In recent years, AI has found its way into the hands of independent artists. A study by digital music company Believe and its subsidiary, TuneCore, has found that AI is in an “early and rapid adoption phase” among indie artists. Believe and TuneCore have conducted a survey of close to 1,600 self-releasing artists from over 10 countries.
Source: 27% of indie artists have used AI music tools, according to TuneCore study
AIMS API is the latest startup tapping prompt engineering in a musical context. Having started with AI music search and tagging features, its new ‘Prompt Search’ tool will help people to find music within catalogues by typing in natural language prompts, rather than just keywords and tags. “Unlike other attempts at this type of music search, ours genuinely works,” said CEO Martin Nedved.
Source: AIMS API adds ‘Prompt Search’ tool to make finding music easier – Music Ally
Writers and actors aren’t the only people in Hollywood grappling with the impact generative artificial intelligence will have on the entertainment industry. Documentarians are also concerned about AI and what it means for the ethical standards and practices of nonfiction filmmaking. In addition to deepfakes, and AI-created photography and music, there’s also the issue of AI-generated “Frankenbiting,” which makes it easier than ever before to edit clips and/or dialogue out of sequence.
Source: Doc Filmmakers Debate Growing Use of AI in Non-Fiction Projects: ‘We Are Supposed to Be the Truth’
To survey the film and television industry today is to witness multiple existential crises. Many of them point to a larger trend: of Hollywood divesting from its own future, making dodgy decisions in the short term that whittle down its chances of long-term survival. Corporations are no strangers to fiscal myopia, but the ways in which the studios are currently squeezing out profits indicate a shocking new carelessness.
Source: Hollywood’s Slo-Mo Self-Sabotage
Luxembourg-headquartered ANote Music, which bills itself as “Europe’s leading marketplace for investing in music royalties,” announced a funding milestone and an institutional-investor expansion. On the former front, “additional funding” has enabled the five-year-old blockchain business (which officially launched its platform in late July of 2020) to crack the initially mentioned €3.3 million ($3.64 million at the present exchange rate) in secured funding.
Source: ANote Music Announces €3.3M Funding, Institutional Expansion
Barcelona-based private music copyright management organization Unison has introduced SOLO, a global management platform for digital rights. SOLO will provide artists and creators with professional tools to manage their digital rights, offering solutions for both copyright and master rights, all without intermediaries, according to a press release last week (July 26).
Source: Spain’s Unison launches global management platform for digital rights, SOLO
Source: Outcry Against AI Companies Grows Over Who Controls Internet’s Content
Five-year-old Superplastic, which bills itself as the creator and manager of “a roster of world famous synthetic artists and influencers,” recently emailed DMN about the Virgin tie-up and the resulting label. Two of the business’s ostensibly world-famous synthetic artists, “brothers Filth-E and Lil’ ILL,” make up “the first 3D animated hip-hop duo,” Ghost Kidz, according to Burlington, Vermont-headquartered Superplastic.
Source: Superplastic Records Launches With Support From UMG’s Virgin
This partnership brings Songtradr’s music service, Pretzel, to Twitch streamers, offering what it says is “a treasure trove of licensed music to enhance their streams”. Through this partnership with Songtradr, Twitch streamers will have access to Pretzel’s Premium Subscription tier for 90 days until September 15, giving them free trial access to over 550,000 “Twitch-safe” tracks.
Source: Songtradr partners with Twitch to bring licensed music from Pretzel to Twitch streamers