{"id":64166,"date":"2025-12-22T13:23:45","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T18:23:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/?p=64166"},"modified":"2025-12-22T13:23:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T18:23:45","slug":"what-is-really-happening-to-the-music-industry-with-ai","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/what-is-really-happening-to-the-music-industry-with-ai\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Really Happening to the Music Industry With AI"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"produ-leaderboard-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;margin-bottom: 30px!important;\" id=\"produ-3257388069\"><script async=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/securepubads.g.doubleclick.net\/tag\/js\/gpt.js\"><\/script>\n<script> var googletag = googletag || {}; googletag.cmd = googletag.cmd || [];<\/script>\n<div id=\"gpt-ad-7155767488102-0\">\n  <script>\n\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() {\n\t\t\t\tgoogletag.defineSlot( '\/21927241144\/728x90-Leaderboard', [728,90], 'gpt-ad-7155767488102-0' )\n\t\t.addService(googletag.pubads());\n\t\t\t\twindow.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers = window.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers || {};\n\t\tconst timers                     = window.advadsGamEmptySlotsTimers;\n\n\t\ttimers['gpt-ad-7155767488102-0'] = setTimeout( function () {\n\t\t\tconst id = 'gpt-ad-7155767488102-0';\n\t\t\tdocument.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( 'aagam_empty_slot', {detail: id} ) );\n\t\t\tdelete ( timers[id] );\n\t\t}, 1000 );\n\n\t\tif ( typeof window.advadsGamHasEmptySlotListener === 'undefined' ) {\n\t\t\tgoogletag.pubads().addEventListener( 'slotRequested', function ( ev ) {\n\t\t\t\tconst id = ev.slot.getSlotElementId();\n\t\t\t\tif ( typeof timers[id] === 'undefined' ) {\n\t\t\t\t\treturn;\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\tclearTimeout( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\ttimers[id] = setTimeout( function () {\n\t\t\t\t\tdocument.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( 'aagam_empty_slot', {detail: id} ) );\n\t\t\t\t\tdelete ( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\t}, 2500 );\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t\tgoogletag.pubads().addEventListener( 'slotResponseReceived', function ( ev ) {\n\t\t\t\tconst id = ev.slot.getSlotElementId();\n\t\t\t\tif ( typeof timers[id] !== 'undefined' ) {\n\t\t\t\t\tclearTimeout( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\t\tdelete ( timers[id] );\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\tif ( ! ev.slot.getResponseInformation() ) {\n\t\t\t\t\tdocument.dispatchEvent( new CustomEvent( 'aagam_empty_slot', {detail: id} ) );\n\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t} );\n\t\t\twindow.advadsGamHasEmptySlotListener = true;\n\t\t}\n\n\t\tgoogletag.enableServices();\n\t\tgoogletag.display( 'gpt-ad-7155767488102-0' );\n\t} );\n  <\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"flex-video widescreen youtube\">\n<div class=\"container-lazyload preview-lazyload container-youtube js-lazyload--not-loaded\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VaOO-MDezDg\" class=\"lazy-load-youtube preview-lazyload preview-youtube\" data-video-title=\"AI vs. Authenticity: What Is Really Happening\" title=\"Play video &quot;AI vs. Authenticity: What Is Really Happening&quot;\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VaOO-MDezDg<\/a><noscript>Video can&#8217;t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VaOO-MDezDg\" title=\"AI vs. Authenticity: What Is Really Happening\">AI vs. Authenticity: What Is Really Happening (https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VaOO-MDezDg)<\/a><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"italic\">A working professional\u2019s view from inside the room<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"\">Hi everybody. Hope you\u2019re doing marvellously well.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">There is an overwhelming amount of noise right now about artificial intelligence and music. Predictions, panic, hot takes, and endless theorising from people who often are not actually making records for a living. So let\u2019s cut through that and talk about what is genuinely happening, right now, from inside the industry.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">I am incredibly fortunate to do music for a living. I am making records, mixing albums, speaking daily with producers, engineers, mixers, songwriters, mastering engineers, and artists. This is not speculation. This is observation.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<h3><span class=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-64168 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Best-AI-Music-Generators.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"845\" height=\"483\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Best-AI-Music-Generators.webp 1792w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Best-AI-Music-Generators-1080x617.webp 1080w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Best-AI-Music-Generators-150x86.webp 150w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Best-AI-Music-Generators-768x439.webp 768w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Best-AI-Music-Generators-1536x878.webp 1536w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Best-AI-Music-Generators-80x46.webp 80w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Best-AI-Music-Generators-320x183.webp 320w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Best-AI-Music-Generators-298x170.webp 298w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Best-AI-Music-Generators-263x150.webp 263w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Best-AI-Music-Generators-770x440.webp 770w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Best-AI-Music-Generators-40x23.webp 40w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Best-AI-Music-Generators-160x91.webp 160w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Best-AI-Music-Generators-20x11.webp 20w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Best-AI-Music-Generators-640x366.webp 640w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Best-AI-Music-Generators-1061x606.webp 1061w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Best-AI-Music-Generators-595x340.webp 595w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Best-AI-Music-Generators-18x10.webp 18w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Best-AI-Music-Generators-525x300.webp 525w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Best-AI-Music-Generators-16x9.webp 16w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Best-AI-Music-Generators-385x220.webp 385w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Best-AI-Music-Generators-1540x880.webp 1540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 845px) 100vw, 845px\" \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"\">The first real impact: generic music is already being replaced<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">The earliest and most obvious casualty of AI is generic music. That work is already disappearing.