'Wake' by TAROT
Welcome to the Astral Realm!!!
My name is TAROT and I’m seeking a 33 ETH advance in exchange for 11% of the NFT sales of my debut immersive album experience ‘Wake’.
I am an artist, songwriter, producer, entrepreneur, and Founder of the Tarotsings Astral Realm. My vision is to cultivate a DAO like structured community empowered by music, innovation, and evolution. As an independent artist, I am rewriting the script by building a whole universe for my music and creative vision to exist, while giving back to the supporters and fans that have been here since day one along the way.
Originally from Southern California, I moved to Nashville in 2016 to study songwriting and music business at Belmont University. Since 2020, I have been working as an independent songwriter full time, writing personalized songs companies like Songfinch and Songlorious to pay the bills, in order to pursue my artist goals.
In December 2021, I learned about web 3 and NFTs and became instantly obsessed. I started to cultivate new creative ideas to really build my musical artist career. I became so deep into learning everything I could about the blockchain technology, the community, and innovative platforms building each and every day. About a week out to February, I decided it was time to dive head first into music NFTs by releasing a music NFT every day for 28 days straight. I called it the Tarotsings Music NFT Marathon. I wanted to enter the space as ambitious and vulnerably as I could in order to really build core connections and relationships. It’s basically like a song diary. An inside look into the evolution of who I am as an artist, writer, producer, and person.
What is the Soul Tribe?
The Soul Tribe is made up of those who have collected a 1-1 Music NFT apart of the Tarotsings 28 Day Music NFT Marathon listed on Zora
or 1/11 editions of the Imaginary Friend Music Video NFT on Glass.xyz.
The Soul Tribe has access to private channels on Discord where they get a front row seat and opportunity to participate in the process of releasing my debut album to the public. So far the soul tribe is made up of extraordinary talent in the web 3 space, and I anticipate the tribe to only continue to grow with likeminded thinkers who want to be apart of something bigger than ones self. There is utility being built within the Soul Tribe itself, further expanding the opportunity for this community to thrive!
The Soul Tribe is essentially a board of collectors who hold the earliest stake in my artist career. I am now opening up The Astral Realm to expand our community and vision.
Introducing ‘Wake’ by TAROT
This body of work is a representation of my growth as an individual, a musician, a storyteller, a collaborator, a visionary. I didn’t know it at the time, but making this record brought me closer and closer to my inner child who held onto nothing but big dreams w/ zero hesitations. I have spent the past year working on this record with incredible collaborators that I am lucky to call my friends. I am inspired by artists such as The Beach Boys to Tyler The Creator to The Neighbourhood; I am not confined by one genre. ‘Wake’ is just that - indie pop with beach rock and soul influences. But it just makes sense. The creation of this album has really awakened an existential and spiritual awareness in myself, and I cannot wait to share what is essentially a piece of me. I am leading with intention and faith that my creative vision will flourish in ways I could never imagine with the support of the community.
As an artist and entrepreneur, I am utilizing web 3 to build an ecosystem for my music and supporters to thrive I strive to inspire independent artists to write their own scripts & be the CEO of their music.
The goal is to fully fund my debut album “Wake” and promote it as if I have an indie record label budget.
How it Works
This crowdfund is looking to raise 33 ETH in exchange for 11% of NFT sales from Wake by TAROT, an immersive Web 3 and Web 2 Album Experience.
The contract address for $TAROT is:
0x1873AD38642812DaD642E24f4bab46a0B5531e2A
For ETH contributed, backers will receive $TAROT.
The crowdfund will feature a soft cap of 33 ETH, and a hard cap of 77 ETH. It will run for 11 days, or until the hard cap has been reached.
All $TAROT holders will receive access to private Tarotsings Discord channels with token gated content and governance, by connecting their wallet addresses.
Tarot Card NFTs
To participate in the crowdfund, interested parties can collect one (or multiple) of the below defined NFTs.
