by 0x02712d62210b1f5bfd17b69e242f19f922eec031 (AndyMoon#c031)
Should the following Tier 6: up to $240,000 USD, 6 months vesting (1 month cliff) grant in the Platform Contributor category be approved?
Abstract
To learn more about Sophisticated Culture Foundation please visit our Website and watch our Video on the first page or read the description below. This gives you an understanding of our Mission & Vision.
The Sophisticated Culture Foundation is a Non Profit Organization that aims to promote excellence in artistic and creative development with an extraordinary vision. we push our work with our own academy, as a music publisher, record label, recording studio, practice stage, artist hotel and as a training center for artists who cannot afford professional development themselves.
We like to join Decentraland and create an extraordinary place to support Music Artists and Artists creating digital Art.
Grant size
240,000 USD
Beneficiary address
0x02712d62210b1f5bFD17B69E242F19F922eEC031
Description
As a non-profit organization, we push our work with our own academy, as a music publisher, record label, recording studio, practice stage, artist hotel and as a training center for artists who cannot afford professional development themselves.
Our work is free for selected artists who meet our selection criteria, but we also expect a high level of progression, skill and love for your own art.
We are financed by donations, endowments, endorsements, memberships and, shortly, by issuing our own crypto token and by issuing our projects as NFTs and digital and physical releases.
Furthermore, we generate income as a music publisher, music label and artist management and donation-based free services such as online mixing & mastering, offering our teaching content with our online academy as well as our on-site and online master classes.
Our main goal is to support outstanding bands, musicians, artists and composers who cannot afford the professional recording of their music and who cannot yet earn a living with the music. But their art is that good that it absolutely has to be heard. We want to find these artists and make our offer. In addition we also support music and sound design for film, documentary and series.
With a “charitable social DeFi token” and Artist Project NFT´s it is possible for us to finance our NPO´s Projects and ensure a solid Mission.
In addition to regular releases such as physical CD´s and digital Releases as Download and Streaming, we believe in creating NFT´s for each funded Artist Projects and each released Artist on our own Labels we just established. With our Music Publishing Department we are able to sync music to film, documentary and even commercial use. All to get our Artists a good revenue und to finance future projects on the long run.
We consider ourselves as a modern and open minded Organization useing all available optins to fullfill our Mission & Vision. Therefore it is mandatory that we also have a solid appearance in the metaverse and web 3.0.
If we get the grant we are going to invest it to purchase a huge piece of land or even an entire own Server to connect it to the Grid.
We want to use this appearance to explore new Artists for our Funding, network and connecting with our Followers and Supporters we might reach in Decentraland.
The Funds will also be used to finance the Projects of Artists we discover and find in Decentraland.
We have founded and taken over 4 Labels. We support all Genres of Music and consider ourselves as an up and coming Indie Major Label & Publisher just with an charitable Background and the Vision to ensure Artistic Freedom.
Our Objectives are not just music support. We work with successful award winning Film Producers with productions on the Big Screen & the respective Streaming Platforms. We want to support Composers for Film & Documentary Music & give them the option to use our studios to record their score as a contribution to film funding.
We established an Online & Offline Academy to teach several fields of artistic knowledge such as Self Marketing for Artists, Artist Development, Music Business Administration for Artists but also technical Courses for Audio Engineering, Mastering, Film Making, Media Design. All Tutors offering courses are Industry Professionals, They all contribute some of their time voluntarily. We will offer all Classes for free.The Academy will be open to everybody.
Learn more about all our Vision here : www.sophisticatedculture.com
Specification
We will use the Grant to buy a large piece of land or a own exclusive server that offers loads of space for our Foundations work to support creativity.
Creative Hang Out
Our Land will contain several cozy places to hang out and communicate with other Artists and Music Enthusiasts, as well as with Music Lovers.
Artist Spaces
On our Land we like to give Decentraland Artists a chance to present themself without investing in own land and the need to pay for it. So we create several Plots that Artists can use for presenting and selling Music and all kinds of other digital Art as NFT´s. It will be a place like a Gallery.
As we can´t serve all Artists, we will have limited Spots. Artists can apply with examples and our A&R Team will decide about the Artists that are getting a Plot. Every Plot will be given to the Artist for about 3-4 weeks.
All Artists playing on our Center or Club Stage will automatically be eligible for a Plot to sell their Art and to promote the concerts upfront. Like a typical Concert Merchandise Shop
The Foundations Virtual Office
We will create an Office with regular Opening Hours. Here we make sure that anybody can get in touch with us. That means while we are woking in real life we also have an eye on any possible Vistors inside Decentraland.
