HODL Harmony: From Piano to Midnight City Radio

HODL Harmony talk about the next stage of im radio project when e appear for Cardano Over Coffee, including paid offline access to playlists and one possible sales model for other musicians. The plans build on top of one free web service wey don already integrate into Midnight City, one persistent virtual world wey AI agents dey populate.

Seven Channels Inside and Beyond Midnight City

By the time of the interview, HODL Harmony Radio get seven channels wey cover electronic music, reggae, hip-hop, R&B and classical music. The catalog join AI-generated tracks with im own compositions plus curated selections.

Im interface resemble analog radio, with station dial, artwork and track information. Listeners go choose one channel and join the ongoing broadcast instead of to select individual songs.

For a September 9 post for X, HODL Harmony talk say e build the service specifically for Midnight City and e show the player inside one virtual room. The same radio still dey available through im own website.

One channel dey relay Midnight Radio, one separate community project wey feature podcasts and original music. That relay dey add other contributors’ programming join the platform’s own stations.

A Musician’s Approach to AI and Cardano

HODL Harmony study composition for Florida State University and e dey restore and tune pianos alongside im work as musician. E describe AI as the tool wey enable am expand enter software development.

Im music workflow dey start with detailed prompts wey cover instrumentation, atmosphere and production choices. E dey listen to every generated track before e add am to playlist, using im musical training to assess the results and edit audio when e need.

The projects grow from practical needs. E want background music for work and livestreams, and one existing Cardano visualization tool dey crash im broadcasts. Using AI, e build replacement wey dey display blocks and transactions, giving viewers live view of network activity alongside the music.

Offline Listening and Creator Revenue Plans

The planned app go keep the radio channels and go allow listeners pay to save selected playlists for offline use. HODL Harmony describe approach wey resemble streaming apps, with saved music accessed inside the application.

For musicians wey contribute, e dey consider 80/20 revenue split: artists go receive 80% of sales of their content, with 20% wey the platform go retain. Pricing and final terms never set. E still discuss to add talk shows, crypto news and podcasts.

No app release date dey announced. E plan monthly playlist updates and e intend invite external users to test the app for free after e complete im own checks.