FORMLESS is a decentralized network and digital space that empowers individuals to connect, create, collaborate and share in a multiplayer digital economy.
Today marks another significant milestone for FORMLESS.
We are thrilled to share that we have successfully raised over $2.2M in pre-seed funding.
The funding will drive our commitment to advancing the SHARE Protocol, powering the next generation of products and experiences in a…
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@CallMeLatasha
is a multi-dimensional Artist and Founder at the forefront of creativity and community.
We’ve partnered with her to offer revenue sharing on this X post, featuring her new song “WAVE”.
▲ Repost to join for free! ▲
Only 100 co-ownership splits available ↴
1/ We’ve partnered with wwworld builders
@iyk_app
to offer revenue sharing on this X post announcing Creator:Chipped, an open call for creators of tangible goods!
▲ Repost to join for free! ▲
Only 100 co-ownership splits are available. ↴
"Self expression is bigger than business".
Watch our founder & CEO
@brandontory
present on SHARE and the concept of a Decentralized Distribution Network at
@a16zcrypto
CSS demo day.
Full experience in the following Tweet✨
What if there was a new way to share experiences?
What if value exchange could be determined without a middleman?
What if you could control the access terms to your content and distribute it everywhere?
Create the future with SHARE, now in Beta live on Ethereum and Polygon✨
Algorithms should enhance and not limit your ability to share experiences.
So, we believe that creators should be free to express themselves and reach their audience on their terms.
Here is Brandon Tory, founder of FORMLESS, speaking to this point.
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Our human expression connects us to each other via stories. And stories are often shared through music.
But, full expression as an artist includes the ability to:
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(Video of
@brandontory
co-founder of
@formless_xyz
)
Exciting news. We're thrilled to announce the latest version of SHARE is now available and features playlist monetization, empowering artists and their communities. 🎉
SHARE incentivizes the music-sharing experience by allowing listeners to curate playlists and earn money.
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1/Six months ago, we set out to deliver a protocol to change how creators are compensated for their art. We’re excited to announce a major milestone in that mission.
⚡SHARE Alpha is now live on the Ethereum and Polygon mainnets!⚡
Today we’re excited to announce our partnership with Grammy award-winning producer Dallas Austin to offer the first-ever music distribution deals using SHARE smart contracts.
Discover the power of revenue sharing––where everyone earns, payments are instant, and creativity is multiplayer. 🎮
Transforming the way creators and communities align and benefit together! 🤝🏽
Learn How:
Anything is possible when artists have these three things at their disposal:
- freedom to set their prices
- control over their distribution
- sovereignty over their creative process
Here’s a walkthrough of the key features of SHARE by
@brandontory
, speaking to this point.
Join us to discuss the future of music distribution. Get insights on accelerating growth with:
- real-time royalties
- revenue sharing
- and full control of your distribution on SHARE
Thursday, June 29th at 8PM ET / 5PM PT. See you then!
We're proud to announce that FORMLESS has been selected by
@a16zcrypto
as one of 26 invited companies to participate in the CSS Spring 2023 accelerator in Los Angeles. ⚡️
We’re excited to share that we’ve finalized the cohort for our upcoming Crypto Startup School!🎉
The program kicks off on March 7th.
We’d like to give a huge thank you to the 8,000+ teams who applied from all over the world.
Details on the incredibly impressive applicant pool:
"When I win, I want my audience to win." said a SHARE artist.
Winning happens when incentives for artists & their communities are aligned. To make this happen, SHARE offers monetization of playlists: revenue sharing between artists + their community.
Brandon Tory on this👇🏾🔥
37,000 views, 223 shares.
100 splits claimed in 100 minutes.
Revenue paid out to all participants in realtime with multiplayer social engagement.
The 24 hour period has officially ended.
Thank you
@CallMeLatasha
for being an innovator and to the community for joining us!
1/ .
@CallMeLatasha
is a multi-dimensional Artist and Founder at the forefront of creativity and community.
We’ve partnered with her to offer revenue sharing on this X post, featuring her new song “WAVE”.
▲ Repost to join for free! ▲
Only 100 co-ownership splits available ↴
2/ This X post will generate $10 per 1K impressions for the next 24 hours powered by FORMLESS.
Each split represents a 1% co-ownership share in the revenue stream, and a token that can be used to unlock future experiences.
We will DM link to join splits––It is free and easy.
In the last 8 days, gifted 11 year old artist and producer
@kcyoumadethis
has made $570 on 400 streams of his instrumental tape "PBI to ORD".
He did this by uploading it to
@formless_xyz
as a smart contract and releasing a Youtube video explaining his vision, with the link in…
Join us Dec 21 at 8pm ET / 5pm PT on Twitter Spaces with
@brandontory
and
@theothajpmorgan
to discuss the artist experience, our latest partnership announcements, and new SHARE protocol features. 👉🏼
Izz508 used SHARE to release an album to his followers on social media. Here were the results.
Within the first 24 hours the album was played 900 times, earned $560, and his community received 20%.
On Spotify, 900 plays is $2.60; on Tidal, it’s $11.26.
