Hi! I am Tatiana Moroz, Singer- Songwriter, Activist, Creator of the 1st Artist Coin and I will sing you a song <3

in introduceyourself •  8 years ago 

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Hey everyone! I have been messing around on Steemit for a while now, maybe a month or so, but I haven't had a chance to write an introductory post. I wanted to make a video because I thought that would be more personal. I went over to my friend's studio, and he has an incredible record player. This is not an experience to be missed guys, records sound amazing! Anyway, Carole King came on singing, "Will You Still Love Me, Tomorrow?" and I was singing along. I figured since music is at the core of everything that I am about, it would be fun to do something impromptu for the Steemit video (I explain this in the video below too). However, I figured I should say more than 1 minutes worth of chat time about who I am to make new friends :)

Music is the constant in my life, but there are other things that drive me. My passions are for art, liberty, freedom, peace, communication, and pushing our culture to be better. I have been doing music and Bitcoin as well as liberty activism for a long time now. I grew up in NJ, but I spent a lot of my childhood in Poland. I was greatly influenced by the music of the 60's and 70's, specifically Cat Stevens, Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Nina Simone, and many more. Books that had a profound impact include 1984, Brave New World, Animal Farm, Fahrenheit 451, Lord of the Flies, and Atlas Shrugged.* I knew early on that art was a catalyst.

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After Berklee College of Music in Boston, I worked at Avatar, Chung King, and several other major recording studios in NYC. I found the industry frustrating, but kept making music as an indie artist. In the meantime, I got interested in Austrian economics, the Federal Reserve, and a path became more clear. I started out in the Ron Paul movement, singing all around the country. It was an amazing ride, and I played for thousands of people of all backgrounds. There were liberals, conservatives, and everything in between, folks united in the ideas of liberty for everyone. However, after the 2012 elections, I stopped believing that voting or presidential elections would give us that freedom and prosperity.

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In August of 2012, I learned about Bitcoin from Tony Gallippi and Stephen Pair, but I didn't get it at first. Soon after, I spent some time with Jeffrey Tucker. He is an incredible speaker, and always paints a really beautiful picture with his words. He helped me visualize and realize the power crypto currencies had to help empower people to simply opt out peacefully from the current infrastructures. It was inspiring, and so I wrote a Bitcoin Jingle to help onboard new users who maybe couldn't connect with the tech, but could be played the vision.

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Things got more interesting with the idea of Tokens. Adam B. Levine (from Let's Talk Bitcoin) and I started collaborating on a project known as Tatiana Coin, which was the first ever artist crypto currency. It's pretty cool to be first at anything, but what no one tells you is that it's HARD! OMG, had I known how much work it would take lol! We launched our first iteration in mid 2014, and that resulted in fundraising enough to record my album (my 3rd). This would be the first album ever fully funded with crypto (that I know of), and I even have some fun footage in the studio signing the guys up with wallets :)

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However, use of Tatiana Coin was still a bit too hard for the regular Joe, so Adam started Tokenly to build the tools needed to use it. He and his team have been working with me to create a model that other artists could adopt easily. You see, I wonder often about why mainstream music these days isn't very good. I attribute this to lack of funding for any artist that isn't a pop tart. I miss substance! So with artist tokens, you can fundraise from your fans sort of like Kickstarter, Indiegogo, or Pledge Music, but they get a digital gift certificate (Tatiana Coins) in return that can be spent on anything in your store, any time. You can even break it up to sell or give Tatiana Coins to your friends. We have also figured out how to use this token to connect long term with fans, via services like streaming, direct messaging to your favorite artist, exclusive content, tickets, and more.

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During all of this, I worked at Bitcoin Magazine for a while till it temporarily shut down during it's sale. As a result, I decided to create Crypto Media Hub. I did it because I found the advertising and marketing options in Bitcoin to be overwhelming, and also filled with varying levels of value for the money being spent. Artists are a bit like startups, in that we know how important spending your money correctly is! CMH has evolved into a consulting company that helps with PR, Marketing, Advertising, Events, and all sorts of unique things in between. Someone told me the other day that I have street smarts in this industry, and that's really it. I love connecting people to the best industry experts to get things done! I may not be technical, but I love offering the perspective of a NON tech person, because I think it can be very valuable but overlooked.

