Does AI Destroy Music?
- nicolaslinnala
- Jun 9
- 3 min read
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I was watching a video on YouTube, and everything in the studio looked exactly like YouTube videos always do: the lights were perfect, the host gave beautiful instructions, and everything was straight out of a fairytale. At the same time, I remembered a situation from about a year and a half ago: a well-known artist rushed into my studio shouting that he urgently needed the toilet or there’d be trouble. I pointed him to the back room, but the door wouldn’t open. Just three minutes earlier I had closed it myself, and the lock had broken. As the artist crouched in front of the door, I silently thought: “Of course it had to happen now.” The bathroom trip had to wait for the nearby café, and the lock was fixed the next day. Professional, right?
These days, people often wonder: does AI destroy music? My answer: it won’t.
It should be obvious, but it still needs repeating. I believe everyone should have the chance to make music. And right now, AI is giving that chance to many for the first time. As an artist myself, I do admit it’s a little concerning how packed Spotify already is – but that’s just one part of the reality. The other part is this: music belongs to everyone. It’s not a closed club – make it, test it, play with it, enjoy it, go over the top if you want.
You could even see AI as a challenger that pushes us humans to do better. Now is the time to experiment. Pull out those dusty projects you once abandoned for being too weird, too artistic, or too “no one’s going to listen to this.” Now is the time for them. Creativity and joy are on the rise again, so go for it – full throttle.
AI doesn’t take the emotion out of music – it simply challenges it in a new way.
A personal example: I was making a rap track for a TV show, and it just wasn’t working. I asked AI for help, and 1 minute 30 seconds later I had a fix that gave the song exactly what it needed. A simple idea I hadn’t even thought of myself.
This shouldn’t be about fear – it should be about opportunity. AI is just a tool, and how it’s used is up to us. No need to think in black-and-white terms. Just kick it around and see what it can do.
What I do warn against is denial. If you close your eyes now and bury your head in the sand, you might miss the wave. And when AI is everywhere, it might be too late to learn how it works.
I’ve been training for months in how to mix AI-generated music. It’s a world of its own and doesn’t follow traditional rules. But it can work – if you know how to finish it. There’s still a lot to learn, but I’m getting pretty good. At least the clients seem happy.
Now is not the time to be afraid. It’s the time to create. Let’s see later if I was wrong.
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-Nicolas
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