The young and on-the-rise Hungarian singer-songwriter, NAGYEDi released her second single, Out of This World, as an NFT. NFTs are non-fungible tokens taking the world by storm on the digital market. Celebrating her child’s birth and her experience with motherhood, the single dropped on Mother’s Day. She explained how releasing the single as an NFT was a first on many levels; not only because she hadn’t created an NFT before, but because she also assisted in the production, mixing, and mastering of the piece. 

NAGYEDi considers her music to be experimental, alternative pop, taking references from trip hop, jazz, and electronica. Her lyrics, sung in both Hungarian and English, encapsulate the transformative experience of romance, birth, and self-discovery.

Nearly one year later since the original release, the indie pop musician and digital artist has expanded her NFT collection. As a matter of fact, she has done an excellent job of synthesizing her digital art with her music, featuring mesmerizing swirling colors synchronized to the rhythm of her songs.

Hungarian Artists Take to the Digital Marketplace

Since NAGYEDi’s release of Out of This World, several Hungarian artists have followed in her footsteps to create daring, new art. Artist and CEO of Dating Central Europe, Peter Weiler, created an NFT displaying Budapest’s bronze-plated Satoshi Nakamoto statue with an energy bill wrapped around its neck.

Wieler’s intention for the piece was to comment on the exorbitant cost cryptomining places on the environment. While Wieler’s piece is somewhat ironic due to the fact that NFTs are intrinsically bound to cryptocurrency, Weiler stated that his piece is meant to raise awareness about the situation and call for change in the digital art scene while there is still time. Weiler plans to donate his earnings from the controversial NFT to a homeless shelter in Budapest as a means to give back to the community.

Besides NAGYEDi and Weiler, more and more Hungarian artists have taken to NFTs to connect with their audiences. While some are still skeptical towards the new format, the role of the NFT played a crucial role for artists struggling with global circumstances. In fact, NFTs have allowed artists to be well resourced when figuring out how to their work out to their fans, providing them with some breathing room during unprecedented global events.