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title: "BBL Drizzy and Burrito Bot (AI Song Generation Tips)"

description: "I Made 1000 AI Songs So You Don't Have to... AI is the latest (and most divisive) of music tools. What does music history have to teach us about it? What role is parody playing? And what are the technologists getting wrong?"

status: complete

date: 2024-07-02

kind: solo

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listenUrl: "https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lovemusicmore/episodes/BBL-Drizzy-and-Burrito-Bot-AI-Song-Generation-Tips-e2l0gjp"
appleUrl: "https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bbl-drizzy-and-burrito-bot-ai-song-generation-tips/id1567355195?i=1000660884011&uo=4"
spotifyUrl: "https://open.spotify.com/episode/7bUgGgLVBDU5zQmdx3rEJA"

topicsDiscussed:
  - "AI"
  - "Burritos and Mexican food"
  - "Creativity"
  - "Satire and absurdism"
  - "Songwriting"
  - "Burrito Bot Project"
  - "The Impact of Voice Recognition in Music"

hostNote: |
  "I don't want a sugar daddy, I want an enchilada mama", that line sparked joy the moment it came out, and it's also a pretty good summary of what makes AI music generation interesting when you stop trying to make it sound serious. Burrito Bot, my side project dedicated entirely to songs about Mexican food, turned into a genuine laboratory for figuring out where these tools break down and where they don't.
  
  The thing that really unlocked it was writing my own lyrics rather than letting the AI do it. AI lyric generation is still the weakest link, but plugging that gap with human taste elevates the whole thing. BBL Drizzy is the more high-profile example: a voice transform done with AI, anonymously, that went viral. The tools are already in use; the question is how.
  
  A lot of the artistic magic is in the crapiness of it. I'm not looking for perfect from these tools — I'm looking for the thing that only happens because the machine doesn't quite know what it's doing.

selectedMoments:
  - label: "Introduction to AI Music Project"
    startSec: 91
    note: "I explain my AI music project and the unique genre I i creating."
  - label: "Burrito Bot Overview"
    startSec: 139
    note: "I introduce side project, Burrito Bot, dedicated to writing songs about Mexican food."
  - label: "AI Lyric Generation Challenges"
    startSec: 182
    note: "I discuss AI's limitations in crafting lyrics and the importance of human touch."
  - label: 'Example of AI Song "Heart On My Sleeve"'
    startSec: 274
    note: "I reference an AI-generated hit as an example of voice transformation in music."
  - label: "Human Involvement in AI Music"
    startSec: 452
    note: "I explain the importance of human creativity in the AI music-making process."
  - label: "Conclusion and Future of AI in Music"
    startSec: 677
    note: "I share my thoughts on the ongoing evolution of AI tools and their impact on music."

excerptQuotes:
  - text: "I'm trying to make it. And a new little bit was discovered and uncovered with suNo.ai... it turned it into something that I feel is now, finally, listenable."
    startSec: 98
    reviewed: true
  - text: "But the thing that really unlocked it was when I was able to start writing my own lyrics for it."
    startSec: 134
    reviewed: true
  - text: "I don't want a sugar daddy, I want an enchilada mama, and that just sparked some joy."
    startSec: 229
    reviewed: true
  - text: "But part of the reason why that happened was because Ghost Rider, the user that did that and hid their identity wisely, just transformed their voice using AI."
    startSec: 268
    reviewed: true
  - text: "And so it's trying to find the strengths and weaknesses of that and plugging the greatest weakness which is lyrics really elevates the thing."
    startSec: 408
    reviewed: true
  - text: "I think that a lot of the artistic magic is in the crapiness of it, too. I'm not looking for perfect out of these tools."
    startSec: 769
    reviewed: true

faq:
  - question: "What is Burrito Bot?"
    answer: "Burrito Bot is my AI side project that generates songs about Mexican food."
  - question: "How can AI assist in songwriting?"
    answer: "AI can help in the songwriting process by generating lyrics or musical ideas, but human creativity is essential for enhancing and refining those ideas."
  - question: "What impact does AI have on the music industry?"
    answer: "AI is reshaping the music industry by providing new tools for music creation, but it also raises questions about authenticity and the role of human musicians."

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