You can do the same ⬇️
2/ This X post will generate $5 per repost for the next 12 hours powered by FORMLESS.
A $1K bonus will be paid to the collective if it surpasses 20K views in that time.
Each split represents a 1% co-ownership share in the revenue.
We will DM the link to join––It is free &…
What can happen when you create your own success path?
A lot.
Including the ability to be directly embraced by your community, in your way, in full control.
In a way that before was never possible, but you made it so. ⚡️
42,000 views, 223 shares, 1.4K engagements.
100 splits claimed in 97 minutes.
Revenue paid out to all participants in realtime with multiplayer social engagement.
The 12 hour period has officially ended.
Thank you
@iyk_app
for being innovative leaders in the space and to the…
1/ We’ve partnered with wwworld builders
@iyk_app
to offer revenue sharing on this X post announcing Creator:Chipped, an open call for creators of tangible goods!
▲ Repost to join for free! ▲
Only 100 co-ownership splits are available. ↴
Biometrics will redefine peer-to-peer UX. Here's how.
By integrating biometric authentication into our latest SHARE update, we've empowered you to access media experiences without passwords or wallets.
The future of shared experiences should be adaptive.
See link below🔥
SHARE is a decentralized technology powering the future of streaming, social, payments, and co-ownership. Creators have already uploaded over 200 smart contracts using SHARE ⚡️
Version 1.0.1 is available today at
And it includes:
We’re honored to be one of 10 companies backed by
@zypsycom
Design Capital and featured in their Season 1 Tech Crunch announcement.
Thank you to the Zypsy team for their partnership and paradigm shifting vision towards unlocking the next $1B in value through creative excellence.
We’re excited to introduce Design Capital - our design investment program for early-stage startups
Zypsy will support early-stage technical startups, investing $100,000 in design services in exchange for equity.
Check out our TechCrunch feature:
#zypsy
…
Music curation connects us to the songs and artists we love. It shapes our experiences and emotions.
What if you could turn curation into a money-making opportunity?
SHARE empowers you to do just that.
⚡️Stay tuned for details on how to curate playlists and earn! ⚡️
We are thrilled to announce a major milestone:
1,000 digital property uploads to the network––powered by SHARE protocol. 🎮⚡️
Huge thanks to our incredible community for redefining the boundaries.
A special shout out to some of our favorite pioneers:
All splits have now been claimed!
100 splits claimed in 97 minutes.
Rev share will continue as views and reposts go up.
Thank you all for participating! 🎮
#Multiply
1/ We’ve partnered with wwworld builders
@iyk_app
to offer revenue sharing on this X post announcing Creator:Chipped, an open call for creators of tangible goods!
▲ Repost to join for free! ▲
Only 100 co-ownership splits are available. ↴
Artists everywhere are talking about the problems that streaming and algorithms have created.
With Formless’s SHARE technology, you can set your price, share revenue and get paid instantly. 🎮⚡️
Learn How:
Happy New Year!
We've had an influx of new members joining the community over the break. Welcome!
We love to hear about what you're working on and how SHARE Protocol may be helpful to you.
Here are a few key resources:
1. Check out our docs for an overview of the protocol,…
Formless now supports
@Optimism
as a smart contract network! As an Ethereum Layer-2 solution, Optimism boosts speed and efficiency across our protocol. Joining Polygon and Ethereum, users now have more flexibility to choose the network that best suits their needs for revenue…
Our smart contracts have been fully audited by
@solidityfinance
for safety and security, and we're now shifting gears to refine the user experience, with your help.
1/ We’ve partnered with wwworld builders
@iyk_app
to offer revenue sharing on this X post announcing Creator:Chipped, an open call for creators of tangible goods!
▲ Repost to join for free! ▲
Only 100 co-ownership splits are available. ↴
In this space, you'll learn to create your own multiplayer digital economy by sharing revenues for a wider reach and a tighter community.
EXCLUSIVE: Attendees receive early access to join revenue sharing on an upcoming release. Spots are limited.
The beauty of being a multidimensional music artist is that you’re both the artist and the listener in this space.
So with that — let’s show your favorite artists some love by tagging them on this post. ✨
If you're building streaming experiences of the future, or if you're a creator looking for a new way to distribute music, videos, or podcasts––this is for you!
Request Pre-Release Access
Community is at the root of our experiences.
Bankxy drew this inspiration from real-life experiences in his community.
And his exploration of releasing music onto the blockchain using SHARE opens the doors for his community to directly support.
Beautifully, through “Friends”.
1/ TDOT ILLDUDE is a multi-hyphenate Los Angeles based Artist and Innovator.
This week we partnered with him on the first ever decentralized Instagram reel with realtime community revenue sharing on views, featuring his new song (ALIVE).
As views went up, SHARE tech was used…
Happy Anniversary, SHARE! 🥳
Two years ago today we set out to pursue a bold mission: create a decentralized distribution protocol at the intersection of technology, art, and true human purpose. With the publication of the SHARE protocol white paper, we sowed the seed that would…
1/ This week we partnered with Boston’s premiere community and event organization KICKBACK BOSTON to offer first-of-its-kind revenue sharing on an Instagram post for their upcoming event, The KickBack.
