One of the services I've relied on for part of my income for many years has been custom written songs. I've written them for anniversaries, proposals, memorials, about restaurants & bars, towns, events- I've written so many custom songs (and made good money doing it) With A.I., I was worried that I would lose a portion of my income. Custom songwriting seemed at risk of being lost to tech. But I really haven't experienced that scenario at all. I even instruct people how to use a free program and produce the song themselves. But they'd rather I did it. Why? I think because they trust my expertise to work with the tools and generate their vision. So I work with my customer, listen to what they want in the song, and use A.I. help them construct the song. the goal is the final product and a happy customer. I'm grateful for A.I. in that regard. What your thoughts?

Quick question for the Collective: These playlist & radio submission services (where you pay for guaranteed reviews or curator access) — are they: A) Smart, legitimate marketing tools in today’s indie game B) Basically pay-to-play / payola in disguise C) Somewhere in the gray?

Curious your thoughts- I'd like to put together a course on A.I. in music, how we think it will affect independent artists, and where we anticipate the music industry going? What are your thoughts?