Why I Generate AI Music But Never Listen To It
I respond to your comments on AI music — covering copyright, monetization, the Deezer study, and why 97% of listeners can't tell the difference between AI and human-generated tracks. Plus: why I use Suno regularly but almost never listen to what I create, and the funniest comment I've ever received on this channel.
Slow Burn On Your Skin
"Slow Burn In Your Skin" — born from experimenting with Suno 5.5's latest features and seeing just how far its native language model can go with lyrics. And I had a pile of unused Kling credits.
Rick Beato Is Almost Right About AI — Here's What's Missing
I respond to Rick Beato's argument that AI data centres are headed for the same fate as 1990s recording studios, agreeing with the core pattern while adding nuance around the hybrid future of local and cloud AI. I also demonstrate how to generate a complete AI song entirely on your local machine for free, using LM Studio and ComfyUI with the open-source ACE-Step 1.5 model.
Something Simple '25
"Something Simple ‘25” blends minimalist staging with whimsical, unexpected encounters to explore the longing for authentic connection in a world saturated with noise. The video opens with a girl seated alone on a granite bench against an infinite white background. As the music builds, her stillness becomes a stage for surreal interruptions — a curious robot joins her, a cartoon character pops into frame, a ball drifts by, a puppy bounds into her lap. Each appearance is fleeting, evoking the transient distractions of modern life. Anchored by lyrics yearning to “cut through all the static,” the work contrasts digital absurdity with the quiet search for something real. The result is a lighthearted yet moving examination of simplicity, truth, and human connection during an era of unrelenting stimuli.
How I Made an AI Music Video, Part 2: Video Generation
In this second part of my series, I break down the technical workflow I used to create the AI-generated visuals for "Through the Mystic Green," focusing on the challenge of maintaining character and style consistency across shots when video models treat each clip as isolated. Rather than fighting against the AI's limitations, I embraced a "happy accidents" approach inspired by Bob Ross, letting the AI guide the creative process and working collaboratively with tools like Kling 2.1 to create unexpected but compelling visual storytelling moments.
How I Made an AI Music Video, Part 1: Music Generation and Remixing Workflow
In this video, I break down the music production process behind my AI-generated animated music video "Through the Mystic Green," demonstrating that working with AI isn't about typing a prompt and getting a finished product—it's a collaborative, iterative process that requires traditional remixing and editing skills. I'll walk you through my complete workflow using Suno for music generation, from initial creation to stem separation and final production in Ableton, showing how AI serves as a powerful productivity tool that enhances rather than replaces creative expertise.
Through the Mystic Green
An experimental AI-generated music video combining generative AI for both music and visuals. This is the complete music video referenced in my upcoming tutorial series where I break down the entire production process, showing how AI tools integrate with traditional music production workflows.
Endless Ascent
"Endless Ascent" is a visual meditation on the human condition: forever climbing toward transcendence. In this piece, I used the new advanced stem separation features in Suno 4.5 for remixing and editing the final track. The visuals were created with Veo 3.
The Moonlight Kissed the Empty Shore
In this piece, I integrated multiple AI platforms, Suno 4.5 for the melancholic melody and lyrics, Leonardo.ai to bring the central female character to life, and Kling 2.0 for the visual storytelling, creating a music video that captures her movements at a time long lost. The project showcases how these complementary AI tools can seamlessly blend to create emotionally resonant digital content where visuals and music enhance the narrative of remembrance and longing.
Nulling Waves (The Upmix Song)
This track will be used in an upcoming video on my main channel and is being published here for those interested. Created using Suno AI with minimal modifications.
I'm so Sora (Electronica)
"I'm so Sora" is an electronic track produced with the assistance of the generative AI system Udio.com. The primary purpose of this track was to test Sora's capabilities to produce video loops that can run in the background.
Waves of Serenity (Electronic Downtempo)
"Waves of Serenity" is an electronic downtempo track produced with the assistance of the generative AI system Udio.com. The track was primarily produced and edited with help of the inpainting tools in Udio. I only added some very basic remastering to control the AI artifacts.
Desert Princess (Electronic World Music)
This track will be used in two upcoming videos on my main channel and is being published here for those interested. Created using Suno AI with minimal modifications, the piece is an electronic composition with Middle Eastern influences that successfully captures the intended aesthetic.
Teaching for Tomorrow (Michael’s ICERI2024 Song)
This track transforms my recent ICERI2024 conference presentation into a musical piece, created in collaboration with AI tools from Anthropic Claude and Suno. The final version includes extensive post-processing and remastering to achieve the desired sound quality.
Michael's Tech Sound Revolution (Suno Edit)
I used the lyrics from my previous track to test Suno V4. It is quite amazing how far these models have come. For this track I did only very minimal mastering, this is almost entirely created by Suno.
Michael's Tech Sound Revolution (Electronic Pop)
"Michael's Tech Sound Revolution" is an electronic pop track produced with the assistance of the generative AI system Udio.com. The track was remixed using the new stem separation feature in Studio One.
Changing Perspectives (Progressive Trance)
"Changing Perspectives" is a progressive trance track produced with the assistance of the generative AI system Udio.com. This one needed a bit of help with additional samples towards the end.
Water in the Basement (Progressive House)
"Water in the Basement" is a progressive house track with silly vocals produced with the assistance of the generative AI system Udio.com.
Touching the Sky (Progressive House)
"Touching the Sky" is a progressive house track produced with the assistance of the generative AI system Udio.com.
Uaaah Uuh Uooh (Alien Vocal Trance)
"Uaaah Uuh Oooh" is an AI-assisted electronic dance remix that transforms the original "Movement #1" into a unique "alien vocal trance" experience.