{"id":31045,"date":"2022-10-17T21:29:47","date_gmt":"2022-10-17T16:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pr.asianetpakistan.com\/?p=100043"},"modified":"2022-10-17T21:29:47","modified_gmt":"2022-10-17T16:29:47","slug":"decentraland-announces-2nd-metaverse-music-festival-returns-with-ozzfest-dillon-francis-soulja-boy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myanmarnewsgazette.com\/decentraland-announces-2nd-metaverse-music-festival-returns-with-ozzfest-dillon-francis-soulja-boy\/","title":{"rendered":"Decentraland Announces 2nd Metaverse Music Festival; Returns with OZZFEST, Dillon Francis, Soulja Boy"},"content":{"rendered":"
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 17, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —\u00a0Decentraland<\/a>, the world\u2019s largest user-owned and operated virtual social world, announced today the sophomore edition of Metaverse Music Festival (MVMF), including confirmed talent, new types of metaverse experiences, and more. This year, MVMF returns bigger and bolder from November 10-13 with 100 confirmed artists (more to come) across uniquely curated community genre stages, and with newly-created, Web3-enabled, immersive music experiences.\u00a0Presented by digital asset platform Kraken<\/strong>, MVMF is free for all to attend, no VR, ticket or headset required.<\/p>\n In October 2021, Decentraland hosted the inaugural Metaverse Music Festival which hosted 80+ artists including Web3 innovators Deadmau5, 3LAU, Paris Hilton, RAC, and Alison Wonderland, and saw 50,000 unique attendees during the 4-day event. Since then, major artists including Jason Derulo and Grimes, labels and producers, have embraced virtual performances leading to MTV announcing a new metaverse category at their\u00a02022 VMAs<\/a>.<\/p>\n Set in a cyberpunk city of the future, the 2022 festival centerpiece is the Tower of Babel stage featuring Universal Music France\u2019s\u00a0Vladimir Cauchemar<\/strong>, award-winning Chinese idol group\u00a0SNH48<\/strong>, CryptoPunk Rapper\u00a0Spottie WiFi<\/strong>, Japanese girl group\u00a0Atarashii Gakko!<\/strong>, London-based afro and funk band\u00a0Amadis & The Ambassador<\/strong>, Finnish one woman orchestra\u00a0Maija Kauhanen<\/strong>, space rock project\u00a0Handshaking<\/strong>, British DJ and producer\u00a0Akira the Don<\/strong>, DJ Eddy Temple-Morris\u2019 band\u00a0Losers\u00a0<\/strong>and Klezma (Web3 music launchpad) artists inc. K-Pop band\u00a02AM,\u00a0<\/strong>Israeli DJs and producers\u00a0Erika Krall<\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0Lian Gold<\/strong>\u00a0and former Division One athlete\u00a0PIP<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Metaverse Music Festival features curators who are redefining IP ownership and seeking to transform the music industry through Web3 technology and AI software, including:<\/p>\n This year, Decentraland is doubling down on music in the metaverse. MVMF will showcase the latest metaverse technology that presents listeners with truly unique experiences only available through a virtual world. Decentraland\u2019s unique\u00a0Emotes<\/em><\/a>\u00a0feature enables any creator worldwide to create custom moves and gestures that bring your avatar to life, and will be a central part of how concert goers have fun through dancing and self expression during the festival. New motion capture technology will also be demonstrated on this global stage from\u00a0Move.ai<\/a>\u00a0which enables motion capture with no suits and Kinetix.tech that aims to empower creators to make emote NFTs using only a phone camera. Presenting partner Kraken will also drop a series of NFT wearables exclusive for festival-goers, unveil a pop-up NFT gallery as well as host a special festival after party.<\/p>\n Whether it\u2019s promoting an album release, supporting an NFT strategy, experimenting with metaverse performances, or looking for new ways to share their music with new audiences, Decentraland\u2019s MVMF supports artists in a myriad of ways. New fan engagement models – such as wearables, NFT gated-experiences, and exclusives – have gained momentum over the last year and are being taken to another level this year. The artists playing at MVMF have worked with community designers in Decentraland to create one-of-a-kind swag options and soon-to-be-announced specials.<\/p>\n For this year\u2019s festival, superstar producer, songwriter and\u00a0DJ Dillon Francis<\/strong>\u00a0has collaborated with Vegas City to bring a state-of-the-art Dillon Francis mega club to Decentraland. Dillon will open the festival with a very special set that will be projected on several screens throughout the mega club all weekend, making it a right of passage of sorts for anyone who comes to the festival at any point. Attendees will also be able to play Smash the Pi\u00f1ata with Dillon’s infamous pi\u00f1ata sidekick Gerald and chase him all throughout the venue.<\/p>\n The Decentraland Festival District is showcasing an array of new experiences and exciting performances including a\u00a0Jerry Garcia<\/strong>\u00a0Acoustic Stage, MultiNFT Techno Parkour Stage, an epic pop-up nightclub by web3 music network MODA DAO and importantly the OG stage featuring Decentraland’s most prolific musicians and event promoters.<\/p>\n Last but not least, Decentraland will introduce a variety of new metaverse experiences for users to attend when their ears need a moment of rest, such as the\u00a0Portaloo<\/em>\u00a0experience to the\u00a0Follow the Rabbit\u00a0<\/em>to the\u00a0Take the Blue Pill\u00a0<\/em>experience. Other experiences are geared towards creators and community organizers looking to develop more embedded experiences, showcased through the\u00a0MadMax Decentrally<\/em>\u00a0race, a community dance contest using the first generation of\u00a0Emotes<\/em>, and the\u00a0Backstage Pass Quest<\/em>.<\/p>\n Join Decentraland at the next installment of Metaverse Music Festival by pre-registering at\u00a0Event link<\/a>. Follow us on\u00a0Twitter<\/a>\u00a0at #DCLMVMF22 and join our Discord to learn more about specific experiences and still-unannounced artists that will join us at MVMF. See you at the show.<\/p>\n About Decentraland<\/strong> About Kraken<\/strong>\n
\nLaunched in 2020, Decentraland is a virtual social world powered by the Ethereum blockchain and the first decentralized metaverse. Within the Decentraland platform, users can create, experience, and monetize content and applications as well as socialize and attend a wide range of daily community-driven events. Decentraland is unique in that it is owned, created, and governed by the people who use it every day. Through the decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) users can submit proposals and even apply for grants for the community to vote on.<\/p>\n
\nKraken is one of the world\u2019s largest digital asset platforms and the leader in euro volume and liquidity. Globally, Kraken\u2019s client base trades more than 200+ digital assets and 8 different fiat currencies. Kraken was founded in 2011 and was one of the first exchanges to offer spot trading with margin, regulated derivatives and index services. Kraken is trusted by well over 10 million clients and institutions around the world and offers professional, around-the-clock online support.”<\/p>\n