Songchainn.xyz × ZABAL Gamez × The ZAO

Surf
board

Your 2 minute on-ramp into web3. No tech background. No stress. Just catch the wave, and ride it into a place where your music actually pays you.

Catch the wave
A build by N3M3SIS
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The ride · 5 quick waves

Web3 in 2 minutes

Tap through. By the end you will actually get it, and you will be onboarded.

Wave 01 / Why now
🌊

The wave is here

For years the music game was built so other people ate first. Labels, platforms, middlemen. You made the sound, they kept the bag.

Web3 flips that. It is a new way to put your music online where you own it, you get paid direct, and nobody can quietly cut you out. Africa is early, and early is where the real upside lives.

Wave 02 / In plain words
🔗

What "on-chain" means

A blockchain is just a public notebook that everyone can see and nobody can secretly erase or edit. Once your name is next to your song in that notebook, it is proof, forever.

Real talk: putting your work "on-chain" means your ownership is written in permanent ink that the whole world can check. No label can claim it. No platform can delete it.
Wave 03 / The come up
💰

What you actually gain

  • 👑Own your mastersYour release is yours, provable and permanent.
  • ⚡Get paid directFans pay you. Smart contracts split money instantly, no middleman.
  • 🔄Earn on the resaleSet it once and earn every time your work trades again.
  • 🌐Borderless moneyReceive value from anywhere on earth. No bank gatekeeping you.
  • ⭐Reputation that travelsEarn Respect that follows you across the whole ecosystem.
  • 🏆Real fundingGrants, prize pools and comps like the ZABAL Gamez, open to you.
Wave 04 / Keep it real
🛡

Know the risks

The upside is real, but so is being smart. Quick truths:

  • 01Token values move up and down. Never put in rent money.
  • 02Scams exist. Never share your secret phrase, ever. Not with anyone.
  • 03Transactions are final. Double check before you confirm.
  • 04You hold your own keys, so keep them safe and backed up.
Surfboard has your back: guided steps, plain language, safe defaults, and a real community walking in with you. You are not doing this alone.
Wave 05 / Your key
🎧

Your wallet is your backstage pass

A wallet is your ID, your bank, and your all-access pass rolled into one. It holds your keys, it receives your money, and it is how you sign in everywhere in web3.

That is it. No paperwork, no bank branch. You approve everything yourself, and it runs on Base, a network with tiny fees. Set it up once and you are in.
🏄

You just onboarded

That is the whole idea of web3. Now here is where you take it, and what is on the line.

Built by
N3

N3M3SIS

Caryn Thompson · Lusaka, Zambia

N3M3SIS is Caryn Thompson, a rapper, singer and poet out of Lusaka, Zambia. One artist, two names. Nemesis is the side that tries everything and takes the shot. Ladyryn is the soul, the poet, the calm. Her debut album SYNERGY put both on the map, right inside a rising wave of Zambian and Nigerian talent moving Afrobeats, R&B, rap and folk.

She has lived the part where you make something real and watch the value land in everyone's pocket but yours. So she built Surfboard: a way for the artists in her circle and across the continent to walk into web3 without being coders, traders, or born rich. The play is simple. Bring her people in, and make sure they win where they used to get left out.

Two names, one artist. Nemesis takes the shot, Ladyryn keeps the soul. SYNERGY was just the opening set.
Listen on Spotify → @NEMESISvsLadyryn Album: SYNERGY
Opportunity 01

Songchainn

The home for your sound. Songchainn is a web3 music platform where you upload your music, own it on-chain, get discovered, and get paid without the usual middlemen taking the first and biggest cut.

What you do here
  • 🎵Upload your musicYour tracks live on your terms, ownership provable.
  • 💬Build your fanbaseFans connect with you directly and back you early.
  • 💸Get paidEarnings flow to you, on-chain and transparent.
Own your masters Direct fan support On-chain proof
Open Songchainn →
Opportunity 02 LIVE NOW

The ZABAL Gamez

A three month build competition run by The ZAO community, and it is running right now. There is a track built for artists, and July is the entry window. This is where the Cypher lives: African artists drop their bars in public, and every finisher gets paid.

The Cypher · how to enter in July
1
Onboard through SurfboardYou just did the web3 part above. That was the hard bit, and it is done.
2
Drop your verse on SongchainnPut your track out and own it on-chain. Your best bars, your release.
3
Cast it in /zabal on FarcasterPost your drop publicly in the /zabal channel. That public post is your submission.
4
Claim on the Open PotDrop your proof on the ZABAL Gamez Open Pot to lock your entry in.
Enter the Gamez → Drop on Songchainn
The prizeThe ZABAL Open Pot
Who gets paidEvery finisher
Reach the FinalsPaired with a ZAO mentor
Everyone earnsRespect in The ZAO
See the live Open Pot →
June
Learn the tools
July
Entry open now
Aug
Finals, all paid
July is live. Drop in.

Your seat is open

You learned it. You get it. Now own your music on Songchainn and drop your verse. Entry is open right now, and N3M3SIS saved you a spot.

Ride into Songchainn How to enter
Read the invite from N3M3SIS →