AI MUSIC SOUNDS IMPRESSIVE—UNTIL YOU ACTUALLY START LISTENING
Last night, I was at a friend's place for dinner and at some point, he whipped out his phone and asked us for prompts to generate a song on the go. We settled on something eccentric like a drum ‘n bass jazz song with intense guitar riffs, a splash of jungle and opera vocals. At first, the music sounds impressive. Clearly, it knew what drum ‘n bass was and two out of four songs had integrated jazz so yes, for anyone not paying attention, this sounds, well… sufficient, I think is the best ...
AI MUSIC SOUNDS IMPRESSIVE—UNTIL YOU ACTUALLY START LISTENING
Last night, I was at a friend's place for dinner and at some point, he whipped out his phone and asked us for prompts to generate a song on the go. We settled on something eccentric like a drum ‘n bass jazz song with intense guitar riffs, a splash of jungle and opera vocals. At first, the music sounds impressive. Clearly, it knew what drum ‘n bass was and two out of four songs had integrated jazz so yes, for anyone not paying attention, this sounds, well… sufficient, I think is the best ...
I started a band
Last year something amazing happened. I connected to a group of super-talented musicians through a project I did with my friend Jackson and Gennaro at the Groove House near Lisbon. We got together to figure out how we could make the music scene in Lisbon better and so we embarked on a journey together. We spent a couple of very intense afternoons together debating the music industry (always interesting) and afterwards, we jammed to integrate everything that had been said during the day. The t...
I started a band
Last year something amazing happened. I connected to a group of super-talented musicians through a project I did with my friend Jackson and Gennaro at the Groove House near Lisbon. We got together to figure out how we could make the music scene in Lisbon better and so we embarked on a journey together. We spent a couple of very intense afternoons together debating the music industry (always interesting) and afterwards, we jammed to integrate everything that had been said during the day. The t...
Really, Spotify!?
Back to Spotify because oh boy it’s getting bad. Living legend Reggie Watts is retracting his music and is just flat-out saying it: “F*ck Spotify”. Nice one, Reggs. Liz Pelly wrote a book called Mood Machine and it’s making minced meat of the platform. So I thought it was time to follow up on my story from last time to see what other ways Spotify has conjured up to make money off the backs of the musicians that bring value to the platform. Buckle up, it’s going to be a wild one! In the previo...
Really, Spotify!?
Back to Spotify because oh boy it’s getting bad. Living legend Reggie Watts is retracting his music and is just flat-out saying it: “F*ck Spotify”. Nice one, Reggs. Liz Pelly wrote a book called Mood Machine and it’s making minced meat of the platform. So I thought it was time to follow up on my story from last time to see what other ways Spotify has conjured up to make money off the backs of the musicians that bring value to the platform. Buckle up, it’s going to be a wild one! In the previo...
Teal Organisations
** One thing that happens not only in the music industry but almost everywhere is that companies lose track of what they originally set out to do. And it has to do with company culture.** I have always been fascinated by how company culture is implemented, how it shapes the company as a whole and how it affects people’s happiness. I come from a family business background and always looked with a weary eye at what was going on there. My granddad built an indoor furniture and decoration busines...
Teal Organisations
** One thing that happens not only in the music industry but almost everywhere is that companies lose track of what they originally set out to do. And it has to do with company culture.** I have always been fascinated by how company culture is implemented, how it shapes the company as a whole and how it affects people’s happiness. I come from a family business background and always looked with a weary eye at what was going on there. My granddad built an indoor furniture and decoration busines...
Bandcamp's successor is coming: Subvert
Currently, my favourite platform to buy music is Bandcamp. It’s unique (*starts tearing up) in the music industry: it’s good for artists and profitable with amazing editorial content. They take a small percentage of the sales as a fee but are the most artist-centric music-sharing platform. I love that artists and labels can set the price of the music they sell and we can sell physical music and merch. Their editorial team highlights anything and everyone and is a great source for new music. T...
Bandcamp's successor is coming: Subvert
Currently, my favourite platform to buy music is Bandcamp. It’s unique (*starts tearing up) in the music industry: it’s good for artists and profitable with amazing editorial content. They take a small percentage of the sales as a fee but are the most artist-centric music-sharing platform. I love that artists and labels can set the price of the music they sell and we can sell physical music and merch. Their editorial team highlights anything and everyone and is a great source for new music. T...
