Ex-Post Malone Producer Frank Dukes NFT

Frank Dukes NFT is pushing generative art to an audible new level. He may be best known as the former Post Malone producer. A group of generative songs with accompanying visual work are being released by the studio wunderkind as NFTs.

Actually, that’s a little deceptive. Adam “Ging” Feeney recorded numerous hit singles under the alias “Frank Dukes.” These songs include “Congratulations” by Post Malone, “Havana” by Camila Cabello, and “Call Out My Name” by The Weeknd.

In order to commemorate this monumental life event, Feeney, who has since dropped the Dukes name in favour of his own, is releasing a number of audiovisual NFTs on December 23rd via OpenSea. There will be a presale starting tomorrow, December 22.

The collection, which includes both generative music and artwork, is titled “The Ghost of Frank Dukes.” There will be 9,999 pieces available in total. A special algorithm is used to create each song as soon as it is purchased. In an interview with Billboard, the producer claimed that the code combines “all different pieces of my music in a meaningful manner.” Then, “the little micro-decisions that I would make” are added to these.

From Submit Malone Producer to the Ghost of Frank Dukes NFT

Of course, the algorithm is Frank Dukes’ spectre. But as the man notes, the AI frequently incorporates parts of his earlier music that he would not have considered.

According to Feeney, “I wanted to create something that sparks new ideas and encourages various ways of thinking.” “By no means am I looking to replace people… however, I don’t want to limit my exploration to conventional media.

The project’s creator estimates that it has taken about three years of trial and error to realise it in its present form. By dropping the Dukes name, the band was able to enter a more creative sector of the music industry and escape the “metrics and numbers” world of pop. Making beats at my parents’ house gave me a sense of freedom that I wanted to relive.

But it all started out with baby steps. First, Feeney began to spend less time in the studio collaborating with other musicians and more time sketching. He also noticed patterns in those drawings. Not least of all are the recurring themes of life and rebirth, ghosts, and self-portraiture. He started identifying as “Ging,” a childhood nickname, as part of this, seeing his own reinvention as a part of it.

The project really started to take shape after this. He combed through old musical compositions in his archives, whether or not he had given the work much thought at the time. He combed through these discarded samples, loops, beats, and other materials without hesitation. He then brought in renowned engineer Tyler Murphy, and the two of them began developing fresh concepts. We arrived at this point thanks to the NFT collection titled “The Ghost of Frank Dukes.”

Past Frank Dukes’ Ghost

Several other well-known figures in music are experimenting with non-fungible tokens in the same way that Feeney has. Even former Beyoncé manager Merck Mercuriadis has proclaimed that this technology is the direction of the business. Sonu Nigam and KidEight, for example, have recently made headlines.