{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/634e0804ce0a930011deb16a/6a75ed48769f96ab45b48c5d?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"AI, Music & the Human Touch with Phaze Wun | IWNL 0079","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/634e0804ce0a930011deb16a/1786112775097-595df06e-6747-4218-bdd4-f7c456d147cd.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Phaze Wun returns to I Will Not Lose for a wide-ranging conversation with Tony Ortiz about music, technology, long-form content, creative independence, and what it takes to build something that lasts.</p><p><br></p><p>They look back at live internet radio in 2007, examine social media as brand equity, and explain why a viral moment means little without a catalog or point of view behind it. Phaze Wun also reflects on being boxed in by an early song, becoming a multidisciplinary creator out of necessity, completing a new album through grief, and deciding whether this could be his final album.</p><p><br></p><p>The conversation moves through AI music, Auto-Tune, automation, creative guardrails, communication, album aesthetics, faith, streaming economics, and the human judgment that makes identical tools produce completely different work.</p><p><br></p><p>If this episode gives you something useful, subscribe, leave a comment, and share it with another creator who is building for the long run.</p><p><br></p><p>CHAPTERS</p><p>00:00 Opening montage</p><p>01:18 Phaze Wun returns</p><p>02:13 Live streaming before it was normal</p><p>04:33 Social media as brand equity</p><p>05:58 Why a viral moment needs a catalog</p><p>11:32 When one successful song puts you in a box</p><p>12:56 The Renaissance approach to creative work</p><p>16:33 Building the new album through grief</p><p>17:44 Could the next project be an AI album?</p><p>20:38 Auto-Tune, AI, and resisting new tools</p><p>28:05 When AI gets the simple order wrong</p><p>29:07 AI customer service and missing context</p><p>35:18 Fear, incentives, and the AI argument</p><p>38:34 The deeper you go, the clearer AI's limits become</p><p>43:57 Training a local model through its mistakes</p><p>44:46 Communication across cultures, people, and machines</p><p>49:50 Creative waves and the possibility of a final album</p><p>55:49 Merch, ownership, and selling directly</p><p>57:02 What streaming actually pays independent artists</p><p>59:55 Making the new album gritty without losing clarity</p><p>64:46 Marriage, faith, and writing without old crutches</p><p>70:32 The right tool and the human touch</p><p>73:25 What it really costs to start a podcast</p><p>74:35 High-tech cities and low-tech systems</p><p>78:53 Training AI for a specific business</p><p>79:34 Where to find Phaze Wun</p><p>81:06 Closing</p><p><br></p><p>Find new episodes: https://iwillnotlosepodcast.com</p><p>Support the show: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=FKGSHYR8WAB7C&amp;no_recurring=0&amp;item_name=Invest+in+%22I+Will+Not+Lose%22+podcast%21+Help+us+produce+quality+content+and+support+the+show+by+donation%21&amp;currency_code=USD&amp;source=qr</p><p>Phaze Wun: https://themiserylovecompany.com</p><p>Tony: @tothedesigner</p><p><br></p><p>#IWillNotLose #PhazeWun #Podcast #ArtificialIntelligence #MusicIndustry #CreatorEconomy</p>","author_name":"Tony Ortiz"}