Web3 Music Company & Interactive Platform Secret Garden Announce New NFT Project From Mike Shinoda Featuring ‘Windchime’

Mike Shinoda is Secret Garden’s first platform advisor. Photo credit: Frank Maddocks

Secret Garden is an audiovisual Web3 collection founded by developer and music producer Eric Gao (aka Oksami) and former IP attorney and legal technology entrepreneur Victor Wang. Image credit: Victor Wang

Interactive music player allows the creator to create their own track with custom artwork

USA, Sept. 28, 2022 /EINPresswire.com/ — Web3 music label Secret Garden is teaming up with musician-artist Mike Shinoda (co-founder of Linkin Park) for a new venture into the NFT space. Shinoda, who recently came on board as a platform advisor, will also release a new NFT project with Secret Garden. Titled Windchime, it is a unique music collection that emphasizes a visual experience alongside the interactive music player, immersing users in a curated journey. The customizable NFT music-and-art release will hit Secret Garden’s unique interactive platform on October 12, 2022. This will be Shinoda’s first ever Ethereum collection.

Fans become Shinoda collaborators thanks to the exciting, interactive Bouquet music player that helps them create their own Windchime track using 24 new musical strains from Shinoda. Starting October 12th, they can purchase their creation, which comes with an exclusive image (a rare artwork designed by Shinoda), as their own proprietary NFT.

The experience is optimized for both NFT vets as well as newcomers who want to participate in, and own a part of, Shinoda’s latest project.

“Secret Garden and Mike Shinoda are exploring interactive audiovisual materials as a new primitive for music collections,” said Victor Wang, Secret Garden co-founder. “This is the next step in a long history of music technology – vinyls, cassettes, CDs, mp3s, streaming and now digital collectibles.”

“Secret Garden reinvents the approach to music in web3,” adds Mike Shinoda. “I’m excited to be an advisor and help them grow as we discover new ways to connect with fans. Our collaborative release of Windchime is an exciting first step together.”

Shinoda recently joined Secret Garden as the platform’s first advisor. No stranger to the NFT/web3 space, last year he released a first-of-its-kind generative mixtape collection of 5,000 unique audio + visual NFTs called “Ziggurats,” on the Tezos blockchain. Windchime is Shinoda’s first Ethereum collection and will introduce his existing Ziggurats community on Tezos to the Ethereum blockchain.

Members of the Ziggurats, Secret Garden, Moonbirds, Capsule House, and Warpsound communities can register to qualify for an allotted time for early access to Windchime, before it opens to the public. On Reveal Day, all Windchime NFT holders can reveal their Windchime creation on secretgarden.fm in a curated, interactive experience.

About Secret Garden:
Secret Garden is an audiovisual Web3 collection founded by developer and music producer Eric Gao (aka Oksami) and former IP attorney and legal technology entrepreneur Victor Wang. Since launching in February 2022, Secret Garden has carved a niche in the music NFT space with a first-of-its-kind interactive, fully functional music player titled Bouquets – which allows owners to create unique music mixes and visual effects using resident-produced sounds and art artists. Secret Garden’s origin drop is currently #19 on OpenSea’s All Time Music Rankings, as well as being the 17th largest primary sale for a music NFT according to Water and Music. To play with Secret Garden’s current Bouquets, go to secretgarden.fm and explore the platform’s previews Parfait by Robotaki, Sunday Journal by oksami & Seerlight, and Miami Nights by SMLE. Audiovisual experiences. Made by you.

For more information on Secret Garden, visit www.secretgarden.fm.

About Mike Shinoda:
Mike Shinoda is a typical multi-hyphenate, a Japanese-American musician, visual artist and entrepreneur. Shinoda graduated with a BFA in illustration from the Art Center College of Design in 1998, and received an honorary doctorate of humane letters in 2009. He established the Michael K. Shinoda Endowed Scholarship at his alma mater, awarded based on merit and financial need. While in college, Mike started Linkin Park. Shinoda jokes, “I made money from design so I could spend it on music.” The band became one of the best-selling artists in modern history, with 26 MTV Music Awards, two GRAMMYS, four Echo Awards, a UN Global Leadership Award and dozens of others. They have sold over 100 million albums worldwide. Shinoda is the founder, producer and primary songwriter.

Shinoda is also known for its close relationship with innovative entertainment technology through partnerships, investments and advisory roles with companies such as Spotify, Sonos, Robinhood and Mercedes Benz. He currently serves as Community Innovation Advisor at Web3 for Warner Music Group and “Pro Team” Ambassador for Ledger.

In 2021, Shinoda released the first generative mixtape compilation of its kind. Titled “Ziggurats”, the collection consisted of 5,000 units, each with unique music and cover art generated from layers created by Shinoda. Ownership of a Ziggurat opens up an evolving world of content, events and art. Mike’s physical artwork has been part of his music releases from Fort Minor’s “Rising Tied” to his solo album “Post Traumatic” and various gallery exhibitions.

Shinoda’s writing and production credits also include works with Jay-Z (Grammy, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration, 2006), Rakim, Depeche Mode, Blackbear, Steve Aoki, Pusha-T, Stormzy, Cypress Hill, Black Thought, Martin Garrix, Lupe Fiasco, Grandson, K.Flay and Deftones (Grammy, Best Remixed Recording, 2022). His scoring compositions include “Medal Of Honor”, “MTV VMAs”, “The Raid: Redemption” and “Into The Badlands” (BMI Award, Best Original Score, 2019).

Alexandra Greenberg
Falcon Publicity
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