Curious if you would do music full-time if it paid the bills? Some people, I've found, just love to play and don't want to spoil their passion with the pursuit of money? What are your thoughts?

One of the services I've relied on for part of my income for many years has been custom written songs. I've written them for anniversaries, proposals, memorials, about restaurants & bars, towns, events- I've written so many custom songs (and made good money doing it) With A.I., I was worried that I would lose a portion of my income. Custom songwriting seemed at risk of being lost to tech. But I really haven't experienced that scenario at all. I even instruct people how to use a free program and produce the song themselves. But they'd rather I did it. Why? I think because they trust my expertise to work with the tools and generate their vision. So I work with my customer, listen to what they want in the song, and use A.I. help them construct the song. the goal is the final product and a happy customer. I'm grateful for A.I. in that regard. What your thoughts?

Quick question for the Collective: These playlist & radio submission services (where you pay for guaranteed reviews or curator access) — are they: A) Smart, legitimate marketing tools in today’s indie game B) Basically pay-to-play / payola in disguise C) Somewhere in the gray?

Curious your thoughts- I'd like to put together a course on A.I. in music, how we think it will affect independent artists, and where we anticipate the music industry going? What are your thoughts?