Over the past year I’ve seen a lot of advertisements for incorporating AI into music making. You’ve probably heard of Suno and you’ve almost certainly hear about AI music infiltrating streaming services like Spotify and earning more streams than most musicians.
I’ve taken some time to think about my use of AI, not just in my music workflow but even in the generation of artwork and this website. My conclusion…
I believe my music can and should remain free from involvement with AI.
My music is a personal artistic expression and to have AI become part of that process would only dilute that.
When I started writing “There’s a Future”, I created AI artworks for the first few tracks. At the time it felt like I was being creative in suggesting ideas and styles to build the art but the end result, although interesting, had a synthetic and hollow quality to it.
It’s weird though, I use music software with a lot of plugins and instruments that are digital copies of analogue instruments. Most of which are emulated versions of synthesizers.
This project, my music, is primarily a solo venture. I write everything, create the artwork, mix it, master it, publicise it…. and listen to it. It’s a very personal project and that’s why I aim to keep AI out of my workflow as much as possible.
If keeping AI out of art matters to you, then you know where I stand and what to expect from my Matt Taylor (SteelRazor) project now and in the future.