The Montreux Jazz Festival has released its second series of NFTs as part of its partnership with the Quincy Jones-backed US music platform OneOf.
The festival’s new Diamond Seated Package NFTs offer exclusive hospitality packages during the 56th edition of the Festival for concerts including Diana Ross, Björk and John Legend. The artwork was created by New York artist Alex Alpert.
“For my MJF work, I wanted to pay tribute to the festival’s legendary history and location, as well as reference the ground-breaking musicians performing there,” said Alpert. “I drew the design in a stream-of-consciousness style while listening to the music of the six artists featured in the collection. If you look closely at the design, you’ll find subtle references to the artists and their work.”
Each Diamond Seated Package NFT unlocks two balcony seated places to a 56th edition concert at the Stravinski Auditorium (six nights to choose from: Diana Ross, John Legend, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Björk, a-ha or Herbie Hancock/Jamie Cullum); privileged access to the Belvédère, a bar reserved for artists and VIP guests of the Festival; and a CHF 100 voucher for the balcony bar of the Stravinski Auditorium and the Belvédère
The number of NFTs are limited to two or three per evening.
The NFTs can be purchased with a credit card or in cryptocurrencies on oneof.com/mjf.
The Montreux Jazz Festival revealed its first ever collection of NFTs back in April as part of a new partnership with American music platform OneOf, backed by Quincy Jones. This first series of visual works was imagined by Greg Guillemin and Camille Walala, in relation to the programme of the 56th edition.