2x-Grammy-nominated artist Steve Aoki and world-renowned chart-topper 3LAU announce their new project PUNX, the world’s first DJs associated with CryptoPunks NFT characters.
Led by two of the music industry’s most successful web3 entrepreneurs, Aoki and 3LAU join forces to create an innovative audio-visual IRL-meets-metaverse supergroup. PUNX marks the first time Aoki and 3LAU are coming together as a duo to build off the sonic chemistry they established on their recent audio/visual NFT collaboration “Jenny.”
Aoki said:
I am so excited to announce my new project with 3LAU, PUNX.
PUNX is a forward-thinking, conceptual musical art project with a nod to the music we love and the music that shaped who we are today. Though we’ve been friends for 10 years, it was our shared passion for web3 that inspired this collab. Using our own Cryptopunks in the visual imagery is just the start of how we plan on bringing the incredible web3 community into this project. I can’t wait to share what we have created with the world.
3LAU added:
So excited to announce the beginning of a new musical journey with one of my best friends, Steve Aoki.
Over the last few years we’ve navigated the insane world of web3 together and have been wanting to combine our passion for music with that space in an even bigger way, and we’re doing that as PUNX. We can’t wait to share with the world a new sound and all of the crazy ideas we’ve been cooking up in the studio.
With PUNX, Aoki and 3LAU become the first DJs to utilize the CryptoPunks IP following the updated CryptoPunks licensing agreement. PUNX pushes the boundaries of EDM sonically and blazes a new trail of innovation for the legacy IP, paving the way for a veritable flood of brands, artists, and creators who will follow in their footsteps.