My next guest is Las Vegas-based independent singer, writer and musician Lianna "Oly" Sylvan. Hear her speak about: How music and gaming has always been a part of her How the #avatar version of her and her #VR #musicvideo came about  How she got addicted to virtual world platform #SomniumSpace How putting on VR headset for the first time blew her mind and she got used to the motion sickness Why she thinks the #metaverse is not just about escaping reality but it allows her to take a mental vacation, hang out with people, enhance connections with friends and new collaborators  Ho ..read more

My next guest is Brendan Miggins. He designs building, spaces and things + he make art. He makes the invisible visible. He tells us on the podcast how honoured he is that Paris Hilton is now the the owner of his NFT https://www.instagram.com/p/COMiRltATuA/  and also that she is lovely. Before we began the live-taping of this podcast episode, we played his latest NFT "Mother’s Day Flowers". He talked about how he created this Digital photo collage and music for Mother’s Day. And if you are a Mom, enjoy them at zero cost (other than gas fees). Or consider giving them to a deserving Mom and ..read more

My next guest is Hansruedi Ramsauer, an award-winning digital artist and web designer based in Switzerland. His compositions have received international awards several dozen times, including from Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Creativecloud . Other awards came from THE UNIVERSAL ART, DIGITALCONTENTORS, ENTER. IMAGINATION, ARTISTRY-VISION, XCEPTIONALEDITS, VISUALMOBS, THECREATIVERS, THEGRAPHICSPROJECT, CREARTMOOD, EDIT-MANIA and many more. It all started for him four years ago, after a 20-year career in the financial sector, when he started his own business as a web designer ( go4design.ch ). He wan ..read more

We are truly honoured to welcome another Grammy Award Winner, Musician, Recording Artist, Composer, Pianist and Entrepreneur to our festival and podcast! Find out more about his work via linktr.ee/omarakram He joined me in our virtual podcasting studio to discuss these topics and more: Why a traditional artist should mint NFTs? What is missing from the Eco system? What do you want to see built? What creators are struggling with when it comes to marketing or monetising their work? Why cutting out the middle man means the artist’s role has now evolved into someone who has to be a great communic ..read more

My next guest is Toronto Calligrapher, Telisa Rossein (pronounced roe ▪️ zayn). I get to jam with her on #everything #NFTs #marketing #predictions #NFTSpace and more! NFT has been getting some accusations about it being bad for the environment. Even though giant corporations and mining industry have been doing worse for years and have done very little to develop environmentally friendly protocol. Telisa: "But to give you context, ETH is getting this accusation because of its proof-of-work technology. It’s a misinformation being spread by FUDsters (agencies spreading fears, uncertainties and do ..read more

What exactly do you get when you buy an #NFT? What rights are required for anyone to create or mint an NFT, if any? How can NFT seller clearly & conspicuously attach the terms of the #SmartContract to the NFT to ensure that the agreement is binding as to subsequent owners? How does fractionalisation of #NFTs intersect or trip with #Securities law? Jesse Halfon, #Attorney, NFT Legal Guide For Creators answered these questions during our extended NFT Live! Festival streaming last night on LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube and Discord on Day 4: Night Session.  This week’s extended show will ..read more

3 years ago, Athena's family was in a car accident. She and her daughter, Kiana were injured. The constant physical pain she feels since did not stop her from creating Shadow Dance and collaborating with artists and musicians. Hear her account of her journey and how she overcame lack of equipment, funds, physical pain and mental health issues to continue making great art through her incredible dance performance videos. Shadow Dance https://www.facebook.com/groups/784058669040660 Support her newest India COVID-19 Humanitarian Relief Fundraiser with Voluntaryism In Action https://www.facebook.c ..read more

My next guest, NFT and Crypto Art Evangelist, Jaroslav Holy https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaroslavholy/ is a super community builder. He is building a #social #metaverse platform for artists, collectors, #nft enthusiasts, #curators and #contentcreators It's not about solely featuring art for himslef. It's about building a community and helping people make meaningful connections using metaverse space as a place to meet. His background is in analytics, data engineering and data science. He worked as a Data Analyst, Data Scientist and at the end Head of Advanced Analytics in fintech. Then he retire ..read more

I get to jam with Noelle Silver https://www.linkedin.com/in/mindfulleadership/ on NFTs for #contentcreators, including why it’s a new day, with new tech and why she is excited to share her journey with our Asian audiences, More about Noelle | SVP, AI Solutions at ElectrifAi | Former VP of Digital Technology at NPR | WAC Global Digital Ambassador | Voicebot.ai Top Influencers in Voice | Alexa Conference "Executive of the Year" | VentureBeat’s Women In AI Award for AI Mentorship: She is a leader who creates clarity, leads with empathy and delivers results. She is a leader who acknowledges the w ..read more

Another day, another speaker to grace our event! We can't wait to welcome Head of 3D Design at Nike, Chad Knight to our *virtual* #NFTLiveVirtualEvent #Stage Presented by PodFest Asia and NFT Asia Podcast. Chad is a 3D Instagram artist whose work has gone viral, starting a pervasive internet rumor that his art was a real-life place in Japan. He recently sold a record-breaking 400K worth of art on the NFT platform Nifty Gateway. Check out his NFT drop on NFT platform Nifty Gateway and FM Gallery https://niftygateway.com/profile/chadknight https://fmg.art/discovery/author/12.html #nfts #niftygat ..read more