In 24 hours we generated 15,000 Views, 1,400 Shares, and 1,700 Engagements.
Disruptive innovation in how music is distributed creates a new success path for artists.
The new roadmap to success is one you get to create.
And it often includes:
Comparing yourself to another artist's success is tempting.
But, always remember that your fans crave your flavor, style, and expression.
They desire your uniqueness.
The only artist you should compare yourself to is who you were yesterday to who you are today.
I got a check from
@tunecore
today for about a month of streaming and it was $54 dollars..
I made $100 dollars w/
@formless_xyz
SHARE app going directly to consumer In less than 48 hours….
Y’all help me continue my music dreams and journey
We view SHARE Protocol as a set of lego bricks for building digital communities.
Primitives empowering property rights, licensing, and revenue sharing.
Learn more.
Discover SHARE, where artists & their communities share revenues and earn together with music playlists.
Easily connect with your Apple Pay, Google Pay, digital wallet, or credit card for seamless transactions.
Empowering artists and their communities to collectively thrive ⚡️
Please be advised that from Saturday, December 23, 2023, to Tuesday, January 2, 2024, our team will have reduced capacity to address inquiries and fulfill requests as we will be in a company-wide shutdown.
We wish you all a prosperous New Year!
#formless
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Successful creators have control over their creations.
This should include your ability to easily distribute your media on all your platforms while getting paid directly for your creations.
@izz508
released an album using SHARE and here’s how it compares to traditional streaming:
- 200x faster revenue per minute
- 4,870% increase in revenues during the first 24 hours
- 20% of royalty revenues shared with his community instantly
Do the same ⬇️
You broke free from the chains that held you, and became an example of triumph and determination.
You created a path for yourself despite what others wanted of you.
And you taught us that our dreams are possible to achieve.
Rest in peace and love, Tina Turner.
🎉😊 We've received a grant from the
@AlchemyPlatform
#WAGBI
developer program for the SHARE protocol - our decentralized peer-to-peer distribution method for artists using blockchain technology.
Artist
@izz508
dropped his album True Colors on SHARE and experienced:
- 200x faster revenue per minute
- 4,870% increase in revenues during the first 24 hours
- 20% of royalty revenues shared with his community instantly
Case study is available to you to learn how to do same⬇️
The Multiplayer Digital Economy empowers smaller players to unite––inviting consumers to become participants and bigger players to become powerful platforms.
Learn how SHARE tech is laying the groundwork with revenue sharing and digital property rights.
Some words that come to mind from this space:
- Collaboration
- Success paths
- Building in public
- The status of the music industry
- AI music
- Holistic approaches to building your brand as an artist
So much value in this space. Take a listen. 🔥
It's hard to win a game with rules stacked against you.
Now, however, there are no rules. Innovation forges creative liberty.
Rather than playing the game, create it.
“Sunset on LA”, a new music video from
@jsn_wlf
, is available now on SHARE.
On this day one year ago,
@brandontory
announced he left Google to build a web3 content distribution protocol called SHARE and published the seminal whitepaper laying the foundation for the transition of the power structure from machine vendors to content creators.
1/3 GROUNDBREAKING news for artists everywhere.⚡️
@SymphonicDist
, a leading media distribution company, officially partners with FORMLESS to empower artists by integrating the SHARE protocol.
Symphonic has paid over $100 million dollars in artist royalties.
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Recently, artist
@Izz508
dropped his album, True Colors, on SHARE, improving his success by automatically sharing the revenues with his audience.
⚡️Now consumers can also earn by curating and monetizing playlists ⚡️
Artists and their community – winning together. 🤝
1/ This week we partnered with performance streetwear leaders
@PYNRS_
to offer first-of-its-kind revenue sharing on physical product sales during the PYNRS pop-up store in Boston for marathon weekend.
Our Instagram post generated over 23,000 Views and 1,000 Engagements!
Join us to learn through the stories of DREAMS, JSN WLF, and FORMLESS founder Brandon Tory how artists can leverage new technology to get their work seen by a wider audience, build their brand, and ultimately monetize their media on their terms.
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Thursday is going to be insightful for the community. 🔥
Join
@brandontory
and
@izz508
to discuss how to take full control of your music distribution, get royalties in real-time, and share revenue with your community.
"How To Create A Multiplayer Digital Economy for Creative Industries"
Listen to the fantastic new interview by
@Tanner_Gesek
and
@wagmi_vc
with
@brandontory
on the origin and vision for Formless.
🎮⚡️
Happening tomorrow ⚡️
Discover how SHARE empowers artists to take control of their distribution, share revenues directly with their audience, and earn and track royalties in real-time.
Set a reminder.
Join FORMLESS founder
@brandontory
tomorrow (11/10) on for a live demo of the SHARE protocol.
He’ll cover uploading content to the blockchain and the dApp experience, followed by Q&A.
You can set a reminder here:
4/The Share Protocol is a building block for web3 applications and digital content streaming services. It is THE ENGINE that gives creators control over the access terms to their art.
The essence of technology is to amplify human capabilities.
To enrich the human experience.
Algorithms designed to optimize corporate profits have lost sight of that.