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">A close friend of mine is a mastering engineer who does a huge amount of sync work. Film, television, documentaries, commercials. A large company, and I will not name them, recently let go of both full time staff and long term independent contractors who were producing soundalike instrumental tracks for TV and film.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">They replaced them with prompts.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">That is not a theory. That is happening now.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">AI can already generate music that is good enough for background documentary cues, lifestyle television, filler content, and certain commercials. No royalties. No fees. No musicians to pay. From a business perspective, it is brutally simple.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">If your work lives primarily in the world of disposable background music, AI is not coming. It has already arrived.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<h3><span class=\"\">Songwriting is changing faster than most people realise<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">This is the part many people still underestimate.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">Songwriters are using AI to generate ideas every single day. Full songs. Chord progressions. Melodies. Structures. Styles. Some people use them directly. Others manipulate the results heavily.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">Even where platforms have limited stem exporting, there are workarounds. Tracks can be separated, analysed, and rebuilt. Real musicians then replay the parts. Real singers replace the vocals. Producers shape and refine the material.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">You are already hearing songs that began life as AI generated ideas.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">There will be more music released than ever before. Successful artists will release more material than they ever have, because the initial idea generation phase is faster. That is the reality.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">This is not about one novelty AI song topping a chart. That was simply the headline moment. The quieter truth is far more significant.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<h3><span class=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-64169 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ai-generated-music-a-creative-revolution-or-cultural-crisis-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"933\" height=\"490\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ai-generated-music-a-creative-revolution-or-cultural-crisis-1.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ai-generated-music-a-creative-revolution-or-cultural-crisis-1-150x79.jpg 150w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ai-generated-music-a-creative-revolution-or-cultural-crisis-1-768x403.jpg 768w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ai-generated-music-a-creative-revolution-or-cultural-crisis-1-1536x806.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ai-generated-music-a-creative-revolution-or-cultural-crisis-1-80x42.jpg 80w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ai-generated-music-a-creative-revolution-or-cultural-crisis-1-320x168.jpg 320w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ai-generated-music-a-creative-revolution-or-cultural-crisis-1-286x150.jpg 286w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ai-generated-music-a-creative-revolution-or-cultural-crisis-1-770x404.jpg 770w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ai-generated-music-a-creative-revolution-or-cultural-crisis-1-40x21.jpg 40w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ai-generated-music-a-creative-revolution-or-cultural-crisis-1-160x84.jpg 160w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ai-generated-music-a-creative-revolution-or-cultural-crisis-1-20x11.jpg 20w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ai-generated-music-a-creative-revolution-or-cultural-crisis-1-640x336.jpg 640w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ai-generated-music-a-creative-revolution-or-cultural-crisis-1-571x300.jpg 571w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ai-generated-music-a-creative-revolution-or-cultural-crisis-1-17x9.jpg 17w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ai-generated-music-a-creative-revolution-or-cultural-crisis-1-385x202.jpg 385w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ai-generated-music-a-creative-revolution-or-cultural-crisis-1-1540x809.jpg 1540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 933px) 100vw, 933px\" \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"\">This is happening now with major label artists<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">It is crucial to be absolutely clear about this.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">This is not future facing. This is not experimental. This is happening\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"font-[700]\">now<\/span><span class=\"\">, including with\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"font-[700]\">major label artists<\/span><span class=\"\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">Major artists are already using AI assisted workflows to accelerate output. That means more releases, more singles, more versions, and more content, at a pace that would have been unthinkable even a few years ago. Even when AI generated material is heavily rewritten, replayed, or refined, it often forms the foundation of the creative process.