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“When you think about the artistic creative heroes of the last century, they're all individual people's names. And for the next century to be less of this myth of the lone heroic genius and more of thinking about groups of people that did stuff together.” - Austin Robey

Dive into the future of the creative ecosystem in this insightful episode featuring Austin Robey (Metalabel/Ampled), as we explore the world beyond solo creatorship. Together, we discuss:

• What is a Metalabel?
• Navigating the pitfalls of the creator economy in solo player mode
• Pioneering the next version of the creative ecosystem
• Embracing the new alternative: collaborating in multiplayer mode
• Reinventing the definition of a Record
• Understanding platform risk and its impact on creators
• Ampled, an artist- and worker-owned platform cooperative
• Bootstrapping a cooperative: the ins and outs
• Weighing the benefits and challenges of running a cooperative
• Pondering the question: is community the product?
• Examining the NOUNS DAO Model and its implications
• Imagining a world where we collectively own Spotify
• Austin's vision of the 21st-century creative

Don't miss this fascinating conversation with Austin Robey that will open your eyes to the possibilities of creating in multiplayer mode.

Austin recommends:

Gel - Live set at a Sonic Drive-in https://youtu.be/lbls_5hdYXg

Taking long walks

Links:

https://twitter.com/austinrobey_

https://www.metalabel.xyz/

https://www.metalabel.xyz/magazine/features/reinventing-the-record

https://www.metalabel.xyz/magazine/features/r07-quality-drops

https://www.metalabel.xyz/magazine/features/whats-after-the-creator-economy

https://www.ampled.com/

https://www.fwb.help/editorial/what-co-ops-and-daos-can-learn-from-each-other

 

Songcamp:

https://twitter.com/songcamp_

songcamp.band

https://twitter.com/markredito

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Darby Trash is a highly talented artist with a diverse set of skills that includes being a guitarist, tattoo artist, and DIY punk web3 enthusiast. As one of the key members of the highly prolific collective Lexicon Devils, Darby has played an integral role in the production of their virtual show series known as Forming.

During the course of our conversation, we delved deep into the fascinating world of Lexicon Devils and Forming. We explored the origins of the collective and their virtual show series while discussing the challenges and realities of putting on both virtual and in-person shows. We also touched on the artist's sentiments on Web3, creative sustainability, analog vs digital debates and more, all through the lens of the DIY and punk ethos.

Our chat with Darby was incredibly fun and insightful, and we hope that you, too, find something valuable to take away from our conversation.

 

Follow Darby

https://twitter.com/darbytrash

https://www.instagram.com/darbytrashtattoos/

 

Lexicon Devils + Forming

https://twitter.com/lexicon_devils

https://web.lexicondevils.xyz/

https://twitter.com/forming__

https://forming.lexicondevils.xyz/

https://www.youtube.com/@lexicondevils5793

 

Songcamp:

https://twitter.com/songcamp_

songcamp.band

https://twitter.com/markredito

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit redito.substack.com

This lengthy conversation with CJ Carr, of the extreme music AI research lab Dadabots, covers a lot of cool topics. We discuss Dadabots' origins, history, and their avant-garde creative process. We also touched on neural synthesis and its applications in music, as well as the role of curation in music generation. Additionally, we dive into their creative collaborations in AI and Web3, the convergence of Web3 and AI technologies, and “dangerous NFTs”. Finally, we explore the role of the artist in this new world, with a special focus on the "genre knob" that CJ is currently exploring. This jam-packed episode is a must-listen for anyone interested in AI and its applications in music!

 

Follow Dadabots:

https://dadabots.com/

https://www.youtube.com/@dadabots_

https://twitter.com/dadabots

 

Links:

Generating Black Metal and Math Rock (2017) http://dadabots.com/nips2017/generating-black-metal-and-math-rock.pdf

Fake Feelings (2022) https://dadabots.medium.com/fake-feelings-ai-emo-93e77918b21

Compressorhead https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gMX_hR-RoM

 

Dadabots recommends:

https://musicautobot.com/

https://magenta.tensorflow.org/coconet

https://openai.com/blog/musenet/

https://sites.research.google/tonetransfer

https://neutone.space/

https://github.com/acids-ircam/RAVE

https://huggingface.co/riffusion/riffusion-model-v1

https://www.aisongcontest.com/

 

Songcamp:

https://twitter.com/songcamp_

songcamp.band

https://twitter.com/markredito

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit redito.substack.com

We are thrilled to have the opportunity to feature Neesh Chaudhary (@losingmyego) on the inaugural episode of CONVO! Neesh is a highly talented artist who has been working in a variety of mediums, including film, photography, design and coding. This episode gave us a chance to find out more about her fantastic project The Doom Generation, gain an insight into her creative approach, her vision and philosophy, as well as her ideas about web3 and what she believes is the endless potential of creativity. It was a great pleasure to talk to her, and we are so excited to share her story with the community.

Follow Neesh:

https://doom.losingmyego.xyz/

https://www.losingmyego.studio/

https://twitter.com/losingmyego

https://www.instagram.com/losingmyego/

This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit redito.substack.com