Our guest this week on the New Music Business is singer/songwriter Sammy Arriaga. Ari and Sammy dive deep into everything songwriting and his successful endeavors in the world of NFTs. To learn more about Sammy, visit https://sammynft.com.2:34 Welcome4:07 Upbringing and auditioning for American Idol8:35 Life-changing move to Nashville16:37 Writing 1000 songs, shopping on Music Row and signing to Sony30:04 Aftermath of getting dropped from Sony31:36 Journey into TikTok37:06 Jumping into the NFT world45:27 Busking in Twitter Spaces to avid NFT collectors53:44 Primary sales price and what’s included1:02:54 Reinvesting NFT income and breaking down the crypto ecosystem1:18:16 Final questionSubscribe to The New Music Business: https://aristake.com/nmbAri's Take Academy (use code NMB for 10% off): https://aristakeacademy.comWatch more discussions like this: https://bit.ly/3LavMpaConnect with Ari’s Take:Website: https://aristake.comAcademy: https://aristakeacademy.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/aristake_/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@aris.takeTwitter: https://twitter.com/ArisTakeYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/aristake1Connect with Ari Herstand:Website: https://ariherstand.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/ariherstandTwitter: https://twitter.com/ariherstandYouTube: https://youtube.com/ariherstandConnect with Sammy Arriaga:Website: https://sammynft.comOpenSea: https://opensea.io/collection/metagirldhTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sammyarriagaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sammyarriagaTwitter: https://mobile.twitter.com/sammyarriagaYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/sammyarriagaEdited and mixed by Maxton HunterMusic by Brassroots DistrictProduced by the team at Ari’s Take Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.