Transcript
Introduction
Eric
This is Eric Golden. And my guest today is Jay Stolar. Jay is a musician, songwriter and producer whose songs have been streamed over 200 million times and recorded by artists ranging from Selena Gomez to John Legend. Jay is also the co-founder of Hume Collective, a Web3 record label that creates music and virtual artists in the metaverse. We discuss Jay's songwriting process and music career, the challenges he faced as a songwriter in the existing music industry, the creation of a virtual popstar Angelbaby and what Web3 will do for songwriters in the future. Please enjoy this conversation with Jay Stolar.
Eric
Jay, thank you for joining me today.
Jay
Thank you, man. It's good to be here.
The Creative Process
Eric
So in preparation for this, we've talked before, and you have a really interesting background. When I talk to Web3 founders, I don't usually get to talk to successful artists and musicians. So I thought maybe a fun place to start would just be your background musically, what it's been like to be an artist.