The music industry isn't particularly fair - agencies and managers collect most of the revenue, and smaller artists are struggling to become recognized and not get exploited.
That's where blockchain technology comes in: due to its safe and transparent nature, blockchain technology has the potential to distribute the music agency and create a decentralized economy where musicians are paid fairly, and bookers and talents get together to create amazing music for the audience.
This is Viberate - a new music ecosystem and talent marketplace, powered by the Ethereum Blockchain.
What is Viberate?
Viberate is a blockchain-based music ecosystem, database, and talent marketplace for musicians.
They aim to disrupt the way musicians are being booked, and connect musicians with event organizers.
Additionally, they want to make the world of live music accessible to anyone by decentralizing discovery and booking processes with the help of the blockchain technology.
There are already 120.000 musicians who have signed up to Viberate's database.
Viberate is also a marketplace for talents - musicians can be booked through the system and and paid with the native cryptocurrency of the network: the vibe token.
Viberate joins the entire music ecosystem in one place. It doesn’t matter whether you’re a musician, event organizer, venue owner or just like to listen to good tunes and sing in the shower, Viberate has something for everyone.
How does it work?
Depending on your role in the music industry, there are many different things you can use Viberate for.
As a musician, you can create your online profile to present yourself and your skills.
As a booking agent, you can browse through a database of over 120.000 musician profiles, and book them directly through the platform.
As event organizers or venue owners, you can even setup a profile for your own venue and allow others to book it, or create an event by bringing musician and venue together.
And if you're simply someone who enjoys live music, you can keep track of your favorite artists, check events near you and even buy tickets directly through the platform!
Our vision is to revolutionize the way musicians are presented and booked as well as to open the world of live music to anyone who wants to participate in it by decentralizing discovery and booking processes with the use of the blockchain technology.
VIB token
The Vibe Token (VIB) is the heart of viberate's music ecosystem.
Vibes can be earned by anyone, for example by promoting viberate on social media, adding and updating new profiles within the database, adding events, writing articles or referring friends.
They can be spent to pay for event tickets, premium services, booking fees, or enable access to premium industry contacts.
Of course, VIB tokens can also be traded and exchanged just like other cryptocurrencies.
Viberate adviser: Charlie Shrem
Probably one of the biggest names on the Viberate Team is Charlie Shrem - 
He supports the project as an adviser, and is convinced of viberate's potential to disrupt the music industry:
When Bitcoin came out, we had finance… Now we’re moving onto other ideas. How can we use blockchain technology to change the world and use it for disrupting things like the music industry and social media? That’s where Viberate comes into play!
Viberate Tokensale
The tokensale for Viberate has just started today, September 5, and will be running until October 4.
There is an initial supply of 200 Million tokens and the crowdsale is capped at approximately $12 Million.
The initial value will be 1 VIB = 0.1 USD, and participants of the ICO can earn bonus rewards when contributing early.
60% of tokens will be allocated to the crowdsale, while the rest will go to the team, investors, contributors, and reserves for the future.
You can contribute to the ICO by preparing your wallet with ETH, and then visit the tokensale page to make your investment.
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