Artist Spotlight: Ed Balloon is on the Run

Ed Balloon is an artist, screenwriter, musician, and dancer. Here, Ed discusses the origins of the Run Ed collection as an amalgamation of all his artistic disciplines, the code-switching required as a BIPOC in WAGMI culture, and Kevin drops alpha on his step aerobics history.

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[00:00] Intro.
[00:59] Who is Ed Balloon?
[03:44] What pulls Ed in so many directions?
[06:41] From stop motion to NFTs.
[10:36] The challenges people of color face when entering the NFT space.
[12:48] The code-switching required as a BIPOC in WAGMI culture.
[17:28] The problem with Twitter's algorithm choosing your friends.
[21:01] What can the NFT space do to be more welcoming to BIPOC?
[25:24] The Run Ed collection.
[28:27] Ed really does run. And he's RIPPED!
[30:52] How Kevin was introduced to Ed's work.
[32:08] The Ed Balloon Generational Wealth Fund.
[33:23] A piece Ed recently sold for 10 ETH.
[34:22] The story behind Ed's Digital Diaspora exclusive music video drop.
[37:20] The making of Don't Rock The Boat (Watery Eyes).
[39:46] Miscellaneous works on Foundation and Catalog Works.
[41:59] Dealing with the anxiety surrounding a new drop.
[46:22] Finding ways to make fellow BIPOC artists more visible.
[48:25] What's next for Ed?
[51:14] Why everyone is welcome when Ed engages with the BIPOC space.
[57:10] Kevin details his vast experience with step aerobics and line dancing.
[1:00:43] Real friends are really honest.
[1:06:28] Parting thoughts.

Artist Spotlight: Ed Balloon is on the Run

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