At 74, bringing decades-old songs to life with AI
At 74, David embraces AI as a creative partner in music composition. What once took days with collaborators now happens instantly, allowing them to explore arrangements in countless styles and finally bring decades-old songs to life.
Old age? I am 74 but life always has a new adventure. I am a trained musician.... studied aranging, composing, etc., and had a satisfying career.
Ai, presents many new challenges for musicians. Many musicians of my generation will not use Ai. I had used artists to illustrate my work, often taking days to achieve the results I wanted. I cowrote music with other musicians. Again this could be a long and arduous process. Nothing is more satisfying than writing and creating your own music. Sometimes this is instant, other times the process could be lengthy. To generate music with Ai, takes no talent but wait, knowing what you want, how to frame the idea can literally make the world of difference. I can now hear an idea or arrangement in many different ways, styles and instrumentations. This is like having an orchestration prof say - try this or try this! Just a note - the attached video has a song that I cowrote many years ago. Now with Ai is is possible to bring it to life. Although the video production still has some issues, music and image wise.....it is pretty amazing!! Plus with the help of Ai hopefully the storybook will be done before Christmas!
overwhelmed... too many ideas, not enough time even with Ai but never a dull moment.
David Steckenreiter
retired?
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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