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I also became really close with the Ulbricht family. Lyn Ulbricht and I have traveled all around the world raising awareness for Ross Ulbricht, the alleged founder of the Silk Road including Poland, Prague, and the US. I eventually met Ross's sister, and have gone to the prison now several times to visit Ross himself. I know there's been a lot of scary press around the case, but if one looks closer, you see how corrupt the investigation was and just how unjust our justice system can be. He is a wonderful person, and I have gained a lot of perspective, gratitude, and determination to help assure justice not one for Ross, but for the millions of non-violent offenders rotting in cages in this modern slavery system. I believe we as a society can and must do better. There has to be a better solution other than what we have now, and the effects on our communities have proved to be devastating. Watching the children at the prison crawl all over their daddies was horrifying, and I have heard more than once, "My kids used to get straight A's and now that their dad is in jail, they are getting D's and F's". How can they grow up to be productive and positive members of society under these circumstances? That has ripple effects for generations! The new album has a Silk Road song, and I will focus a lot of my talking points on the drug war, prison industrial complex, and the overall need for decency, compassion, and betterment for all of us.

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OK so this is the longest post ever :) And I have spent a LOT of time trying to figure out the formatting, which isn't going to be great, so please forgive me. The last thing I wanted to say is that I am putting out the album in the fall and will be doing a Pledge campaign. Yes, we want to raise money, but more than anything, I want to onboard more people into crypto! I believe that artists serve as messengers. Through creating their own financial autonomy with new technologies, they don't have to be dependent on big record labels, and they can speak freely. I also hope that they can be the voice for this type of technology. A lot of people in the crypto industry can't speak out, because their businesses depend on making nice with bankers and regulators. I get it, but that's not my gig. Artists are SUPPOSED to say something. And I take that responsibility VERY seriously. It's what I have felt in my soul my entire life, and through thick and thin, I have stayed true to that (that's why the album is called Keep the Faith :) Not because it's religious, but because I believe in myself and all of us to be better and try to take our world back for peace and prosperity.

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Lots of love to my Steemit peeps, I wish there was a way to communicate directly on here, but I know Ned, Dan, and the rest of the team are hard at work! Please leave a comment below <3

Thanks for reading, and I hope you enjoy the video and song (if I can get it to post hehe)!

XO,
Tatiana

*I've always enjoyed reading, though the past few years I find myself consuming online content vs a good old fashioned book, so I have been trying to read more. What has resulted is a pile of unread (but very enticing nonetheless) books. That being said, if you have any suggestions, please let me know?

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awesome stuff. Glad to have you here, even though u been here for a month haha.

Thank you so much!

More like four and a half months. Her account is even older than mine! That's gotta be worth a cool point or too :)

lol that is crazy!

Welcome @tatianamoroz Keep up all your beautiful work and being! :)

Thanks so much VG :) Looking forward to your posts!

You have a great voice!

Thanks very much :)

welcome to steemit @tatianamoroz !
you look so nice with that flag 8]

Thank you! My friend hand painted it on me! It was so sad washing it off :(

Great post Tatiana!! That is how it is done.

Cool doggy, thanks Randy!

Oh wow, just listened to the Carole King cover too. Never really liked that song, but I've always been a sucker for solo acoustic stuff. Great job.
That one take live recording stuff can be pretty nerve-racking can't it?

You know, I think it's actually a good challenge. Back when I used to work at Premier Studios in NY, I would host One Shot One Takes, which was a video series featuring artists doing just that :) We also did little interviews. I want to revisit that with the artist coins, I think it would be a good tie in. I was also thinking if I could make the time, I want to do a song a week, just for fun. Maybe #musicmondays or something. I have been hearing some good music lately, so maybe I will do more interviews like that for the podcast. Thinking about how to best utilize the platform with my existing content and new stuff. Thanks for checking it out!

Will you still love me tomorrow was so beautiful Tatiana. Wow!

Thanks so much, isn't it a pretty song?

Gorgeous song. Your voice is perfect for it.

