance of minting through Nouns DAO and we will naturally fine tune our instincts about details like the % revenue returned.
In the short term, this is entertaining. The songs are fun and deploying this costs next to nothing. I'm voting for. If this doesn't pass I think it makes sense for Gnars to deploy this themselves.
I largely agree with Wilson. Would rather set a precedent that a much larger percentage of droposal revenue should go Nouns, even if it means funding the work ourselves.
Primary concern here is I don't see a reason why this should be a Nouns droposal and not a Gnars droposal. But, even if there is a justifiable reason for it to be a Nouns droposal that I'm just not seeing, 10% to me seems like too low of a percentage of funds to flow back to Nouns (I know there's not a lot of clarity/consensus on what makes sense here for droposals, but that's just my personal opinion).
In my vote for prop 260, I said
Droposals are a new pattern that we're still figuring out, but my feeling is they should mainly be used for ratifying/approving of works that were funded by the DAO. They also generally involve revenue back to the DAO, which does not seem to be the case here. So for these reasons, I am voting against.
This again is a case of work that was not commissioned/paid for by Nouns DAO, but rather Gnars DAO and 40% of the revenue here is going back to Gnars DAO. This makes sense to me, and I see no reason for Nouns DAO to be involved. If we were to get involved in this way, I think the DAOs "droposal" commission should be MUCH higher than 10%.
I like the music and wish the project well!
There's an interesting conversation to be had about the concept of 'nounish media', which I think is still lacking in both meaning and purpose.
That being said, one thing that's clear to me is the fact that where a centralized brand has serious limitations in what it can create, a headless brand has the advantage of endorsing a diverse variety of creations made by various individuals and groups, and simply observing which ones gain the most traction.
Since this EP doesn't require funding, but only seeks a co-sign in the form of a droposal, I believe it's worth supporting.
FOR - 34 VOTES
Benbodhi | "🎼🎶🎵🎹🎸🥁🎤🤘"
dot | "🤘"
Sasquatch | ":pepe_jam:"
AGAINST - 5 VOTES
Had the same internal debate as Noun40, and decided the same way. Gnars is Nounish.
had a moment of wondering if it’s not more appropriate for this to be a gnars mint than a nouns mint esp given the mint proceeds split much favors gnars, but decided to err on the side of voting yes given gnars is a nounish subculture that I wholeheartedly love and want to celebrate the first EP from this special place.
These tracks meet the quality standards for Nounish Media, and I appreciate them. Nounish Media often struggles to expand its audience beyond our usual viewership, resulting in low view counts for even the most exceptional videos. These tracks have the potential to reach a wider audience outside of our usual demographic, which is why I think the no-cost experiment to break out of our bubble with these tracks is an excellent idea. Additionally they are enjoyable, slightly absurd and fun.
Excerpt from my newsletter (https://t.co/BFd43TBghs) :
This is a great initiative. It is a sustainable way to support and encourage more nounish content creators.
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.
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.
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.
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:
Mint proceeds:
Important links:
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.
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.
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!
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!
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 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:
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!
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?
⌐📀-📀
