One More Question

Rethinking DAOs and changing the way Hollywood operates | Kenny Miller, StudioDAO

Episode Summary

In Episode #60, Ross is joined by Kenny Miller, founder of StudioDao, and a creative and entrepreneurial leader focused on developing media brands that target emerging spaces in digital media. Kenny’s path has led to iconic work for culture-defining brands such as Apple, Disney, Nickelodeon, Noggin, MTV, The Walking Dead, Netflix, and the New York Knicks. His work has connected profoundly with users of all ages worldwide. Kenny’s work has covered every aspect of the business-- production, marketing, distribution, and importantly revenue, which have been completely refashioned by the never-ending digital transformation of media. Ross and Kenny discuss how StudioDAO is rethinking DAO structures as we know them, and how community finance and consumption rights will change how movies are being made.

Episode Notes

Highlights from the conversation

• It still takes a creative person at the center to say – this is what it is, this is what it isn't
• We don't need to make a hundred million dollars on a movie. We just need for that to be a great experience for people in the DAO
• It's gonna be the most dangerous audience in the world. They're gonna green light [+ have rights to] their content
• Films could become more like startups + having equity in those startups could be beneficial for actors
• It's a film studio owned by the filmmakers and the fans
• When you join a DAO, there's often a lot of weight that goes with it

More about Kenny Miller

Kenny Miller is a creative and entrepreneurial leader focused on developing media brands that target emerging spaces in digital media.

This path has led to iconic work for culture-defining brands such as Apple, Disney, Nickelodeon, Noggin, MTV, The Walking Dead, Netflix, and the New York Knicks. His work has connected deeply with users of all ages worldwide. Kenny’s work has covered every aspect of the business-- production, marketing, distribution, and importantly revenue, which have been completely refashioned by the never-ending digital transformation of media.

From the launch of Quicktime to video games, social networks, user-generated content, streaming media, dynamic ad models, and now NFTs, Kenny’s focus has always been on engaging audiences with emerging technologies and platforms.

Now that crypto and the token economy have opened up a frontier where creators and fans can coordinate to independently produce content and franchises, Kenny is developing a token-driven funding and distribution platform called StudioDao to accelerate the ability of filmmakers and fans to innovate in financing and collaborative ownership structures.

Find Kenny here: Twitter | LinkedIn | Discord | StudioDao 

Show Notes

Companies and organisations:

• MTV
• Nickelodeon
• Viacom
• RobinHood
• SharkDAO
• Nouns
• MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

Miscellaneous:

• Get Out (Jordan Peele Film)
• KYC (Know Your Customer)

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One More Question is a podcast by Nicework. We are on a mission to build purposeful Web3 brands that people care about.One of the things we do best is to ask the right questions. This podcast exists because we want to share some of the best answers we have heard over the last 15 years. Our clients range from a venture studio and Hollywood film producers to the inventors of the hamburger, to name a few. We have had the honour of talking to guests like Micheal Bierut, Natasha Jen, Bruce Mau, Jack Butcher, Aaron Draplin, Marina Willer and Fredrick Öst. Their work has shaped our industry over the last 40 years. The aim is to share useful perspectives, insights and inspiration you can use as you go about building your brand. Hosted by our founder Ross Drakes.

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