Welcome Tatiana!
I listen to your show all the time
Great introduction.

Thanks so much! I will be posting more of those episodes on here <3

Great job Tatiana. Loved all the pictures and the storyline was spot on. We should really get Lyn on here to do an intro post and tell her story. She would make a killing, and she can put the money into freeross.org's donations. #FreeRoss !!!

Thank you Jamie! I already talked to her about it, and I am just worried she will have a hard time doing it, so I want to get better and then teach her.

I'll just melt now, thanks.

Aw, that was sweet thank you! <3

Hi @tatianamoroz! Excited to see you're on here already!

I wish this had been up before my last post, but I'm already preparing a follow-up for people I missed and people that join between now & when I finish it, so I'll be sure to include you.

Thanks for everything you do & are.

I will check out the last post :) Great to connect :) Will keep an eye out for future ones too! And thank you for the kind words!

Go Tatiana Go!!! :D

We NEED to get Lynn on here somehow! #FreeRoss

We will have her do a post soon, it took me 3 days! A bit of a learning curve :)

Learning curve, for sure. It's worth it tho! :D

Make a post asking the community for help if you or Lynn have any issues. I know any one of us would be more than happy to help.

I'm hoping to find Lynn at the top of trending posts, so we can raise money and awareness to help the cause! I'll do anything I can to help her get noticed!

Take care!

OMG it took me SO long to get pics up. I know the platform will get easier, but yes, I thought the same thing that perhaps she could raise some money and awareness! The appeal is going on right now, so it's all the more important. I also have a cool surprise for the new album related to Ross, so that will be fun!

And it's not the song, it's even cooler (hehehehe)

Ahh, this is such an incredible post!! Thanks so much for sharing, can't wait to see what you share next.

Let's hope Lynn will join soon with your encouragement. Free Ross Ulbricht!

Yes, she just wrote me about it today :) Someone from the community approached her and offered to help so that will speed things up lol!

Awesome! Forgot to add that I really enjoyed your Carole King cover too :)

Thank you!

Welcome aboard! Great to have you on Steemit.

Thank you! I like your handle :)

So happy to see you here Tatiana!

I have been reading your posts and listening to your podcasts for the past few years on the LTB network and think you are going to bring an awesome perspective here to Steemit. Looking forward to more to come! Maybe even a new album funded by Steemit?

Well, the Steemit money will def come in handy to promote the new album, I am releasing it later this fall :)

And thank you so much for listening to the podcasts! I have a bunch of great guests coming up, a lot of them from the Steemit crew!

Welcome to Steemit Tatiana! Love the collection of pictures. Gary Johnson looks mentally disturbed in his picture though, lol. Can't wait to follow your stuff.

Thanks so much! Man, that was back in 2012! He's always super cool in person :) I have a lot of content, going to start planning it's distribution!

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the comments about Gary are cracking me up!
But yeah, if I vote it'll be for him again, and no, I did NOT know he supports TPP.
Needs his mind put straight!
Oh, and I second the guitar body paint pic, truly gorgeous!
And I love your Derrick J show, this was cool.

Thank you :)

Upvoted and following! Looking forward to future content!

Sorry for the late reply, but thanks for your support!

Welcome Tatiana! Thanks for following me on Twitter recently, you should follow me here too! :D

you got it! :)

Hi, I'm just wondering if you can confirm so information. Did you work with @Jeff Berwick at Galt's Gulch Chile????

Yes I did, but not with Jeff as much. Ken Johnson suckered me in there, and I tried to raise the alarm from October but no one listened. It was pretty traumatic, and even though I was right, you don't get anything for being right :(

Wait, I haven't heard this audio from Josh. Argh, that whole thing was a sh-t show.

Welcome and I love your music and your spirit. All the Best!

Thanks so much Team101. Sometimes I call myself and friends of these causes Team Good :)

See? Hi, I am the one who told you you should post an introduceyourself post (LTB) . Wow. It's long.

when I finally sit down to write something, I try to write it with a lot of thought you know? So it takes a while, but hopefully, it's robust!

