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There's a track doing the rounds online. It sounds like a lost Radiohead B-side, that specific cocktail of melancholy arpeggios, «Thom Yorke» falsetto, and a bass line that feels like it's slowly creeping up on you. People are sharing it. People are moved by it. And nobody made it. Not in the way we used to mean "made." Welcome to the simulacrum. Population: everyone Baudrillard Walks Into a Recording Studio Jean Baudrillard,…
I'm speed racer and I drive real fastHe's speed racer and he drives real fastI drive real fast, I'm gonna lastI'm a big pirate and I like to stealHe's a big pirate and he likes to stealI like to steal and I like to kill(Speed Racer - Devo)Slaves to Speed and Generative AI Tools We are being sold speed. In our consumerist society by and large, and specifically across the landscape…
The Synthetic Symphony - Market Report Get Embed Code The Synthetic Symphony A 2025 Market Analysis: How generative AI restructured the global music economy—from revenue flows to virtual artists. AI Market Expansion The AI music sector surged to $6.65B in 2025. Institutional investment in training data and synthetic IP has accelerated the market toward a projected $60B+ valuation by 2034. $6.65B 2024 Market2025 Market The Upload Flood Content volume reached…
Key Takeaways AI has moved from experimental to existential in the music industry.Licensing, not litigation, is now the dominant strategy for labels engaging with AI.The rapid growth of AI-generated content is straining streaming platforms and discovery models.Music creation is becoming more interactive, with fans empowered to remix and reinterpret licensed works.The future of music hinges on finding equilibrium between algorithmic scale and human expression. AI has moved from experimental to…
On 11/11, 2025, the Munich Regional Court handed a judicial victory to the music community with a milestone ruling that sent shockwaves through the artificial intelligence industry. In a case brought by GEMA, Germany's largest music rights organization, the court ruled that OpenAI's ChatGPT violated copyright law by training its language models on protected song lyrics without permission. Specifically, GEMA pointed to nine song lyrics to make their case.This decision represents…
Art has always been under the influence by Artifice, in all senses of the word: as craftsmanship, as chicanery, and as sleight of hand. We’ve had the Monkees (authenticity under question as a «manufactured» band), Milli Vanilli (not actually singing on their hits), the whole boyband era and holograms, but we’re now seeing the first completely virtual/artificial artist, the Artificial Intelligence «artist» who is bringing a whole new level and…
With all the noise surrounding Generative-AI, it is easy to miss the other contributions Artificial Intelligence are making to the music industry. In the context of live performance, AI is currently augmenting performances, enhancing audience experiences, revolutionizing sound production, and the visual production. And, this is just the intro to what’s coming up AI as a Musical Partner: Performance Enhancement The integration of artificial intelligence into live music performances is moving beyond…
The music industry is at a crossroads, and as in the legend of bluesman Robert Johnson, the deal is to sell or not to sell one’s «soul».The unsurprising «Devil» in our story is Artificial Intelligence. The music industry is, and will be, one of the industries that will be most impacted by AI, and by Generative AI, in particular. This is certain not the only form of AI that will…
All the noise around music and AI is around Generative AI, for good reason, but it is easy to overlook the tremendous impact of Artificial Intelligence as a whole on the music industry. This article will attempt to «look under the hood» of the various types of AI that are relevant, and how they could impact the music ecosystem through all steps of the value chain.There are several ways of…
Much has been said, written, and certainly moaned about AI and music, including in these pages! Let’s look at how to use AI in the service of creativity instead of laziness. I will not be mentioning any music-gen tools, simply because those are not for musicians. Making «music» from prompts is not exactly exciting for a musician, and it sure doesn’t make you one. They are a fun tool, if…
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