The Peculiar Performance Ritual Begins

I found myself trapped in the digital seance room they call an 'Impact Concert'—a bizarre experiment in musical philanthropy orchestrated by José Cabrera and Ezincrypto, two relentless visionaries who've fused their creative energies into this strange new vehicle for change. This wasn't just a concert but an elaborate multi-day marathon—a fever dream of Caribbean rhythms colliding with earnest discussions about impact projects and whatever else might spontaneously erupt from the collective consciousness of the participants.

'Starting Impact Concerts!' Cabrera announced with the terrifying enthusiasm of a man who has replaced sleep with pure musical determination. 'Join us for live music and impact project promotion!' The digital gathering materialized on March 30th, a surreal congregation of disembodied faces peering through video feeds, their expressions ranging from mild interest to the glazed ecstasy of converts.

The photographic evidence is damning: a three-row grid of digital acolytes labeled as 'speakers,' while below them sit the 'audience'—eleven digital souls who had stumbled into this strange experiment, perhaps unaware they were participating in a new form of communal experience that defies conventional entertainment categories.

The Cast of Digital Characters

The core performers of this peculiar ritual formed a ragtag ensemble. There was 'fellenz,' a masterful guitarist with an aura of cosmic wisdom, surrounded by musical paraphernalia in what appeared to be a shrine to sonic exploration. He opened the night with one of his most iconic themes for his cosmic tribe, "Setting the Scene" - establishing the transcendent tone that would carry throughout the event. 'Ezincrypto' peered through those signature red square glasses—Noggles, they call them—the uniform of this particular digital tribe. Not merely a participant but an equal architect of this madness, Ezincrypto forms the other wheel of this impact-concert bicycle, matching Cabrera's dedication with his own visionary energy. And of course Cabrera himself, labeled 'joseph goats,' wearing headphones and a floral shirt that screamed louder than his guitar ever could, with a backdrop of trees and city skyline—the digital nomad's careful curation of appearing simultaneously bohemian and cosmopolitan.

As the hours wore on, more bizarre characters appeared in this digital circus. Oswaldo Torres (@ozzymusic) delivered a particularly transcendent moment when he shared a special composition inspired by his previous Impact Concert experience—a musical manifestation of his marvelous eye and hand, transforming digital community into sonic art. Someone identified only as 'Atta Botty' materialized playing wind instruments beside a keyboard. Another figure called 'diogo agroforestdAO' displayed an image of a tree trunk instead of a face—either a profound statement about digital identity or evidence that the technical limitations of our age have created new forms of absurdist performance art.

'Closing down the impact concert with an amazing mix of winds and latin rythms, this is insane!' Cabrera proclaimed with the wild-eyed fervor of a man who has lost all perspective on the boundaries between performance and reality. The audience counter fluctuated throughout the marathon—sometimes showing fourteen digital witnesses, sometimes dropping to nine or six—souls drifting in and out of this strange communion like desert travelers seeking momentary shelter in a mirage. By the end, an impressive 29 different participants had cycled through, not counting the hosts, with over 140 live views on Twitter—a testament to the magnetic pull of this digital experiment.

The Relentless Rhythm of Programming

This wasn't just chaotic digital noise but a carefully orchestrated progression. While the Impact Concerts typically unfold as bilingual Spanish/English affairs, this particular iteration expanded its linguistic horizons when Greenpill Brasil made an appearance. Cabrera, ever the cultural chameleon, opened with a Portuguese song to welcome them—a gesture that set the stage for what would become a trilingual sonic expedition across digital borders.

The true revelation came when @groweco.eth (known as Coi), initially present as a speaker, stunned the audience by performing an original song about the Amazonian region. It was his first time performing for an audience—a moment of raw vulnerability and artistic birth that left the digital congregation in reverent silence. His song, pulsing with emotion and the promise of new beginnings, transformed the sterile digital space into something approaching the sacred.

In a perfectly timed bit of nounish synchronicity, Ezincrypto proudly displayed a shark Nouns toy during a presentation by @rodotriton from mesoreefDAO about coral reef preservation. This playful prop punctuated a fascinating discussion about shark conservation, with @rodotriton sharing curious facts about these misunderstood ocean predators. The moment epitomized the Impact Concert's unique blend of serious environmental advocacy and whimsical nounish energy.

'After some mesmerizing tunes from Gopal we have on the stage sharing sinthesis of information of quality in the most casual and digestible way posible!' Cabrera narrated, playing the role of digital ringmaster in this circus of sound and ideology. The performers rotated through the spotlight like planets around an unstable sun, each bringing their particular flavor of musical expression.

There were 'nounish energies from our host and our conversations,' whatever cosmic radiation that might indicate. There was a 'mix of winds and latin rythms' that apparently threatened to shatter the very concept of sanity itself. The structure kept morphing throughout the day—discussions about projects giving way to musical interludes, then back to conversations about digital safety, geographical restrictions, and whatever other topics emerged from the collective brain of the participants.

By the end of March 30th, the digital marathon showed no signs of stopping. 'Sharing with us as the last project of the impact concert, from here we say goodbye to the impact concert, join us for some final round of songs,' Cabrera announced, yet the boundary between ending and beginning seemed increasingly theoretical in this timeless digital space.

The Perpetual Monday Machine

And then, with barely a pause for digital breath, the machine cranked up again: 'We are hosting our regular monday show join us and let's get to have a casual web3 monday show with live music!' The new gathering showed five active speakers—the relentless Cabrera among them, still clutching his guitar, still wearing that floral shirt, still burning with the maniacal energy of a man who has discovered that sleep is merely an outdated biological concept that can be replaced with sufficient musical enthusiasm.

The 'regular monday show' mentioned so casually revealed the true horror of this operation: this wasn't a one-time experiment but part of a pattern, a consistent ritual that has been unfolding every Monday for over five years. The Impact Concert was merely an expanded version of Cabrera's regular programming—a glimpse into what happens when his usual Monday performance metastasizes into a multi-day spectacular.

What emerged from this marathon wasn't just music or discussion but something more elusive—a temporary community formed around sound and idealism, a digital campfire where strangers gathered to listen, share, and briefly experience the illusion that physical distance is meaningless in the face of shared creative expression. As Cabrera and Ezincrypto like to say, they're merely the two wheels of the impact-concert bicycle, but when everyone adds a wheel, it transforms into a cosmic bus—a vehicle capable of transporting ideas, music, and purpose across the digital void.

Behind the scenes, the unsung heroes @trislit and @dragonate served as the crucial bridge for streaming and moderation, enabling these musical intercultural exchanges to flow seamlessly across digital borders. Their technical wizardry and steady hands ensured that the chaotic energy of the performances remained accessible to all who wished to witness this strange new ritual.

Whether this represents the future of human connection or merely a strange detour in our collective evolution remains unclear—but for those three days in late March, something undeniably human was happening in that most inhuman of spaces: the digital void.