{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/656ee493f95cc60012925da6/6654b95cd950260012dfca95?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"#118 Tom Vek: Blockchains, fragmentation, and a post-format world, \"It always comes back to songs\"","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/656ee493f95cc60012925da6/1747172444502-0b338ef1-3433-434f-8bd1-10d3e8567547.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>D:U:LIVE is coming in June! My first live shows since 2013.... London / Bristol / Manchester - all tickets: <a href=\"https://open.acast.com/networks/656ee40ef95cc60012922e59/shows/656ee493f95cc60012925da6/episodes/scubaoficial.io/live\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">scubaoficial.io/live</a></p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Vek\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Tom Vek</a>&nbsp;is a solo artist from the UK who has been signed to majors, indies, and been self released. He was in the news recently in the debate surrounding James Blake's Vault platform, penning <a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/music/2024/mar/25/james-blakes-music-subscription-model-is-a-fantasy-that-disadvantages-fans-and-musicians\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">an opinion piece on the subject in the Guardian</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>So obviously we discuss all that stuff in this conversation, as well as his own contribution to the music distribution development conversation - the <a href=\"https://release.supercollector.xyz/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Supercollector</a>&nbsp;blockchain platform.</p><p><br></p><p>We also get into his journey as a musician, from his extremely great first album '<a href=\"https://tomvek.bandcamp.com/album/we-have-sound\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">We Have Sound</a>' through a difficult period on Island/Universal, via his various excursions in tech and up to the present day.</p><p><br></p><p>Tom is a great guy whose music I've been a fan of for many years and you're gonna enjoy this conversation!</p><p><br></p><p>If you're into what we're doing here on the pod then you can support the show <a href=\"https://patreon.com/scubaofficial\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">on Patreon!</a> There are two tiers - \"Solidarity\" for $4 a month, which features the show without ads, regular bonus podcasts, and extra content. And \"Musicality\" which for a mere $10 a month gets you all the music we release on Hotflush and affiliate labels AND other music too, some of which never comes out anywhere else.</p><p><br></p><p>You can also make a one-off donation to the podcast using a card, with Paypal, or your Ethereum wallet! Head over to <a href=\"https://scubaofficial.io/support/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">scubaofficial.io/support</a>.</p><p><br></p><p>Plus there's also a private area for Patreon supporters in the <a href=\"https://discord.com/invite/98423K8gap\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hotflush Discord Server</a>... but anyone can join the conversation in the public channels.</p><p><br></p><p>Listen to the music discussed on the show via the <a href=\"https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6gs2nOUls8kP3UmMVPWhL3?si=00ba0908e4c14c4f\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Not A Diving Podcast Spotify playlist</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow Scuba: <a href=\"https://twitter.com/scubaofficial\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">twitter</a> <a href=\"https://instagram.com/scubaofficial\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">instagram</a> <a href=\"http://scubaofficial.bandcamp.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">bandcamp</a> <a href=\"http://spoti.fi/scuba\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">spotify</a> <a href=\"https://music.apple.com/us/artist/scuba/220276686\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">apple music</a> <a href=\"https://www.beatport.com/artist/scuba/1550\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">beatport</a></p>","author_name":"Scuba"}