A NEW CRYPTO-CAST
PUTTING CRYPTOCREATORS at the FRONT AND CENTER OF THE CONVERSATION.
THE DANKNESS introduces new audiences to the artists and collectors behind some of the most beloved CryptoArt creations.
Hosted by Jason Bailey and Dan Sickles, each episode of THE DANKNESS showcases the stories from this emerging movement from the perspectives of the people who know it best.
Following the release of each episode, a DANKTONE will be available to mint for free on the Ethereum blockchain at Async.art. Each DANKTONE is crafted with love by Stella and FFFFLOOD, and offered in the spirit of sharing dank vibes.
NO HYPE, NO FROTH,
JUST DANKNESS.
LISTEN:
Jason Bailey
Jason Bailey is the CEO of and cofounder of ClubNFT, a tech startup that has safely backed up thousands of NFT collections at no cost to collectors. Bailey is well known for his popular art and tech blog Artnome.com where he predicted the current NFT art explosion back in 2017. An early NFT collector and proponent of the CryptoArt movement, Bailey was the first collector on SuperRare and partnered with the marketplace to introduce the traditional art world to NFTs in 2018 at Christie's London. In 2021 Bailey founded the GreenNFTs initiative to help explore and promote eco-friendly NFT practices. Jason has written on art and tech for Art in America and the Harvard Data Science Review and has lectured at Christie’s, Sotheby’s, and top universities and institutions around the world. Prior to ClubNFT, he spent two decades in senior leadership positions at tech startups before launching his own successful tech marketing and business consulting practice in 2019.
Dan Sickles
An Internationally acclaimed filmmaker, Dan is the Director of the NEW HERE film and NFT project (newhere.xyz).
His past films have earned the Sundance Grand Jury Prize, the International Documentary Association Award for Best Feature Film, and a TriBeCa Film Festival Audience Award, among others. His writing has been featured in the Huffington Post, OUT Magazine, MTV News, and Gawker Media.
Dan’s work has been honored by Amnesty International and the Social Media Impact Awards for his approach to socially-conscious storytelling.
In 2021 Dan founded dpop Studios, an emergent media production company based in New York City.
STELLA
A sonic sculptor and transdimensional rascal, the enigmatic bandleader of THE DANKNESS speaks only through sound bites and other dank vibrations.
As each episode of THE DANKNESS drops, a DANKTONE, created by Stella, will be made available to mint in an open edition for 72 hours following the premiere.
FFFFLOOD
Fffflood is the founder of Operating System and creative director at Right Click Save & ClubNFT, having previously developed campaigns for clients including Amazon, Formlabs, Kith, Miami Heat, New Balance, TB12, and Von Dutch. He specializes in refined design experiences with a focus on physical, digital, and interactive content, leveraging his experience as an industrial designer and graduate in creative AI to deliver highly executed products. He is a prominent collector on fxhash and a founding member of Tender.art.