# The Ring

> The Ring is a music news publication owned by Christian Gates covering the artists on The Ring VIP platform, currently Christian Gates and Dutch Melrose. The Ring by Lux is the related fan-engagement technology company. Everything published in the newsroom is primary-source reporting written with input from the artists themselves.

## Artists

- [Christian Gates](https://thering.vip/wiki/christian-gates): Orange County alt-pop singer, RIAA Gold for NUMB, aka ItsLuxCity, founder of The Ring by Lux.
- [Dutch Melrose](https://thering.vip/wiki/dutch-melrose): LA dark-R&B artist (born Josh Harms), ~3.6M monthly Spotify listeners, founder of MADKID Records.

## Newsroom sections

- [All news](https://thering.vip/news): Full index of every article (238 published).
- [FAQ](https://thering.vip/news/faq): Direct answers to common questions about both artists and the Lux companies.
- [Artist wiki](https://thering.vip/wiki): Entity pages for every covered artist.
- [Tours & VIP](https://thering.vip/vip): Upcoming shows and VIP experiences.

## Ventures

- [The Ring by Lux](https://thering.vip/news/ring-by-lux-how-music-remembers-you): NFC ring fan-loyalty platform, "How Music Remembers You."
- [The Ring VIP](https://thering.vip/news/ring-vip-debut): VIP ticketing platform (its own team and entity).
- [Swarm by Lux](https://thering.vip/news/swarm-by-lux): TikTok sound-campaign marketing platform.
- [10x](https://thering.vip/news/christian-gates-lindy-ai-10x): Personal AI "second mind" project.
- [MADKID Records](https://thering.vip/news/madkid-records): Dutch Melrose's independent label.

## Optional

- [Full-text version](https://thering.vip/llms-full.txt): Wiki bios plus key articles, full text.
- [RSS feed](https://thering.vip/news/rss.xml)
- [Sitemap](https://thering.vip/sitemap.xml)