The Academy
With our Online Academy we want to break new ground. All content is offered for free & our Live Courses and Masterclasses can be accessed also in Decentraland Talking to the Tutors is possible.
The Event Stages
We plan several stages with plenty of space for visitors, and also going to stream the shows there to the real world on relevant Video Platforms with the goal to get them for the next show into Decentraland.
In General; The Performers need to be able to play 100% of the playtime with their own Songs either presented as a Band, Solo Performer, DJ Set or as a Live Act. All Performers need to be present with an Avatar on Stage and are required to Stream the Show from their Home, Bandroom or Studio via Videostream.We also will publish the schedule on our Website.
the planned Stages are…
a Club Stage for electronic music Artists! Not just DJ´s!
a Center Stage for Band Music.
a Open Stage. We offer a stage for Artists with an open schedule 24/7/365. Any Artist can book Playtime & promote the Show. The Open Stage is closed during official Events.
One of our Partners is Microsoft Azure Platform to video streaming.
The Foundation Store
With 4 Labels a Publishing Department and around 24 upcoming funded projects per year we also like to use Decentraland as a place, where interested Visitors can obtain our Label Releases and Project Releases as an NFT. The Difference to a regular sold item in a Download Store is that NFT´s provide Studio Master Files, exclusive NFT-only Content. NFTs will be available 6-8 weeks BEFORE the Public release.
The Store will be Open to any other Artist with digital Art so we offer a wide range of music and digital Art to Decentraland.
Creative Sandbox for In-World Builders
We will offer a Sandbox for Decentraland Builders who like to create any sort of Art inside of Decentraland. Same as with the Artist Plots, we offer Plots of different sizes free of charge to Builders. They can create their Project and keep it there for around 4 weeks and place also a Donation Box to get some tips for their creation.The Building Artists decide also on the Donation Split to the Foundation.
Personnel
Our Founders and Team consist of Artists, Audio Engineers, Radio Hosts, Film- and Theatre Actors, DJ´s. Live Performers, Film Directors, Film Producers and Music Industry Professionals. Our Artist & Repertoire Team consists of respective Professionals with an background for major labels like EMI or Sony Music. We also have an extraordinary knowledge in Business Development and Marketing. We all made a living in music or film or relevant areas. We come from the USA and from Europe, and some of us are known independent Artists with music releases and shows around the globe, or are seen in Films, Movies our Series. Others create Art focused on music and sound design and some others run their own labels or promote events. Some of our Audio Engineers are not just in music they produce audio content for Global Players in the Company World, some others are Studio and Front of House Engineers . Some have worked for global music industry players and their Publishing Divisions as Songwriters, Producers or Engineers. Some of us released and created our own projects with well-known and recognized Independent Major Labels. But we all have the same passion, and this is the Art & Culture of creating and supporting Music for the Clubs, for Events, for the listeners or for Film, Media, Corporate Music and Documentary.
The Development & Building Team for Decentraland we are just hiring & we will use this opportunity to give talented In-World Artists the chance to build our Space.
Roadmap and milestones
We focusing our Roadmap here for the Development of the Decentraland Space. The Roadmap for our Organization can be found here: Token - Sophisticated Culture Foundation
Our Roadmap start immediately after we received the desired Grant.
Month 1-2
Setting up a server and connecting it to the Grid or purchasing a suitable piece of land on the Marketplace
Hiring Creative Builders inside and outside of Decentraland
Start building our Foundations place.
Opening our virtual Foundations Office to offer a spot to get in touch with us for Artists
Scheduling the Event Program for the next few month
Start a Advertising & Marketing Campaign in Decentraland
Soft Launch with Beta Test for Event Stages | Shop | Artist Shops
Month 3-4
The Launch with a Festival
and from them at 3-5 Events per Week
Daily Open Stage
Artist Auditions to discover new talent if possible on a daily basis
Opening the Creative Sandbox
various Daily Activities on our Space
regular Advertisement across Decentraland and in Social Media
regular Release Parties with Label Releases & Artist Funded Projects
from Month 5
normal daily operations and activity on the Foundations space
2 Events per Week on the Center Stage
2 Events on the Club Stage
Daily Scheduling on the Open Stage
Non Day Events and out of Event Times will be covered with regular DJ´s and Party on the Club Stage
regular Release Parties with Label Releases & Artist Funded Projects
Regular Courses and Masterclasses on our Academy (3-4 Days a week)