105: From Musician to Tezos Builder: Ryan Tanaka's Tezos Journey

Enjoyed our podcast? Shoot us a text and let us know—because great conversations never end at the last word! Ryan Tanaka shares his journey from a musician to a core team member of Teia DAO and creator of Teia Cafe in the Tezos art ecosystem. From experiencing the community's remarkable integrity to building on-chain copyright solutions for artists, his story showcases how technology and community values can create meaningful digital art. • Got involved with Tezos art when Hicetnunc was transitioning to Teia • Teia operates as a registered nonprofit with a core team and about 3,000 DAO members • Stayed committed to Teia because of the community's exceptional integrity and transparency • Created Teia Cafe as a separate project focused on music and building an on-chain copyright system • Built Teia Cafe without a database, with all data coming directly from the blockchain • Working with developer Joe Simon to rebuild and improve Teia Cafe • Believes the Tezos community's diligence and values will become increasingly valuable • Organizing monthly TezCon Seattle meetups starting August 10th at Easy Street Records Follow Ryan on Twitter at @RyanGTanaka to learn more about his projects and connect with the Tezos art community.

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105: From Musician to Tezos Builder: Ryan Tanaka's Tezos Journey is an episode from TezTalks Radio - Tezos Ecosystem Podcast by Tezos Commons.

This episode is 33:40 long.

This episode was published on Aug 2, 2025.

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