{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/69a7b8282fb50a2e17913fc0/6a17ca4b69630795d8766491?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Special Edition: Is AI the Death Blow for Creative Music?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/69a7b8282fb50a2e17913fc0/1779943823226-d4050d70-7512-4a36-92ca-fb683f72c8c8.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this Special Edition episode, Lindsay and Alan tackle the massive disruption of Artificial Intelligence in music. They break down the controversy surrounding the first AI-generated Billboard charting artist, the fierce pushback from working musicians, and the surreal \"uncanny valley\" of algorithmic audio. Shifting to the jazz ecosystem, they analyze new tech like Neural Audio Synthesis and Stefon Harris’s Harmony Cloud, before subjecting themselves to some truly horrific Suno AI generations attempting to mimic modern jazz artists.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Timestamps:</strong></p><p>00:00 - Intro: Going in blind on AI</p><p>01:13 - Meet Xania Monet: The first AI artist on the Billboard R&amp;B charts</p><p>05:11 - Alan reacts to the cookie-cutter AI pop track in real-time</p><p>09:45 - The Gayle King interview and the ethics of \"putting in the work\"</p><p>16:18 - Kehlani’s backlash: AI stealing the spotlight from real musicians</p><p>24:00 - The \"Uncanny Valley\" effect of perfectly tuned AI audio</p><p>25:26 - Transitioning to the reality of AI in the Jazz ecosystem</p><p>27:22 - Neural Audio Synthesis and improvising live with AI models</p><p>31:40 - Stefon Harris’s Harmony Cloud ear-training app</p><p>36:39 - Suno AI Experiments: Prompting an Eric Dolphy jazz standard</p><p>43:24 - Forcing AI to simulate Tyshawn Sorey drumming for Steve Lehman</p><p>46:30 - Why jazz audiences won't tolerate fake, algorithm-generated music</p><p>49:09 - The Gen-Z analog revival and getting away from technology</p><p>50:09 - Birch Grove Media's official anti-AI label stance</p><p>51:04 - Outro: Podfuel and supporting human-made music</p><p><br></p><p><strong>BIRCH GROVE MEDIA</strong></p><ul><li><strong>Web: </strong>birchgrove.io</li><li><strong>Follow us: </strong>@birch.grove.media on Instagram.</li><li><strong>Watch on YouTube: </strong>youtube.com/@BirchGroveMedia</li><li><strong>Get the Record: </strong>Shop our current 180g LP and digital releases on our website. Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.</li></ul><p><br></p>","author_name":"Birch Grove"}