How you all been? How’s music going! What ya working?

Hey everyone, I’m working on producing my own project called The Velvet Woods. It’s a big concept with a lot of lore and emotional depth — kind of a world of its own. I’ve been struggling to translate that world into sound and I’m looking for people who might be interested in helping me bring it to life. If you love cinematic, story-driven, or experimental music, I’d love to connect and share ideas.

Well… love it or hate it, Suno has really become the second or third writer in the room! I think using it just to spit out prompts and call yourself a songwriter is pretty crappy and wrong. However — if you actually utilise the platform properly — it’s incredible what you can achieve with it. For example: My friend and artist Sir Augie will often take a pre-written song, a vocal acapella, or a completely new idea he’s just sung into his phone — no Auto-Tune, not perfectly in time, but killer lyrics and melodies. From there, we use prompts and styling, build a persona, and really spend time crafting the character and qualities of the vocals. Then we’ll generate a few different versions until we land on an interpretation we like.After that, we extract the stems, chop up the arrangement, and reshape it into something that feels right — and the best part? We add additional production and sprinkle our own style and flavour on top. Suno is still a bit one-dimensional when it comes to the mix and overall sonic uniqueness.The music, at this stage, still lacks a bit of character — but if you’ve been producing for a while, you can absolutely use it as a co-writer and elevate it with your own touch, sound design, and mix style. It’s honestly been a really fun process — 50% human, 50% AI — and it’s creating some insane results. Have you guys tried using it this way yet? Let me know what you think I’m actually digging it! One Love,Spike

Finish polishing my catalogue and creating music supervisor contact list. What’s one big or small goal for this week?

Hi Full Time Music Producers, anyone in here using modern MPC machines? Greetings Dennis