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Chicago Independent Artists aka "Artrepreneurs™"

About R. Darryl Thomas 🎶💡

—Musician, tech founder, and visionary big-dream believer. From Carnegie Hall to jamming with Grammy winners, he’s been called “Chicago’s Best Kept Secret” (thanks, Dr. C. Charles Clency!). He’s worn the CEO & CIO hats, but now?

He’s all in on building 🎶mwseq™ — BACK THE FUTURE OF MUSIC™, a company creating infrastructure for Music Capital Markets in the Creator Economy™, where early supporter Day Ones™ fans help fund emerging artists.

Thomas’ broader mission is to design people-centered ecosystems where technology strengthens human connection, economic participation, and long-term sustainability. He brings a founder’s perspective on building mission-driven infrastructure, aligning stakeholders around trust, and using ethical innovation to create systems that communities, partners, and funders can believe in.

His work sits at the intersection of innovation, community, and funding systems, with a focus on creating trusted pathways that help overlooked talent access opportunity without giving up ownership or voice. 

mwseq™ is designed to help artists stay free, keep ownership, and build sustainable income through direct fan support and community-powered growth.