I tend to agree with the creative premise that Everything is a Remix. Even so, I’m still a little conflicted on the use of AI-music tools. I understand the source of all this data is the blood, sweet, tears and emotions of real artists that have taken decades and lifetimes to build real musical talent. And here I am, using technology to co-opt what has been turned into soulless data and vectors of inter-relatedness. I’m a musical luddite that is appropriating that effort and time via technology to either create new art or new slop – depending on your point of view. I think both are valid.
Creating a 12-song LP with AI feels like a unique creative discomfort. On one hand, I am often crafting the lyrics from scratch and iterating on what ‘sounds-right’ from the infinite iterations that can be spit out in minutes. AI music tools give me extraordinary reach: instant experimentation, weird juxtapositions and sounds, and the ability to sculpt a feeling as if it were software. On the other hand, I could create absolutely none of this on my own short of some cute poems with a bridge. So, what emotional value do any of these iterations hold?
This LP began with taking one of the most song-like poems I had every written and plugging it into the AI. Sure enough, it came out almost exactly how it had always sounded in my head – angsty and punk. The break up song I always wanted. It was definitely cathartic for me, and I kept going. Iterating with the AI, I started channeling other feelings and themes into musical form. Stuff I still needed to process, raw and unstructured; experiments with empathy and perspective. The tooling helped me transform metaphors into melodies, and turned internal insecurities into chords I resonated with over time. Sad songs turned angry. Anthems evolved. The emotions were still mine, and it was like I was building an individualized radio station just for me.
This album is an experiment of using AI to be more playful, to expand creativity – even if I’m the only one who may enjoy the end result. Expanding on the motif of “Disney”, I wanted to play around with alternative themes and perspectives from the major movies I grew up with. Toxic masculinity, Daddy issues, unimaginable grief, identity, oh my. Some turned out way too serious, others became more silly. I hope at least one makes you chuckle, makes you think, or makes you feel something.
Disney RenAIssance LP
| Title | Genre | Movie | Link |
| Disney Lied | Punk | Intro | https://suno.com/s/vm2sjF3EulWt5FFr |
| Hollow | Metal | Pinochio | https://suno.com/song/4c507641-a534-486c-8027-021b1ee3fc8f |
| The Rescuer | Aboriginal Gospel | Rescuers: Down Under | https://suno.com/s/9DLVEIByqld2QnoC |
| Suffocate | Pop | The Little Mermaid | https://suno.com/song/6ac7cac0-ec12-496d-8261-ae63dd5b04b8 |
| Like Gaston | Rap | Beauty & The Beast | https://suno.com/song/0210832f-7a71-4f91-95b3-53277da96cab |
| A Lion’s Pride | Afro-beat | Lion King | https://suno.com/s/bwGGk9hnrYO154b4 |
| Inbetween | Swing | Tarzan | https://suno.com/s/C5hXTyD7hqMdsnzA |
| Misshapen | Orchestral/Prog Rock | The Hunchback of Notre Dame | https://suno.com/s/eqTNYiow7Elnx1et |
| Insandity | Arabian Disco | Alladin | https://suno.com/s/Uei13MsaVSjnbcAB |
| I Have a Name | Powhattan Punk | Pocahontas | https://suno.com/s/JiBRGVkyL3NlNQbW |
| A Man out of Me | Chinese Love Ballad | Mulan | https://suno.com/s/YR0PRFLLDEpvWI17 |
| Powerless | Greek Folk | Hercules | https://suno.com/s/lLQGlR5A66vl0FZm |
Bonus Tracks
Other remixes that I started to explore and enjoy was taking old poems and putting them in banjo form:
To a Child by Christopher Morley: https://suno.com/s/shjmxaciL3JNctHP
Dream within a Dream by Edgar Allan Poe: https://suno.com/s/xzubgD2A0N3IroLT
These tools are only going to get better. Songs are going to lose their AI-artifacts. They’ll become ubiquitous and invisible.
Maybe everyone just gets their own life-soundtracks?
