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The Secret Life of a Song
Ever wondered what it would be like to step inside a song? Not just hear it, but also experience its hidden dimensions, like stepping...
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A Crisis of Meaning in Music
Is trying to find meaning in AI music like trying to find Shakespeare in a bowl of alphabet soup? First came the internet. Then came big...
James Hill
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Did Mikey Shulman Have A Bad Piano Teacher?
Ok, I'll bite. Here's my take on Suno AI CEO Mikey Shulman's provocative interview on 2OVC, a venture capitalist podcast. TL;DR: Mikey...
James Hill
3 min read

The Secret Life of a Song
Ever wondered what it would be like to step inside a song? Not just hear it, but also experience its hidden dimensions, like stepping...
James Hill
4 min read

thank u streaming, next
"Streaming saved the music industry." Like any pithy oversimplification, there's some truth to that statement. Yes, streaming brought the...
James Hill
4 min read


Fear of Change
Over the years, I’ve spoken with many artists, fans and collectors about the idea of “recordings that change.” In the early days of...
James Hill
3 min read

Song > Recording
Maybe I can't say exactly what a song is. But I can say what it isn't: a song is not a recording. A song is a spirit, something not of...
James Hill
4 min read

Gimmick or Magic?
You know that feeling when you’re deep into a new song—like, really feeling it—and then you wish it could just, well, change a little?...
James Hill
3 min read

Is it AI or is it Memorex?
I have a confession: I’m an AI-music skeptic. There, I said it. It might seem strange because I'm also the co-founder of ever.fm which...
James Hill
3 min read

Like a Version?
Remember they days when you took pride in your music collection? When your collection was an expression of yourself, on display for all...
James Hill
2 min read
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