Overview
Launched in November 2022, Cel Mates consists of 4207 NFTs on the Ethereum blockchain, designed by the artist mcbess. Each Cel Mate represents an inmate of the Steel Hose Penitentiary, an online world within the web3 media workshop. Owning a Cel Mate grants access to visual art, music, and community privileges within the exclusive digital prison. It serves as a hub for a counter-culture syndicate of creative individuals to connect, learn, share, and collaborate
Q&A
Art
WHAT IS CEL MATES? CEL MATES ARE UNIQUE ILLUSTRATED CONVICTS, ETERNALLY LOCKED IN THE ETHEREUM PRISON BLOCKCHAIN.
CEL MATES ARE ARTWORKS THAT FUNCTION AS SKELETON KEYS TO THE STEEL HOSE PENISTENTIARY.
THIS MEMBERS-ONLY PRISON IS A SPACE FOR A COUNTER-CULTURE SYNDICATE OF CREATIVES TO HANG OUT, LEARN, SHARE AND COLLABORATE WITH LIKE-MINDED CREATORS.
HOW MANY CEL MATES ARE THERE? THE MAXIMUM POPULATION FOR STEEL HOSE IS 4,207, BUT WILL BE RELATIVE TO THE NUMBER OF CRIME REPORTS THAT ARE PUT ON TRIAL (BURNED)
WHAT ARE THE CRIME REPORTS? CRIME REPORTS ARE OFFICER PASTOS' REPORTS OF YOUR CRIME.
THESE CRIME REPORTS WILL DEFINE YOUR STEEL HOSE ENTRY POINT.
YOU CAN BURN YOUR CRIME REPORT ON JUDGEMENT DAY, OR... YOU CAN KEEP IT STASHED AND AVOID JUDGEMENT.
HOW CAN I MINT MY CEL MATE? EVERY CRIME REPORT HOLDER WILL BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO ON TRIAL (BURN) AND REVEAL THEIR CEL MATE (MINT), VIA A BURN-TO-MINT MECHANISM.
WHAT IS DEATH ROW? PRISONERS CAN CHOOSE TO BE PART OF AN OPEN PRISON SYSTEM (CAN TRADE) OR BE ON DEATH-ROW, WHERE THEIR CEL MATE WILL BE LOCKED FOR SOME TIME.
THERE WILL BE FUNCTIONALITIES / REWARDS FOR PRISONERS WHO CHOOSE TO SERVE A LONGER SENTENCE.
HOW TO STAY UPDATED (AND SAFE)? ALL MINT WILL GET COMMUNICATED ON BOTH DISCORD AND TWITTER SIMULTANEOUSLY.
THERE WILL BE NO SURPRISE MINT. EVER.
WE WILL NEVER CONTACT YOU DIRECTLY OR ACT AS A MIDDLE-MAN IN A TRADE. IF A MESSAGE SOUNDS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, IT ALWAYS IS.
WTF Is Cel Mates?
WFT
MCBESS' CEL MATES ARE UNIQUE ILLUSTRATED CONVICTS, ETERNALLY STUCK ON THE ETHEREUM PRISON BLOCKCHAIN. THESE MATES ARE NOT ONLY ART BUT ALSO YOUR SKELETON KEY TO THE STEEL HOSE PENITENTIARY, A MEMBERS-ONLY PRISON WHERE YOU WANT TO BREAK IN. CEL MATES' FOUNDER MCBESS AND HIS TEAM HAVE BUILT BRANDS FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS. THESE INCLUDE A STREETWEAR BRAND, SHOPS, RESTAURANTS, A RECORD LABEL, DEEP CONNECTIONS WITH RENOWNED ARTISTS, AND NOW A PRISON. STEEL HOSE IS A PREMIUM FACILITY. NO FREE MINT. IT'S WHAT'S INSIDE THAT COUNTS.
THE JOINT
The Joint
THE STEEL HOSE PENITENTIARY IS AN EXCLUSIVE SPACE DESIGNED FOR A CREATIVE COMMUNITY OF CEL MATES TO ENJOY ONLINE AND IRL BENEFITS.
THESE INCLUDE ACCESS TO THE INTERNAL PRISON COMMS., DISCOUNTS ACROSS THE MCBESS UNIVERSE (INCL. OUR CANTEEN, THE DUDES & DIRTY MELODY RECORDS), EXCLUSIVE IRL EVENTS, MERCH DROPS, ACCESS TO THE HANGING HALL GALLERY (OUR TOKEN-GATED PRISON WING WHERE HOLDERS CAN GET THEIR HANDS ON COLLABS WITH RENOWNED ARTISTS), NFT DROPS AND ACCESS TO THE BIG PRINT, MCBESS' LARGEST SINGLE ILLUSTRATION TO DATE.
CELCTV IS A PORTAL TO ALL THINGS MATES, A WINDOW ON TO THE CREATIVE PROCESS OF MCBESS.
PRISON IS SCHOOL, AND LEARNING / CREATIVITY IS THE FOUNDATION OF THE STEEL HOSE PENITENTIARY.
THE STEEL HOSE PENITENTIARY HAS A DEATH-ROW WHERE YOU CAN 'STEAK' YOUR CEL MATE TO EARN YOUR ACCESS TO COMMUNITY BENEFITS.
