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Such an honor to be the soundtrack to @SCADdotedu latest promotional video. Supporting creative endeavors in the age of AI has never been more crucial for the human spirit. This video exemplifies the essence of being a creator and forging connections with others in an environment that fosters imagination, hard work, and the development of irreplaceable skills. Thank you, SCAD, for the wonderful video and message.

@mpatti 💯😂

Writing music with Suno is like inviting Paul McCartney into your home, giving him a subject matter, having him write it, and you take the credit.

@davidnevue ⬆️ this!

When I started in the music business (mid-1990s), what I saw all around me was Independent artists giving up. I quickly realized I didn't have to be the best at my craft. I just had to keep at it, learn, improve, and simply... DO. NOT. STOP. Do that, and after a decade or two (or three now), you become a leader and mentor by default. Younger versions of you start looking up to you. You teach, share, encourage others, use the gifts God has entrusted to you all while giving God the glory. Remain thankful, faithful, and humble. Keep moving forward. One day, then the next. Then the next. The race is long. The challenges many. The reward everlasting.

@stevevai I remember watching this guitar duel scene about thousand times 🎸

40 years ago today, Crossroads was released! And whammy bars were never the same.

@patricknoonan89 @KonstantinKisin @MrBeast Yep, that’s the clincher

@KonstantinKisin @MrBeast Unless Mr. Beast is buying an annuity from an established bank or shows that money in escrow I'm taking the 5 mil. Way too much risk is assuming Mr. Beast will be solvent and paying out in 10+ years time

If you won Beast Games would you rather take $5,000,000 upfront or $50,000 a month for life?

@KonstantinKisin @MrBeast Depends on your time horizon and investment return. At a conservative rate of return, anything under 10 years makes the lump sum more attractive. Above that annuities win by a large margin as the years go by. But would you bet on annuities to keep paying out in 30y? 🤷‍♂️

@MrBeast $5mil or $600k a year for life? Unless you're in your 80s or have a terminal illness you'd have to be clinically insane to take the $5mil.

@HeavyMetal_999 Amazing! I had neve heard about him.

....and Eddie Van Halen implemented it with the electric guitar!!🤘

@SewCrafty_inAZ @TheFigen_ 😂😂

@MusicByGyom @TheFigen_ Me as a piccolo player watching/listening to this 😦😳😭

Musician Norm Oxman composed a song for his late cat, "Sympawny no.4 (Chubby Cat)." It reflects the image of the cat. A composer's musical portrait honoring deceased pets worldwide.

@JustineBateman Pretty much. And it’s not that the audience gives up or isn’t interested, people just forget and move on.

The trouble with this trend of letting more than a year elapse between seasons, is that many will just let it go in our minds and move on. Most who would have watched subsequent seasons just won’t return.

@EvaLovesDesign AI strikes again 🙄

Landscaping makes a difference even in a small space. 🌱 Thoughtful design can turn the tiniest corner into something calm, welcoming, and alive. It’s not about size; it’s about intention.

Really far out and so so cool! And the soundtrack by @DavePorterMusic is easily one of my favorites of the year.

@JustineBateman Isn’t that something? So revealing.

It’s too bad there isn’t even one division of one tech company that cares at all about filmmaking, or the arts at all. Awash with all the money of the world, and yet utterly absent of culture.

@CNBC Somehow…this doesn’t hit the same.

