Music is having its “Conceptual Art Moment”
Something big is happening in music right now, and AI is playing a part in it. People can make music without needing years of training. And that’s changing what music is.
Something big is happening in music right now, and AI is playing a part in it. People can make music without needing years of training. And that’s changing what music is.
Music has always been shaped by co-creation—artists working with ideas from others or their own past works. AI fits naturally into this tradition. It doesn't replace musicians or start a new era; it simply extends the collaborative ways we've always made music.
As genAI overflows playlists with sound-alike tracks, the real differentiator is no longer speed—it’s story. Read on to learn what you can do about it.
In this blog post I want to focus on some thoughts surrounding rise of generative Artificial Intelligence (genAI) and the implications it brings for artists and the creative industries.
Two years ago Hans-Jürgen Drescher asked me to speak at the Future Conference of the Theaterakademie August Everding in Bavaria.