gm. Welcome to Sounds Rare.

We share the stories of artists and curators each week to better understand how they’re using the platform.

Listen and discover all the music on Sound.xyz.

Did you know you can make money by sharing songs on Sound? Collectors are earning simply by posting their favorite songs on the feed! Try it out here.

Fifth Lucky Dragon is an indie/alternative pop artist who joined Sound in July of 2023. Since then he’s grown his fanbase to nearly 200 collectors across 8 releases.

He saw his first Viral Chart placement with “I Killed My Friend?” - a song that received 206 mints and generated .21 ETH. He later followed it up with a release of the acoustic version, which is still available to mint for free.

His latest track, “Waste Your Time” is the latest in his new strategy to drop on Sound alongside every DSP release.

Being on Sound helped him to connect with fans in a unique way. Here’s what he had to say about his experience:

So far, Fifth Lucky Dragon has generated $2,375 in volume through nearly 200 collectors. You can mint an edition of his latest track "Waste Your Time” today for free - or collect a Limited Edition for .005 ETH before it sells out.

We'd love for you to add Sound as a platform you consistently add to all of your release plans.

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highsnob dropped "Suda Ancora." Secure a Free Edition here.

krp is an India based artist who found Sound as a way to streamline his distribution and earn onchain. He was one of the first to use some of our most popular features - one of them being the "free mint." His track "Memories x Daisies Mashup" received widespread support with over 10K mints on Optimism. According to krp - Sound's integration of L2s for music drew him in. Here's what he told us:

"Sound has been most helpful in terms of me minting a song at no cost to me during a time when l2 chains were not mainstream."

Check out his latest release - "Rough Ryder (Based)," and collect for free here before it closes next month.

This week, we're listening to Onchain Weekly. This is a playlist of 10 selected tracks released by Coop Records - an onchain record label. Collect from the playlist to support Coop Records and the artists included.

Did you know you can earn money by making your own playlist?

Curators on Sound have collectively earned nearly $200k in rewards so far. Make one yourself and start earning by clicking here.

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