Berklee students want the school to cut it out with AI music courses, but it's looking bleak. The same venture capital interests that brought us the CEO of Suno saying no one enjoys making music, have a friend who is installed as Berklee's president. Per a recent Adam Neely video, both the student experience and the school's prestige are at risk.

In the second annual Upsample summer special together at Carson's house, we also bring up a related controversy at our own alma mater, go through our recs from the year to-date, and look at the upcoming Vancouver International Jazz Festival lineup.

(0:00) Intro

(2:23) We're talkin' Berklee

(4:48) Berklee AI course

(21:24) Suno/Spotify/Berklee ties

(40:24) CapU jazz AI poster conflict

(44:28) Ableton Extensions SDK

(48:52) Recommendations review

(53:52) 2026 jazzfest

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Hosted by Carson Tworow & Will Chernoff. Edited and mixed by Will Chernoff. A Chernoff Music podcast. Theme music by Carson Tworow.