Oh and I will be slowly posting the podcasts, especially some old faves along with some other songs :)

Welcome! So happy to see you here!

Thanks very much, it's a fun experience and everyone has been writing some cool comments too. It's hard to tell what will do well, but the Introductions seem to be good. I look forward to making more videos and posts!

Hey @tatianamoroz! Good to see your name in here. Welcome to the party :)

Hey Blake! Great to see you on here too :) Have you been posting at all?

Yep. busy beaver over here... made my first post back in June so I guess I would fall under the category of being a 'baby dolphin' :P

What the heck is a baby dolphin?

welcome, this great community

Thank you so much :) Looking forward to your posts!

Welcome to Steemit! Glad to have such a talented and active performer on-board!

Thanks very much :) It's an exciting space!

Glad to see you on Steemit Tatiana. From the time I found out about Bitcoin in 2013 you were really active in the community!

Aw thanks Brian! It was def hard to get into Bitcoin, but I am glad I did. I am really excited for the launch, cause I can talk about all the reasons why Bitcoin is amazing (and not have to cater my message to the banks).

Hi I'm surprised it took you so long to get on here. I've heard your podcasts before. Welcome:)

I have other posts, but to be honest, it's been a bit buggy until now. I realize it's a new co and they grew fast, so I am glad that I finally figured it out :)

Good to see you here @tatianamoroz. Been following you on twitter for a while. I Dig that signal chain, the LA-2A is one of my favorite compressor/ limiters of all time, the 1176 is another one of my favorites. You can't go wrong with the Neve and U67 either, that gibson is rad and your voice is beautiful.

Ah finally! Someone who appreciated that lol! I have a 1967 Southern Jumbo Gibson that's my baby, that one was borrowed. My friend Ari has super cool gear. 2 people said they wanted less reverb, but he was trying to mimic the style of the era as a throw back. Do you engineer a lot?

The 1967 Southern Jumbo Gibson is a beauty.I used to engineer a lot more than I do now. I worked at Conway recording Studio back in the day, which is one of the best studios in LA. Now I mainly produce and make music when I have free time.

Oh very cool, I don't get to spend enough time in LA studios, only in NY since I was based here.

Great to have you here @tatianamoroz!

Thanks a bunch Randy :) It's been an exciting day!

Не плохо Татьяна) +1 fan

Thank you! I can't read that though haha!

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"Не плохо Татьяна) " - A good singer Tatiana) .
I was thought you can know Russian language, because u have russian name)

I have a SUPER Russian name, but only speak Polish :)

argh gorgeous! And I absolutely love this song

Thanks so much! I really like it too!

Welcome to Steemit, Tatiana! Great song.

Thank you Susanne, I dunno how I never saw this message!

Hey you have a very beautiful voice and you rock, keep on being awesome. Cheers.

Thanks so much, sorry for the late reply! I don't know how I missed all these messages :(

Lol the singer from the galts gulch chile song

Oh that was such a beautiful theme song, it was a real loss to see that vision go so badly ;(

Hola Tatiana, a mi hijita le gusta mucho la musica. Saludamos desde Venezuela

Gracias!

Go, Tatiana!

Thank you :)

Gary Johnson is pro TPP, do you have any understanding of what the TPP means?

Yes, I do. I have not endorsed Gary Johnson during this election, nor did I formally in 2012. However, I think Gary is a really great get to be around, and has a lot of admirable qualities, though his support of the TPP and some other things that concern me in this cycle don't permit me to support him. I also don't really believe in voting (selected over elected.) I like the picture though, and he is a cool guy with some good ideas.

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That is awesome, glad you know your stuff! and i loved your post except the pic with Gary haha. I will add you to my follow list. Have a great day! Oh and Ron Paul is awesome =)

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sorry for the late reply, are you still doing this? I am just seeing all these :/

Yo I'm a singer/songwriter, too, and I love Lord of the Flies! We're so similar, lol!

Haha cool! Where can I listen to you?

You have a beautiful voice Tatiana :)

thank you :)

Amazing stuff and love the song😊 and u have an amazing voice. Thx for sharing

Glad you enjoyed it, thank you!

You are welcome 😊 I really did. Have a great day

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