Archive for the 'Technology' Category


Youthquake

This is society’s Napster moment. They never could kill P2P with the legal system. It took a bright twentysomething from a foreign country to save the record labels’ lunch. And now said labels are trying to survive by purchasing the distribution systems of much younger companies led by entrepreneurs. NO ONE running a major label […]

How AI Changes Music

It’s going to put a huge dent in the middle class and cause a rush to authenticity. AI makes it easier. So if you’re looking for music to accompany your YouTube video, voila! If you’re just another wanker recreating the electronic sounds/effects of the Spotify Top 50, good luck! AI will be a tool. Just […]

Mailbag

Subject: Re: Velvet Sundown Look up the artist “Nick Hustles” on Spotify. This is clearly AI too. This person is using a 60-70’s Soul sound, but using lyrical content from today’s world. Pretty creative. 220k monthly listeners and 100k+ subscribers on YouTube. Why are people bitching? They feel they deserve to know if it’s AI […]

Velvet Sundown

Has anybody listened to the music? In case you’ve been living under a rock for the past week, this is the biggest controversy in the music business, is Velvet Sundown a fake band whose music is created by AI? I won’t drag you through the litany of stories but I will say that at this […]