Show Notes
This week VÉRITÉ speaks with 3LAU, a producer and DJ who is set to achieve his high school goal to revolutionize the music industry through blockchain and NFTs. In Feb 2021 he auctioned off his debut album for over 11.6 Million dollars in tokenized NFTs. This episode covers the basic questions many of you may have surrounding NFTs and music while also sharing his story of how he came to set the records that he has.
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