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I spent the day with the theme song to the 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie bouncing around inside my head. It was synthtastic

We are the music makers. And we are the dreamers of the dreams.

News -- the way it was meant to be read in 1994

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Hear me out: what if you turned your phone off every once in a while 😳

Artists have a totally valid argument that gen-AI is built on their work and it's a form of property infringement. They have every right to fight this. At the same time, I'm not convinced government intervention will be effective in wrangling this freight train. It’s left the station. In the long run, people will decide. And if AI-generated music takes over the world and dominates every mainstream way of listening to music, that’s on us. And no, it’s not a fair fight, which is why I think any attempt to level the playing field is reasonable. But laws alone aren’t the answer. We need more tools to enable creative work outside the mainstream. And my optimistic side still thinks there’s some kid out there who’ll figure out how to master these new tools to make incredible, original music. I’d like to give ourselves the best chance to see that happen. https://artistrightsnow.medium.com/200-artists-urge-tech-platforms-stop-devaluing-music-559fb109bbac

Not only are we using less cash than before but the word "cash" is also appearing less frequently in text

This is such a great chat between @PhantomPowerMedia and @Man Like Kweks They talk hip-hop, education, Tanzania... and so much more. Worth a listen

Fountain: Podcasts & Music

Phantom Power Artist Hour • Episode 5 - Man Like Kweks • Listen on Fountain

If you've only been around V4V & NOSTR for just a week, you've definitely seen Man Like Kweks. He is an educator, entrepreneur, Bitcoiner and Rappe...