Podcast appearances and mentions of ben arnon

This week we feature Ben Arnon,  the co-founder of Curio NFT which is a leading marketplace for NFTs from the biggest names in entertainment.  He's also the co-founder of Color Farm Media, a major film and TV company.  In addition, Ben is a tremendous NFT photographer and has some very exciting projects launching in 2022. 

Buddy Iahn and Matt Bailey recap an arduous year The year 2021 was monumental to say the least. It was the second year of a pandemic that continued to dictate the concert industry as artists returned or attempted to return to the road. It wasn't until the back half of the year when concerts starting trekking away again, but COVID continued to rear its ugly head as artists and members of their touring camps were diagnosed with breakthrough cases of COVID. Some artists even decided to cancel or postpone planned tour dates as new coronavirus variants began taking shape and cases continued to rise. Our first show back was in June with Dan Tyminski before heading to Vegas in July to see Dwight Yoakam and Randy Houser one night and Garth Brooks the next. Our concert coverage continued full force with coverage of Alice Cooper, Justin Moore, Jack Harlow, Luke Combs, Chicago, Hank Williams Jr, Collective Soul, an all-star tribute to Lee Greenwood in Alabama, and others before Buddy Iahn and Matt Bailey once again convened in Las Vegas for another three shows that featured Shania Twain, Reba and Brooks & Dunn and Carrie Underwood in early December. Matt finished out the year with another impressive run of shows in the Washington DC area that included KT Tunstall and two nights with Eric Church before wrapping with Trans-Siberian Orchestra on Christmas Eve-Eve. We were blessed with some big guests on this show in 2021. Gene Simmons, Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen, SiriusXM host Eddie Trunk, Police drummer Stewart Copeland and many others graced us with their presence. We also reached our milestone 100th episode which was an NFT-focused show with members of Goodie Mob and Curio's founder Ben Arnon. We are guestless for this recap which was recorded in our Las Vegas hotel room in December. We want to thank all of our website visitors, podcast listeners, guests, publicists, artists, advertisers and everyone involved in bringing you the best content we can. Cheers to 2022 and an even bigger year to boot across the board. Be sure to subscribe to The Music Universe Podcast wherever you get your podcasts.

Rappers launch new NFT collection Legendary rappers Goodie Mob have teamed with Curio for the “Dirty South Soul Food Truck” NFT collection. The collection celebrates Goodie Mob's debut album, Soul Food, and consists of artwork showcasing food, beverage, tin chefs and Goodie Chefs that all represent different rarity values. Proceeds from the collection will be allocated to the Atlanta Community Food Bank. Goodie Mob members T-Mo, Khujo and Big Gipp, along with Curio co-founder & CRO Ben Arnon, joins us to discuss the new partnership and what fans can expect from the new groundbreaking digital collection that has launched with 2,500 packs that will be distributed blindly. Arnon also explains NFTs and how they've become more widely embraced in recent years. It's a special 100th episode with Goodie Mob! Be sure to subscribe to The Music Universe Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. https://youtu.be/OlBqk2wwByY

Mass Media shapes our reality and when there's diversity in media – our world opens up to possibility. Color Farm Media's mission is to build an ecosystem that fosters greater equity, inclusion, and diversity in media and that empowers and elevates voices that are underrepresented, overlooked, and undervalued. I spoke with co-founders Ben Arnon who brings a depth of experience in tech and entertainment and a sensibility shaped through social and political activism and community organizing and Erika Alexander, actress, activist, entrepreneur, creator producer and director. https://www.colorfarmmedia.com/I speak with John White Jr., President and CEO of The Consortium about how the behaviorial health organization is providing low cost and no cost mental health therapy and substance use disorder treatment during the pandemic.https://consortiuminc.org/

