My Music History

I released my first music single in January 2018, and my first album the following year. From 2018 to 2024, I released over 55  music albums (over 600 songs). All the music was created by me (a human). I paid singers to sing my lyrics (I write my own lyrics for the majority of my songs), and I paid musicians to play instruments (pianos, guitars, violins, flutes, etc). I use a lot of different “real” instruments in my music creations.

Paying people to do these things costs a lot of money (for me, $100’s to $1000’s). I am not making money from my music, I am losing money because I release music every month. 

Around July 2024, I started experimenting with A.I. music. It was ok then, but not perfect. With "real humans" and A.I. combined, the music sounds great. From then to now, A.I. has changed the quality of my music (I believe for the better). It has given me the option to add more to my music for a lower cost. I still use real humans to help me make my music, but I use fewer people to do it because A.I. can fill in my musical “blanks” now.

The Problem A.I. Usage Has Created

The problem music artists, like myself, are having is that even though I still use “humans” to help make my music, if there is ANY element that is A.I. (let’s say there is A.I. generated “clapping” or “chord” in the song), companies like Tidal, Spotify, etc, are labeling the whole song as A.I. generated, and companies are starting to treat some music artists as if they have committed some type of crime for saving money by using AI in different elements of their song.

I don't feel a song should be labeled A.I. if a person uses A.I. elements in a song. For example: what should a singer do who cannot afford to pay $5000 + dollars to hire a band to play in the background? He or she can now write their lyrics, sing them, and use A.I. as the band. Or, what about a band with no singer? Singers leave bands all the time (look at all the singers who have left their bands to become solo acts). Bands can now have a stable future. They write the lyrics, play the song, and use A.I. to sing them (until they can get a good singer who will stay on board). What if a guitarist or drummer drops out of a band? The band can use A.I. to fill in the missing instrument until they get a replacement (no live shows, of course). Artists can now also use A.I. to master their songs (some can't afford to pay someone). Music artists have a better chance to survive in the music world by using A.I. .

A.I. is wonderful, if used correctly.

With that said, I understand there are people out there doing their best to “Game” the music industry to make money. People are making songs to sound like Taylor Swift, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Morgan Wallen, Sabrina Carpenter (etc.) so they can make money from their success. That is WRONG, and Tidal, Spotify, YouTube, Pandora (etc.), should go after them and remove their music from their platforms. But, again, the problem is they are grouping good music artists and scammer music artists together, and penalizing both because it is cheaper NOT to research and see who is and who is not a real music artist.

Personal Thoughts On A.I.

To be honest, what happens in the music industry does not affect my life. I have a job, I pay my bills, and I have fun money to make music. Also, I am not trying to be the next big "Thing" in the music industry (it would be cool though).

However, I feel bad for the people who are trying to make it "Big" in the music industry but are now fighting the A.I. battle with their music. Based on the current system, anyone can accuse you of using A.I. or being a bad actor on streaming platforms with no proof. Until recently (September 2026), companies like Suno have officially started "marking" the songs created on their website. Until then, AI music detection software has been using artifacts in songs to detect whether it was AI or not. It was pretty much an educated guessing game whether a song was AI or not. There were a lot of false positives that were not AI-generated songs. With the new "marking" system, they know for sure if it is AI or not. But what about all the unreleased downloaded songs created before then?

The music AI story is still being written. We are all watching AI music history "live", like a TV show. One thing you will notice: No one has outright banned AI music. Why? The real question no one is asking is: Will music companies keep spending millions to create music, or spend $30 and make millions? We shall see......

I went in deep, but you know my views and usage of A.I. now.