NFT avatars of world-renowned DJ Steve Aoki are coming to The Sandbox metaverse. It will be a collection of 3,333 pieces depicting Aoki, and each avatar will be a playable avatar in The Sandbox that unlocks unique functionalities and gives owners the opportunity to earn SAND through play.
Steve Aoki NFT avatars
The Steve Aoki NFT avatars are making their way into the Sandbox metaverse. Each of the 3,333 NFTs will be playable in the metaverse, and users can get different versions of Aoki at different rarity levels. The rarest is ‘Gold’, taking up only 2% of NFTs, and the most common version is ‘Human’, taking up 35%.
Each Aoki avatar was created by randomly generating 3,333 playable metaverse avatars. Over 100 handmade features and several unique 1/1 designs can be created!
The avatars can be created tomorrow, for those who are whitelisted. But for public sale, they will be available 48 hours later, on July 27 at 2:00 PM UTC. Each avatar costs 100 $SAND, or approximately $134 USD, and users can mine two to four NFTs depending on when they mint.
About Steve Aoki
Aoki is an American DJ, producer, music programmer and record executive. He has performed at shows all over the world and collaborated with some of the biggest artists in the world such as BTS, Backstreet Boys, Louis Tomlinson and will.i.am, among many more. He has also released several studio albums that have charted on the Billboard charts. Wonderland was nominated for a 2013 Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronica Album.
He’s certainly had a hugely successful career since he started in 1996. Plus, he doesn’t look like he’ll be slowing down any time soon.
Steve Aoki joins a small group of major celebrities most involved in NFTs. Probably next to the likes of Gary Vee, Snoop Dogg and Paris Hilton, he most interacts with the NFT and crypto community on Twitter.
Aoki in the Metaverse
Steve Aoki is also a big fan of the metaverse as a whole. He performed a virtual concert as a special guest alongside Masked Wolf and Tigerlily in Decentraland in January.
Aoki also owns his own metaverse platform called ‘The A0K1VERSE’. It is an exclusive membership community that offers benefits to collectors and active members. It offers a host of real and digital rewards for fans, including free concert tickets for Steve Aoki and early access to his NFT releases. In addition, holders will gain access to private events, metaverse experiences, free merchandise, digital wearables, and exclusive access to apparel and collectible collaborations.
Finally, he sang his praises about The Sandbox in a CoinDesk interview. He said: “(The Sandbox) is a platform for me to just go ham… go crazy with it. With the Metaverse, your imagination goes untouched. For anyone who is creative, this is the place to do crazy, crazy, fun things.” You can watch the entire interview on YouTube here.