My debut album “Algorithmically Elevated” hits all the streaming platforms today.
We’re at an inflection point in art and technology. Every so often a new tool comes along and suddenly everyone is sure the sky is falling. Photography wasn’t “real art.” Sampling was “cheating.” Digital recording was “soulless.” Synths were the end of musicianship. Digital editing was a crime against humanity. And every time, those exact tools ended up expanding what artists could do.
We’re living through another one of those moments.
And yes—there’s plenty of AI-generated music out there that absolutely earns the name “AI slop.” You can hear when someone simply hits “generate,” and then “publish”. That’s not what this album is. These tracks were hand built by me, as a life-long musician, music producer, sound designer and technology geek.
It’s my voice—(AI versions trained on recordings of my own voice)
My arrangements. (Some of these tracks used training data sourced from my 30+ year old cassette tapes). 100% my own original lyrics.
And let’s be real: I couldn’t possibly afford to hire a full orchestra to bring these songs to life. Today’s tools made it possible to create what I’ve heard in my head for decades without needing a six-figure recording budget or a major label behind me.
Simply put: before, these songs didn’t exist.
Now they do.
The album pulls from all over my life:
- Some brand new.
- Some written when I was a teenager.
- One written for a movie.
- One about racism.
- Two holiday songs.
- Two experiments.
- And one about ice cream and monogamy, because art imitates dessert.
If you’ve made it this far reading this post, you must be a mega fan, so thank you 🙏
Algorithmically Elevated on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/74LAGeQ0MiWSbT0NUPb6DG?si=qc-Li2PFRjqdVYZH3OD61w