Netflix announced Friday it’s reached a deal to buy pieces of Warner Bros. Discovery, bringing a swift end to a dramatic bidding process that saw Paramount Skydance and Comcast also vying for the legacy assets. Full details: cnb.cx/3KICeJe

@ednewtonrex On behalf of all creators, thank you! 🙌

I’m about to give evidence in Parliament on AI & copyright. I’ll say: - there’s no excuse for ai companies not to pay for training data; they mostly don’t simply because a critical mass of ai companies decided not to - suggestions that licensing is not required under the law are wildly misleading: openai lost in court in germany, and in the US the judge in a case vs meta said many instances of training are unlikely to be fair use - the primary reason ai companies hide their training data is fear of getting sued - governments should make ai companies reveal their training data so that people can defend their rights You can watch here: parliamentlive.tv/event/index/00…

@SarahSchachner @Predator @20thcentury Killer soundtrack! Loved it

Predator: BADLANDS is officially out! Had an incredible time scoring this film. The soundtrack is live everywhere. Go watch and stream! ✨

@minhsmind @neilturkewitz @ednewtonrex It’s just that unless they’re independent, artist are all signed with labels. They can’t get paid directly.

@neilturkewitz @ednewtonrex I’m not clear that other deals I’ve seen in the market for licensed data are paying artists directly.

The Warner / Suno settlement is a very good day for musicians, and for people everywhere fighting against exploitative AI. More details on the agreement are needed, but the bottom line is this: Suno is shifting to models trained on music they've licensed, and shutting down their old, unlicensed ones. This is a huge win. Does it suck that a company that trained on "essentially all music files of reasonable quality that are accessible on the open internet" - without payment or permission - is rewarded with a major label deal? Of course it does. But you've got to remember - this was a fight about training data. Suno said they could train on musicians' work without permission - the record labels said they had to license it. And Suno is now going to license it. That alone is a huge win. And remember - it was only thanks to this lawsuit that Suno admitted what they trained on in the first place. Before the lawsuit, they were asked several times about their training data, and prevaricated every time. It was only thanks to this lawsuit that they ended up admitting that their models were trained on musicians' work without permission. So the lawsuit has led to them admitting what they trained on, *and* licensing the music in question. That is a great outcome, and shows the importance of AI copyright lawsuits in the fight against the exploitation of creatives by AI companies. Yes, we should be wary of celebrating too much when, of course, Suno trained on lots of music that Warner doesn't own, and that is therefore not covered by this settlement. But they have not settled with the other major labels yet, and they are being sued by others, too - for instance, in two class action lawsuits brought by independent musicians. This settlement doesn't get them off the hook. What it *does* do is continue the gradual shift away from a wild west approach in which AI companies use whatever creative content they want, irrespective of copyright, and towards a world in which AI companies pay for their training data. So when AI boosters tell you that it's too late to do anything about the exploitation at the heart of generative AI - when they tell you Pandora's box is open - point them to this settlement. When they tell you AI companies will never have to get opt-in consent - point them to this settlement, which says otherwise. There is still lots of work to be done in the cause of trying to get fairness for creatives in the age of AI. Licensing training data isn't everything - we also need to protect creatives' work, label AI outputs, avoid slop polluting the internet, and much more besides. But this is a great step. We are winning. The fight is worth it. Keep fighting.

While it looks like a win, I can’t help but feel like this is Spotify 2.0, where the payouts will be appalling for artists while labels will rake it in. It also feels like ultimately that’s exactly the kind of deal Suno was trying to get. At least, it give artist the option to opt out. That’s a win!

@simonfranglen @DylanColeArt @officialavatar How cool is that!

Feb 2018: My first cue for #AvatarFireAndAsh for the Windtraders. What would four fingered, 3m high Pandoran nomads play? I sketched them, @DylanColeArt upgraded the design & Props department 3D printed them. They are in the film & score. #avatarfireandashmusic

@JBONAMASSA Oh man, I don’t think anyone will hold this against you! What an amazing tone. Congrats! The flight case alone is a piece of history!

I have never been a fan of grabbing a paddle and slogging it out buying guitars and amps at auction. There are exceptions though. I'm super chuffed to have this one. Gary's playing and that album "Still Got the Blues" changed my life as a kid. 😎👍

@UnleashedG23066 Yes, never understood why no one ever realized that. He’s so underrated.

Wolfgang says it plain. If Alex Van Halen was not in a band with Eddie, he would be hailed among the greatest drummers. Bonham level respect.