To most, Mayan Warrior is a name likely to inspire images of a distinguished ancient champion dressed in ornate tribal garb. However, those within the electronic music community or who have had the pleasure of experiencing a Burning Man event will no doubt understand the name as belonging to the purveyors of a legendary art car.
For over a decade, Mayan Warrior, a 501c3 non-profit organization, has honed its niche art car featuring a Mexican culture/sacred geometry aesthetic and a sound system that, set up in the middle of the desert , competes with most of the major festivals. . And after years of bringing together technologists, electricians, artists, engineers, musicians, videographers and more to create an undeniable week-long Burning Man vibe while, for the rest of the year, raising funds to support indigenous communities, the brand ventures into new territory on the blockchain.
Mayan warrior amulet
Through a new Amulet NFT project, Mayan Warrior is launching a fundraiser aimed at supporting the many artists who strive to create large-scale creations for Burning Man. Although final details on the With the launch of the collection, it is clear that the project will present several benefits both for those who venture to collect an NFT Amulet and for the artists who have remained an active part of both the Mayan Warrior and Burning Man Communities.
For the general collector, an NFT Amulet will act as a member of the great Mayan Warrior community. While the community has anecdotally operated in person or remotely via social media, this first Mayan Warrior NFT project hopes to improve the interconnectivity of the fan base and create a stronger two-way communication path between the brand and his patron through discord.
“We want to test the traction of something like [an NFT fundraiser]. In the Web2 world and where we come from, you don’t see much of this. We are trying to test the waters and hopefully this will be a great vehicle to do more,” Mayan Warrior founder Pablo González Vargas said in an interview with nft now. “I think there is a lot of potential in the Burning Man community around the world. To expand the project, we need resources and we need different communities to participate and support.”
To this end, initially, amulet collectors can look forward to all-access passes to the Mayan Warrior fundraisers (including access to the backstage/special area for VIP holders). However, there will be more incentives to come, and by maintaining the link between digital and physical value, holders can also expect to receive physical gifts made especially for the community.
On the other hand, for creators, the Mayan Warrior Amulet fundraiser will directly help with the cost of building, transporting and displaying interactive art both on the beach at Burning Man and at Mayan Warrior events. As for why Mayan Warrior decided to do a fundraiser via NFT, to Moid Khan who runs Web3 for the company, aside from the community building factor, it all comes down to transparency.
“Essentially, we would like to be more transparent and let people see how the nonprofit works and where the funds go. If people get the idea that we’re doing all these fundraisers and making a net profit, with blockchain, you can see the reality,” Khan told nft now. He also noted that funds from the main sale and secondary royalties generated by the Amulet collection will initially go to the Mayan Warrior Foundation before being allocated to the artists.
Although the specific set of artists who will be eligible to receive benefits from Amulet sales is still up in the air, González Vargas made it clear that Mayan Warrior will consider creators both within the Burning Man community and from outside the US. . All in all, the Amulet project will see the opening of a new chapter for the Mayan Warrior community and a push to bring the 10-year-old company into the digital world and a global audience.
