Nick Merich | Head of Growth @ Arpeggi Labs
Nick’s love of music began in his headphones while traveling to baseball games, and today he’s rallying people to some of the biggest on-chain music projects.
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Nick’s love of music began in his headphones while traveling to baseball games, and today he’s rallying people to some of the biggest on-chain music projects.
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A musical family and a teenage superfandom with Muse helped catalyze Simon's lifelong passion for music and led him to create some of on-chain music's fundamental building blocks.
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Kyle talks about how his early love for video games influenced his path to becoming a filmmaker, which started when a girl in high school said she liked his work.
Jamie reflects on his journey in the music industry: growing up in a household surrounded by music, defying his parents' advice, burning out and ultimately finding a new path and perspective through on-chain music.
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