Originally Posted by Janice & Bud
We’re late to the party and thus read your spoiler post before listening. smile

“Now, where my enthusiastic nod turns into a gently raised eyebrow is a rather specific scenario. When one feeds a few creative crumbs – be it audio snippets or a well-crafted prompt – into the algorithmic engine of Suno, and then proceeds to claim the entire resulting masterpiece as their unique, unaided brainchild... well, it feels a touch like dropping a coin into a jukebox and, once the music starts playing, humbly accepting all the applause for having personally composed, performed, and produced every last note of that chart-topping hit. A brilliant selection, perhaps, but perhaps not entirely one's own creation, if you catch my drift!"

We catch the drift and the issue we have is that we feel the above is thoughtful and well written - here comes the “but” - it’s for us a heckuva understatement! smile After streaming sucked the life out of independent artists money-wise this technology can ultimately destroy even streaming payments sans it being banned. OK that’s our drift. smile

So setting aside your remarkably cool little “innovations” throughout the tune it is an outstanding write.

“Another scandal another war 

The news reminds us we're not special anymore

Another scandal another war

The news reminds us we're not special anymore”

Ahhh … the days of Walter Cronkite and no social media.

Heckuva project and we enjoyed it and reading your post and the followup.
And the session guys and the mix.

J&B

Janice & Bud,

Thank you for those incredibly kind words about my initial post – you've well and truly caught my "drift," and then some! My "gently raised eyebrow" certainly seems to have met your "heckuva understatement" with a rather emphatic nod of agreement regarding the potential devastation this technology could wreak on independent artists. You've articulated the financial stakes with commendable clarity, and the specter of streaming payments being further eroded is indeed a chilling thought for any creator. My initial musings were perhaps more about the nuances of authorship, but you've rightly amplified the far more immediate and existential threat to livelihoods.

But let's pivot back to the music! It's truly gratifying to hear you enjoyed the tune, and I particularly appreciate you picking out those "remarkably cool little 'innovations'" – it means a lot when the details are noticed! And that particular sentiment, yearning for the days of Walter Cronkite's measured gravitas over today's relentless algorithmic firehose, yessiree!

Thanks so much for taking the time to listen, to engage with the post, and for the lovely shout-out to the session guys and the mix. It was indeed a heckuva project, and (as always) your feedback is truly invaluable.

Cheers,
Izzy