Metaverse OG. Developer. Entrepreneur. Author. Musician, composer, producer, playwright.
Tony Parisi is a Metaverse and virtual reality pioneer, inventor, entrepreneur, author and musician. He has co-created several international 3D graphics standards and authored several books on 3D and virtual reality programming, and has served as an executive in several technology startups and large companies. In 2021 Tony published The Seven Rules of the Metaverse, read by thousands worldwide and considered an authoritative essay on the intent and design goals for the next generation of the Internet.
And now Tony is pursuing his first love, music, full-time. He is a composer and musician and is working on several projects. In 2023 Tony co-founded Metatron Studio, a content studio creating art, music and interactive projects for the Metaverse. In that same year he released the cast recording for Judgment Day, his full-length original musical, along with a collection of NFTs – the first-ever musical theater on the blockchain. Tony’s newest album, The Great Resignation, has recently been released on all major streaming platforms.