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">The end listener usually has no idea where the song truly began.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<h3><span class=\"\">Why this consolidates success at the top<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">The knock on effect is profound.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">Artists who already have an audience will be able to release far more music, far more frequently. Algorithms reward consistency and volume, so this increased output further reinforces their visibility. Success becomes even more concentrated.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">At the same time, it becomes harder for new artists to break through the noise. Not because they lack talent, but because the sheer volume of professionally marketed content is overwhelming.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">The ladder is being pulled further up.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<h3><span class=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-64170 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/midjourney-hip-hop-artist-in-studio-1200x675-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"912\" height=\"513\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/midjourney-hip-hop-artist-in-studio-1200x675-1.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/midjourney-hip-hop-artist-in-studio-1200x675-1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/midjourney-hip-hop-artist-in-studio-1200x675-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/midjourney-hip-hop-artist-in-studio-1200x675-1-80x45.jpg 80w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/midjourney-hip-hop-artist-in-studio-1200x675-1-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/midjourney-hip-hop-artist-in-studio-1200x675-1-302x170.jpg 302w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/midjourney-hip-hop-artist-in-studio-1200x675-1-267x150.jpg 267w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/midjourney-hip-hop-artist-in-studio-1200x675-1-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/midjourney-hip-hop-artist-in-studio-1200x675-1-40x23.jpg 40w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/midjourney-hip-hop-artist-in-studio-1200x675-1-160x90.jpg 160w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/midjourney-hip-hop-artist-in-studio-1200x675-1-20x11.jpg 20w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/midjourney-hip-hop-artist-in-studio-1200x675-1-640x360.jpg 640w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/midjourney-hip-hop-artist-in-studio-1200x675-1-1077x606.jpg 1077w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/midjourney-hip-hop-artist-in-studio-1200x675-1-604x340.jpg 604w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/midjourney-hip-hop-artist-in-studio-1200x675-1-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/midjourney-hip-hop-artist-in-studio-1200x675-1-533x300.jpg 533w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/midjourney-hip-hop-artist-in-studio-1200x675-1-16x9.jpg 16w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/midjourney-hip-hop-artist-in-studio-1200x675-1-385x217.jpg 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 912px) 100vw, 912px\" \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"\">The dangerous psychological effect on new artists<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">This is the part that worries me the most.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">New artists looking at this landscape may conclude that the only way to survive, let alone succeed, is to adopt the same AI driven approach. Faster. Louder. More often. More polished. More generic.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">That belief is deeply dangerous.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">When everyone uses the same tools to chase the same outcomes, uniqueness disappears. Music stops being expressive and becomes optimised. Creativity turns into a race rather than a conversation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<h3><span class=\"\">Why perfection culture made this inevitable<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">We need to be honest about something uncomfortable.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">Our obsession with perfection is one of the reasons AI fits so easily into modern music production.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">For years we have normalised perfectly tuned vocals, perfectly aligned drums, perfectly edited performances, and identical sounding records across genres. We have criticised singers for being slightly out of tune. We have mistaken character for incompetence.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">When perfection becomes the baseline, machines thrive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-64171 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Virtual-Instruments-Every-Studio-Needs-Featured-Image.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"946\" height=\"495\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Virtual-Instruments-Every-Studio-Needs-Featured-Image.webp 1200w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Virtual-Instruments-Every-Studio-Needs-Featured-Image-1080x565.webp 1080w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Virtual-Instruments-Every-Studio-Needs-Featured-Image-150x79.webp 150w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Virtual-Instruments-Every-Studio-Needs-Featured-Image-768x402.webp 768w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Virtual-Instruments-Every-Studio-Needs-Featured-Image-80x42.webp 80w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Virtual-Instruments-Every-Studio-Needs-Featured-Image-320x167.webp 320w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Virtual-Instruments-Every-Studio-Needs-Featured-Image-287x150.webp 287w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Virtual-Instruments-Every-Studio-Needs-Featured-Image-770x403.webp 770w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Virtual-Instruments-Every-Studio-Needs-Featured-Image-40x21.webp 40w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Virtual-Instruments-Every-Studio-Needs-Featured-Image-160x84.webp 