Steve Marriner

As a producer, what are your thoughts on AI in music right now? I

don't have

very many.

I prefer music to be played by people, and I'll just leave it at that.

Are you seeing an impact from AI? And especially thinking about things like licensing, for example, do you see it taking away opportunities from musicians as far as placements in commercials, television shows, side projects?

I'm not sure any of us have seen the full impact of AI on recorded music yet.

So far, my experience with AI in recorded music has mostly been people who bring demos of stuff with parts that have been created by AI.

I don't like it, but I can appreciate it as a tool if you're a solo artist or someone who doesn't have access to other musicians easily.

It can help you bring some ideas to life.

Fair enough.

That's kind of the only part that I feel at all comfortable engaging with.

As far as purely AI generated music taking up space in streaming platforms or whatever, Not sure there's anything anyone can do about that.

What helps me sleep at night is that I think there will always be people who are hungry for music produced organically by other people.

Imperfections and all, warts and all.

I think...

I think that will always be there on some level or another.

I think that you can't replace the feeling you get from seeing a live show, for example, and seeing real humans work together to create beautiful sounds in real time.

That's an experience that can never be replaced by technology, I don't think.

And as crafty as some of the recordings, can be.

I think, I hope there will always be an audience for music that is imperfect as all of us are.

And I can only hope that people stay curious and stay hungry for that.