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# Blockchain And The Music Industry: RAC, Nest HQ and UJO Music Offer A Beginners Guide [VIDEO]
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/blockchain-and-the-music-industry-rac-nest-hq-and-ujo-music-offer-a-beginners-guide-video/
- Published: 2017-10-25T11:59:00.000Z
- Updated: 2017-10-25T11:59:00.000Z
- Description: Is blockchain just a buzzword or could it radically change the music industry? We think it's the later, but understanding what blockchain is and does is confusing. Grammy winner RAC. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2017/10/blockchain-and-the-music-industry-rac-nest-hq-and-ujo-musi
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, Music Business, Music Tech, Startups & Funding, 2 Chainz, Alcohol by volume, American Civil War reenactment, Angostura bitters, Apple cider, Bitcoin, Blockchain (database), Brooklyn, Digital rights management, Ethereum, International Business Times, Music Ally, music industry, National Basketball Association, New York City, Open Music Initiative, Oregon, PledgeMusic, Portland, Portland Trail Blazers, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:05

[![RAC](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb09cfb378970d-200wi "RAC")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb09cfb378970d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)

Is blockchain just a buzzword or could it radically change the music industry? We think it's the later, but understanding what blockchain is and does is confusing. Grammy winner RAC recently released his latest album EGO using the Ethereum blockchain via UJO Music, and this 6 minute documentary looks inside the process.

[![Ujomusic](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb09cfb3ea970d-450wi "Ujomusic")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb09cfb3ea970d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)

This short documentary was designed to make the technical concepts of blockchain and music easy to understand and accessible for those just getting into the space without sacrificing the necessary technical terms and language.Produced by[ Nest HQ,](http://nesthq.com/blockchain-and-the-music-industry?ref=hypebot.com) the filmmakers visit[ RAC ](https://rac.ujomusic.com/?ref=hypebot.com)in his studios in Portland, OR and travel to Brooklyn, NY to meet both Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin and Jesse Grushack of [UJO Music](https://ujomusic.com/?ref=hypebot.com), a blockchain music distribution start-up also know for their work with Imogen Heap.

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