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Disclaimer: I work in the pro audio industry and have decades of experience with this industry from the perspective of a developer of instruments, tools, and so
by MomsAVoxell 1y ago
Disclaimer: I work in the pro audio industry and have decades of experience with this industry from the perspective of a developer of instruments, tools, and so on, specifically for creatives.
You see, I firmly believe that music, itself, is a form of currency.
So exchanging that currency for another is the problem.
However, I can say with a great deal of certainty - having observed musicians for decades - musicians make money when they make live music.
Not all music can be played live.
But live musicians are the future of music.
It’s one thing to be able to conjure up whatever you want with AI.
But, do it live, in front of 1000 people.
Or, even 10.
I can walk through my city today and encounter 100 (easily) musicians making money every hour, plying their wares into the stones of the streets and pedestrian bubbles.
But yeah, it’s hard work. Why not make an AI do it?
- mettamage 1y agoWhat do you mean by: music, itself, is a form of currency? I really am missing some context here.
- MomsAVoxell 1y agoYou get up on stage in front of a bunch of people, and you deliver a performance that they find compelling enough to contribute their own acknowledgement of your work in exchange, and in this process there is a current that flows between the artist and the audience, which - when properly motivated - increases in value over time.
- mettamage 1y agoAh, sort of like social capital? Not fully I think, but seems related to it. Interesting take! I can see the value/process you're describing, never thought of it that way.