AI is just a projection program. i understand people having a negative opinion of it , various reasons but still we need to understand these things.
Tech in the arts
I was an artist when the first digital painting programs were becoming more mainstream, a lot of traditional artists hated it all. they said it was cheating, & they were correct, but as an artist myself i had to use them to get certain jobs and objectives.
tech is a tool. it magnifies the ideas of the people who use it. a lot of that will be Junk. but having listened to mainstream music for many decades, there already was a Lot of Junk … a tool , if used by clever people can make us more clever. if used as a crutch it can make us more manipulated .. one should be connected but also disconnected.
The non tech world
I sometimes think what it would be like to not have the internet or computers, to go back to the 80s, & it feels appealing for a few reasons, a more peaceful organic world; but then if I consider what it was like sitting all alone with nothing to do in the 80s, I’m kindof glad we have these things. I just would prefer it if they are used in wise and sustainable ways .
What I can do
Techy and ai art programs allow me to stream tons of quick work that I can then use in different ways, things that would take weeks to create by hand, or be almost impossible. same with ai music programs. . i was using one new program & it really gave me a Lot of passion for its possibilities as a creative tool .. as a lyricist i create tons of poetry which no one reads !!! Darn! .. with ai & some clever Prompt work I can turn those long boring poems into Sooo many things.. Meditation tracks to help people , retro 70s era old fashioned Rock in the style of Led Zeppelin or the Doors .. things that would be unattainable to me working alone in the office. it opens Doors to me lol .. I can create Fast quality music to a demo standard & then work on ways to interpret those ideas in new ways. its a tool for the trade, not a finished product, as humans we just have to make sure these things dont just turn us into tools ourselves. . and the practicality, I dont have time or space to have a 70s style drum kit like John Densmore or John Bonham. . or even other guitars & bass, i had to sell much of my music kit years ago because i couldnt afford the space to keep it. moving house became a nightmare, hoping from one renty rat hole to the next looking for spaces to put things & vans to carry them. ai just allows people like me to feed the dream ..
& the people..
to be creative with many dreams you need to have a good network of like minded people. a writer will dry up without an ear to listen. even the best writers stop working proactively if they have no way to realizes their ideas. I tried my best to make organic relationships to other music making people & artists face to face & via social media but it is almost impossible . people are too tribal. I took music laptops to the pub in new towns in hopes to find like minded souls but its a pot luck . like minded souls seem to be in short supply.
even forming a band when i was younger was impossible, none of my mates wanted me in a band lol .. i was just some cookie kid on the outskirts writing songs & strumming strings 😂🎶 more the pity for them. and me. because i had to listen to some of their rock music & it wasnt pretty! i remember one song a mate made about a murderer with some psychopath storyline.. lol .. in some ways i am probably lucky i didnt go down that road with them . my work has always been a bit more socially aware .. or pretentious lol poetically ..
