SAN FRANCISCO, CA. (Top40 Charts) Inspired by musician, artist and visionary Jerry Garcia, Jerry Garcia
Music Arts announces an exciting partnership with fellow ecologically focused Aerial to release the artist's first NFT to feature a mix of his music and visual art.
The historic cryptoart piece titled "Mandolin Player" is set to release on the SuperRare platform on July 12, 2021, just months after the recent debut of Garcia's fine art NFT, "Gift."
The "Mandolin Player," soundscape is composed of an instrumental segment of "Jack-A-Roo" (also known as "Jack-A Roe") performed in studio by Jerry Garcia and mandolinist
David Grisman. The beloved tune, which Garcia performed with the
Grateful Dead on more than 108 occasions, has now been remixed and produced in spatial audio by electronic musician and sound poet Jair-Rohm Parker Wells.
Jair-Rohm commented on the historical importance of the cryptoart and its significance for the future of music: "The
Grateful Dead were audio pioneers. The legendary 'Wall of Sound' changed live sound forever. Presenting Jerry Garcia's music in this way is the intuitive next step in the evolution of how his music will be enjoyed by future generations."
Beyond his illustrious career with the Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia
Music Arts' namesake continues to be a celebrated fine artist, philanthropist and environmentalist by bringing the world together through his music. Garcia was an original champion for artists' rights and the democratization of creativity. In recent years, as the worlds of technology and art come together, Garcia's vocal dedication to artistic autonomy is becoming a reality with the rapidly expanding NFT platform.
In tribute to Garcia's prolific and steadfast beliefs in the power of creative expression and environmental conservation, 3 percent of NFT net proceeds from "Mandolin Player" will be donated to the Jerry Garcia Foundation, supporting ocean preservation and the arts. Gift grants will then be provided to the Psylodelic Gallery and selected ocean conservation organizations.
An additional environmental component of this cryptoart project will engage the carbon offset tools made available by Aerial, an ecologically focused platform built by climate-conscious technologists who aim to mitigate humanity's carbon emissions. The "Mandolin Player" release will support Aerial's forest conservation work, which is fully verified by the American Carbon Registry and Climate Action Reserve. For more information, please visit the SuperRare website at www.superrare.com.
