The rapid growth of AI has become a hot topic among creative professionals, including writers, artists, and musicians. Artists like Avenged Sevenfold frontman Matt Sanders (a.k.a. M. Shadows), are excited about the potential of AI to improve and expand their work. Sanders sees AI as a valuable tool for songwriters, helping them explore new ideas and accelerate their creative process.
The integration of AI in music creation streamlines the process, offering multiple variations of chord changes or melodies at the click of a button. However, it’s crucial to note that AI doesn’t replace musicians, but rather provides them with a “jumping off point” for their artistic pursuits.
AI also allows fans to join in on the fun, using their favorite artist’s work as machine learning libraries to create personalized compositions. Singer Grimes, for example, has developed an AI-powered voiceprint that fans can use in their recordings, with royalties from the AI-generated songs to be shared.
Sanders supports this innovative approach, and recently expressed his interest in helping fans create their own Avenged Sevenfold tracks using AI technology. He believes that even if fans don’t appreciate a band’s current direction, they could use older albums as training data for an AI to create customized new music, further engaging with their favorite acts.
Simultaneously, the use of blockchain technology can help to authenticate and differentiate between an artist’s work and AI-generated fan creations. This method can effectively distinguish through authentication on the blockchain, ensuring clear recognition of the origin of the work.
Moreover, the incorporation of blockchain in the music industry provides protection for artists in case their AI-generated voice is used for objectionable content. Sanders suggests that he’d be okay with AI-generated voices, as long as people can see that it wasn’t the artist who created such content.
Avenged Sevenfold has shown great interest in blockchain technology through the launch of their NFT collection, Deathbats, and NFT-gated ticket sales for their upcoming tour. The band’s involvement in this growing field indicates a growing shift toward digital platforms.
As the music industry invests more in AI and blockchain technologies, it has to learn from its previous experience with digital platforms like Napster and Spotify. Ensuring that artists get a fair share of future profits and retaining control over rights management can help create a more artist-friendly environment.
In conclusion, AI offers tremendous potential for creative professionals as a powerful tool that boosts artistic freedom and explores new frontiers in music creation. By adapting and embracing this new technology, artists like Sanders and Grimes are paving the way for the next generation of musicians and creators to work hand in hand with AI, developing a dynamic new era in the music industry.
Source: Decrypt
