Jon Waltz

i'm on my waaay down 
i'm on my way down2u 
made a wrong turn 
i got lost for a minute back that way

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SLIIIDE

"If summer's ending soon..." (2018) 

The Story Behind "Backstreets": 
So this one kinda came out of nowhere.... We made this in August 2018', it dropped in September and ended up being one of my biggest records to date. I had a car (rip 2013 chevy sonic, u did me well) that was soooooo tinted that I stopped driving on highways and stopped doing night drives. I would drive around Memphis on backroads w/my faithful doggo, Niko and my wonderful gf Jules. Backstreets was randomly (I say randomly because I still have a hard time believing it to this day) the most viral song in America on Spotify for a weekend and was my first record to get on NMF (New Music Friday). It was a really proud moment for me because it helped cement the fact that I could make good pop music that was left of center and that resonated with people. It's a record that got me brought into a lot of conversations that I otherwise wouldn't have been a part of and i'm forever grateful for that.

I'm minting this at 1.09 eth because everything i've minted this year is a reference to Memphis, TN (901 area code, three 6 mafia, etc...) because i'm a firm believer of bringing culture on chain and introducing people to ideas and things that maybe they wouldn't have previously exposed themselves to before. 

Is music still valuable in this market in web3? Let's talk about it. Music NFT prices are at an all time low along with the sentiment, and surely only heading towards that direction even more. Are we as artists supposed to undervalue our work and wait for "a better market"? 

 I still choose to believe that music is valuable, because I know it is. Music is powerful, it helps us navigate through feelings that are hard to put into words. It tells stories. It introduces us to different walks of life and cultures across the country and across the world. It helps us make sense of LIFE, it brings us together. It's wiggly air for our bodies to move to. Can we stop pretending like it isn't valuable because of market conditions? Truth be told, I know this record either won't sell or will take a long time to sell, but i've minted all of my catalog because I believe it's valuable and there's meaningful stories and culture behind them. Now that we've lost the majority of speculators, is there room for music lovers who want to support culture over speculative upside?

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Backstreets

(2019) 
First single from my project 4 years ago... Fun fact, i've never performed this record live

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COMET

from the vault (2018-ish) 

.36 reserve for three six mafia 

hell, maybe i'll ship you some of my fav bbq sauce from Memphis for the winner

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KARMA

I just keep it moving like forces, 
all white forces 
all white (white) white (white) white (white)

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CHROME

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IDOLS

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ASICS (demo)

Written by Jon Waltz 
Produced by 4KM, Calvin Lauber, & Ren Haze 

MY GOLDEN HORSE

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WHEELIE

Written by Jon Waltz & Healy
Produced by Healy
Addtl Prod. by 4KM

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OVERDRIVE

Written by Jon Waltz 
Produced by Willem Ardui
Addtl Prod. by 4KM, Merci Ariya
Addtl Vox. by Mulherin, CD Rose, onlyboy


MY GOLDEN HORSE

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DWN4

Written by Jon Waltz & Verzache
Produced by Willem Ardui & 4KM

MY GOLDEN HORSE

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TRAINWRECK FT. VERZACHE

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RIOT

MONOCHROME (2019)


a song about peer pressure.

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BLOCSTAR

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SPORTSCAR

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LUNA

(2019) 

I wanna say we made this in LA in 2018 but... not sure. 

What I am sure of is the fact that this song and the album that accompanied it was made at the crossroads for me. There were a lot of decisions I needed to make and whether I was going to do the work and really go for a career in music was one of them. 

"Payday" was made with no patience and with the last ounce of my faith. 

"Payday" was me coming to terms with the music industry and the dissonant feeling I felt towards it. 

"Payday" was me coming to the realization that this shit was gonna have to be me and my people busting our asses in order to be seen, heard, felt, and regardless of the outcome, nobody was gonna feel sorry or come to the rescue and it was up to us to figure it out... And in a strange way, it felt kind've empowering to know that.

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PAYDAY

Lord lord… what do I say about this one? 

This song is the reason I picked a career in the music industry. I made this when I was in high school and was debating on whether I wanted to keep trying music or just stop completely. I uploaded this on SoundCloud after class one day and noticed the numbers rising. I sent this song to pigeons and planes (2013 blog era shit if you were there it was fucking legendary) and once it got posted, my life essentially changed overnight. I had never left my city to perform before this song came out, had never talked to an a&r or record label, and was put into a lot of rooms that the younger me just would’ve never imagined being in. This song gave me the confidence to become an artist and grow into who I wanted to be. I wrote this song in 30-60 minutes, never imagined it changing my life in the ways it did. "Bang" is a song about having no way out, making the wrong decisions in life and what that impact looks like on the world around you, or what the impact of your surroundings make on you.

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Bang (Remastered)

Made this in a tumultuous time in life, I personally felt like a lot of people were coming and going in my life and that i had no control over the way things were. i made this to contextualize how I feel and something to remind me that i'mma always be good no matter what. I decided I was gonna throw this up once we hit a million streams...and now here we are.

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SAFE

(2020)
 
One of the songs meant to originally be on my EP My Golden Horse

this song reminds me of long exposure on light beams

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8BALL

runnin circles and circles... (2020)
and circles 
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TREADMILLS

SOUNDCLOUD CLASSIC

MY 2016 DROP "JUSTIFIED" IS NOW ON CATALOG.

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JUSTIFIED

written by JON WALTZ
prod. by ERIC LYNCH + COLIN MORIARTY 
backgrounds by ZAYD
artwork by @SLATE49

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BLACK GOLD

- Made in a rush.

A 1 minute reminder to not always be in a rush. 

Take your time. 


Artwork by @Slate49 

Winner will receive access to the .wav file + jpeg and a lyric sheet.

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TIME

This record is about the infamous low speed chase in June 94' with OJ Simpson. It plays with the idea about how minorities with a level of notoriety + fame are treated differently than those without. 

With this song you will receive:

Access to the .jpeg cover art file by @Slate49 
+
the .wav file to BRONCO

Catalog

Jon Waltz

MY GOLDEN HORSE

MONOCHROME