Methinks that the soundtrack for Gen Z and Gen Alpha will increasingly become "AI prompts".

When they shirk what the media is dishing up to them they will simply enter a text to a music app, type a prompt and voilà, instant gratification. And why not?

e.g. "Create a 3-minute spicy composition at 95 BPM within the Reggaeton genre. Integrate Mixolydian mode, 4/4 time signature with a syncopated reggaeton drum pattern. Include heavy bass, reggaeton snare, and digitally enhanced steel drums with techniques like rapid-fire drum machine fills. Structure the piece with an intro, verse, pre-chorus, chorus, and outro. Focus on dynamics and orchestration, emphasizing rhythmic vocal effects. Draw inspiration from "Despacito" by Luis Fonsi."

This promt may seem laborious to write but there are already many sites that specialise in writing prompts so its only a matter of copy and paste.

Also we can now create music videos by just using text, checkout Sora, Runway & Veo 2. amazing.

That is all aimed at the music consumer and not us humble songwriters whose creativity comes from within!


A final word on Ricks video. IMO "The Death of Music Genres" can't come quick enough. Back in the day I resented the lack of
musical choice on offer from radio probably because record labels lobby to have their stuff played on air and the big labels and famous names have more clout.

When the web exploded into my life I was suddenly liberated from the water torture aural pain of "Hotel California" ,"Country Roads" anything ABBA et alia

Vive la différence

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