Mass Media shapes our reality and when there's diversity in media – our world opens up to possibility. Color Farm Media's mission is to build an ecosystem that fosters greater equity, inclusion, and diversity in media and that empowers and elevates voices that are underrepresented, overlooked, and undervalued. I spoke with co-founders Ben Arnon who brings a depth of experience in tech and entertainment and a sensibility shaped through social and political activism and community organizing and Erika Alexander, actress, activist, entrepreneur, creator producer and director. https://www.colorfarmmedia.com/First we check in with Vanesse Lloyd Sgambati, founder of the Literary and the African American Children's Book Fair, for her monthly feature VLS Journeys. She speaks with author Veronica Chambers; author of “Shirley Chisholm is a Verb.” PA State Rep. Malcom Kenyatta talks books for the feature “What's Philadelphia Reading?”https://rb.gy/ahxbpc

The actor/producer/activist Erika Alexander joins us for a discussion about Color Farm, a media company she co-founded with Ben Arnon and which has helped produce the new documentary, "John Lewis: Good Trouble". Also, a conversation about the new documentary "Olympia" with director Harry Mavromichalis & producer Anthoula Katsimatides.

Erika Alexander is an actress, writer & co-founder of Color Farm Media. She’s well known for her role as the iconic character Maxine Shaw, Attorney-at-Law in the 90s sitcom Living Single. She was a regular as Cousin Pam in The Cosby Show & appeared in the Oscar-winning film Get Out (2017). Full show notes & timestamps: https://www.creatorlab.fm/erika-alexander-actress-get-out-cosby-show/    Here are five things to listen out for:   Childhood – her candid experience growing up as a child actor from the age of 14, her relationship with her parents & how this impacted her throughout her life.  Being the “other” – feeling like an outsider when she first had some success Importance of Diversity in Film & Media – how she’s approaching this challenge with Color Farm Media, why it’s important to hire the best people regardless, but find a balance to tell diverse stories Role of Therapy – how she dealt with depression, navigated lows and the importance of mental health The Future – hip-hop in Bollywood, collaborations of color, the projects she’s working on with Lionsgate & the importance of long-form conversations Time Stamps: 2:32 – Introduction of Erika 4:45 – Her role on Living Single 8:38 – Erika’s childhood 12:15 – Was Erika always outgoing? 15:36 – The “look at me” gene 18:26 – First time acting 23:12 – Erika’s mom’s influence 25:46 – Becoming famous and losing her family 27:31 – Religion and belief when growing up 30:40 – Early pain struggle & depression 32:40 – Being the “other” in the family 36:45 – Ways to cope with parent pain 41:05 – Therapy and mental health 50:41 – Race and misrepresentation in work 51:52 – Race is an illusion 54:13 – Color Farm Media & it’s mission 57:06 – Ben Arnon help & info 61:17 – Current work 66:25 – Black Lightning 71:53 – Making diversity authentic 77:02 – Importance of diverse writers 82:25 – How to change in industry 85:33 – “I’m a badass at acting” 93:00 – Collaborations of color 95:50 – Hire the best writer, but include all 98:14 – The impact of long-form conversation 101:56 – Looking to the future

Welcome to the Blockchain Bridge! The podcast that features reality-based discussions about blockchain. Where we bridge from blockchain ideas to realities, and where we discuss solutions that will drive blockchain from its early adopter stage to mainstream adoption. Hosted by Ben Arnon and Jay Kolbe, the show will launch May 8th with an awesome first episode. Make sure you subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts, and our website is www.blockchainbridgepodcast.com. Blockchain technology is transformative, disruptive and has the potential to redefine the Internet and to drive humanity into the decentralized future. It is also complex, confusing, and only fully understood by a tiny subset of the world’s population. In this podcast, we’ll speak with leading experts - both within and outside of the blockchain industry - who help make sense of this emerging technology. Our conversations will focus on tangible examples of blockchain tech’s impact on mainstream consumers. We’ll also discuss how blockchain will bridge the gap and cross the chasm that exists between today’s early adopters and tomorrow’s mass adoption. We launch on May 8th so subscribe now: Blockchain Bridge - Bridging From Blockchain Ideas to Realities.

Ben Arnon has been advising and investing in blockchain startups for several years. He is also an experienced professional in the advertising and media space. For Varanida, he is sharing his views on the whole industry, some tips and also mistakes to avoid when launching a blockchain company.