All ETH contributed to the purchase of the NFTs will return $TAROT tokens at a rate of 100 $TAROT per 0.1 ETH.
Soul Tribe Access (3 total)
The top bidder will receive one on one time with TAROT in the studio.
The top three bidders will be flown out to the Wake by TAROT album release pool party in August.
The Moon - 1 ETH (11 total)
VIP +1 ticket to any TAROT headlining show.
The Sun - 0.33 ETH (33 total)
Unlock a personalized Tarot Card Reading in the Tarotsings Tarot Card game when the album drops.
The Star - 0.04 ETH (444 total)
Early access to a private live stream performance of Wake by TAROT and access to Soul Tribe resources.
Contribute Directly
Purchase $TAROT directly without any of the above benefits.
All tiers are cumulative, meaning Soul Tribe Access receives all benefits from The Moon and beyond.
~The top 11 bidders will receive customized Wake by TAROT merch~
Tarot Team
The following team will be tasked with bringing The Tarotsings Astral Realm. From there, it’s on us as a community to help it thrive.
Existing team members include:
- TAROT - ARTIST, SONGWRITER, FOUNDER & CEO
- TATE GARDNER - EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
- BLAKE BURCHETTE - PRODUCER/INSTRUMENTALIST
- NIC LAZAROU - MIXING ENGINEER
- GENTRY STUDER - MASTERING ENGINEER
- WORKING HOLIDAY - VIDEO PRODUCTION/VISUALS
- DEVIN WELLS - GRAPHIC DESIGN/DIGITAL ASSETS
- BEN SOTO - DOCUMENTARY DIRECTOR
- DYLAN LOGGINS - SHORT FILM SCREENWRITER
- SHIVKANTH BAGAVATHY - WEB 3 DEVELOPER
Token Distribution
Soft Cap: 33 ETH Hard Cap: 77 ETH Conversion Rate: 0.001 TAROT/ETH
50% of the $TAROT supply will be retained by the Tarot Team. The remaining 50% will be distributed to the community through this crowdfund.
All funds will be managed in a Gnosis Safe Multsig - found here.
Use of Funds
These amounts are estimates and are likely to change, but any and all expenses will be documented and shared with $TAROT holders via Discord.
- PRODUCER ADVANCE (2 ETH)
- MIXING/MASTERING (2 ETH)
- MUSIC VIDEOS & DIGITAL ASSETS (5 ETH)
- WAKE SHORT FILM (3 ETH)
- WAKE DOCUMENTARY (2 ETH)
- PHYSICAL TAROT MERCHANDISE (1 ETH)
- WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT & TAROT CARD GAME (2 ETH)
- DISTRIBUTION, PROMO & MARKETING (5 ETH)
- TOURING (5 ETH)
Additional expenses may include but are not limited to curation, contributor compensation and living expenses.
I plan to retain ~6 ETH worth of funds to cover my day to day life as a living salary in order to fully devote myself to running operations and building the ‘Wake‘ experience.
Timeline
Over the entire summer, I will be releasing 3 singles and content on both web 3 and web 2, leading up to the 11 song full length album release in August. We are building the astral realm for the album and experience to live!
Closing Thoughts
At the end of the day, making music is my absolute passion. The Soul Tribe allows me to embark on my crazy ideas and expand my creative vision into something bigger than I could ever imagine. Since entering the web 3 space just a couple months ago, I have connected with my inner child again and am having the time of my life connecting the dots in order to bring my vision to life. I appreciate every single one of my collectors from the bottom of my heart for believing in me and joining in on the journey.
The goal is to utilize the opportunity of web 3 to break out as an artist with my debut album in web 2. You can stream my music under TAROT on all platforms! (Spotify, Apple Music, etc)This album will be an entire hybrid experience between both web 2 & web 3, bridging the gap and paving the way for future artists. I truly believe we can inspire change in the music industry by bringing back value to the the creators and art once again. As the Soul Tribe knows… I dream big and I’m eager to perform.
All are welcome :)