160w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Virtual-Instruments-Every-Studio-Needs-Featured-Image-20x10.webp 20w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Virtual-Instruments-Every-Studio-Needs-Featured-Image-640x335.webp 640w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Virtual-Instruments-Every-Studio-Needs-Featured-Image-573x300.webp 573w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Virtual-Instruments-Every-Studio-Needs-Featured-Image-17x9.webp 17w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Virtual-Instruments-Every-Studio-Needs-Featured-Image-385x201.webp 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 946px) 100vw, 946px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"\">The records that stopped ageing well<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">There is a reason many records from the late 1990s and early 2000s have not aged gracefully. The early dominance of DAWs, grid editing, sample replaced drums, hyper compression, and rigid tuning created music that was technically impressive but emotionally brittle.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">Today anyone can achieve a massive wall of guitars. Anyone can programme perfect drums. Anyone can lock performances to a grid. These are no longer creative differentiators.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">What\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"italic\">is<\/span><span class=\"\">\u00a0difficult is capturing something human.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<h3><span class=\"\">Why imperfection matters more than ever<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">I have always loved instruments with personality. I have a slightly out of tune piano in my Los Angeles studio that people love to criticise. They tell me I should replace it with a pristine virtual instrument.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">I never will.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">Each key sounds slightly different. It wobbles. It breathes. It has character. That character is irreplaceable.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">This is why I have always championed artists who prioritised feel over flawlessness. From jazz musicians to punk icons, from technically astonishing composers to three chord truth tellers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<h3><span class=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-64172 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"816\" height=\"544\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image2.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image2-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image2-80x53.jpg 80w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image2-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image2-255x170.jpg 255w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image2-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image2-770x513.jpg 770w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image2-40x27.jpg 40w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image2-160x107.jpg 160w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image2-20x13.jpg 20w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image2-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image2-909x606.jpg 909w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image2-510x340.jpg 510w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image2-15x10.jpg 15w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image2-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image2-13x9.jpg 13w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image2-385x257.jpg 385w, https:\/\/producelikeapro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/image2-1540x1027.jpg 1540w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 816px) 100vw, 816px\" \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span class=\"\">The part AI cannot replace<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">AI can generate acceptable music.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">What it cannot do is tell the truth.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">As\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"font-[700]\">John Lennon<\/span><span class=\"\">\u00a0once said to my dear friend and mentor\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"font-[700]\">Jack Douglas<\/span><span class=\"\">, \u201cTell the truth and make it rhyme.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">That is still the job.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">Disposable music will increasingly belong to machines. That is fine. Let it. Rise above it.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">Write lyrics that mean something. Capture performances that feel dangerous, emotional, and alive. Play your instrument. Sing with conviction. Embrace flaws when they serve the song.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">And remember this. You still need to perform. You still need to connect with human beings in a room. AI cannot walk on stage and move an audience.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<h3><span class=\"\">So what should we actually do?<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">Use AI as a tool if it helps you. Absolutely. That is sensible.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">However do not aim for perfection. Aim for individuality. Aim for truth. Aim for music that could only have been made by\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"italic\">you<\/span><span class=\"\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">AI will win at imitation.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">It will never win at authenticity.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-main__content\" data-test-id=\"publishing-text-block\">\n<p><span class=\"\">Do not let it win.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VaOO-MDezDgVideo can&#8217;t be loaded because JavaScript is disabled: AI vs. Authenticity: What Is Really Happening (https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VaOO-MDezDg) A working professional\u2019s view from inside the room &nbsp; Hi everybody. Hope you\u2019re doing marvellously well. 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