I'm slowly coming to terms with what AI will mean for music. Both its benefits, in making and enjoying music, but also what it will mean to be a music lover in the future. I'm not going to go into too much detail, but it seems possible that the advent of AI will only make the human aspects, its emotional resonance and communicative impact, all the more important. Because, how ever people come to use AI, it will always just be a tool. One more in a growing array of technical advances that musicians will have at their disposal to try and reach an audience. This is at least my takeaway from my interview with composer and session musician Gabe Noel in talking with him about his latest project, The Randy Paserntes Trio, and AI vocalist-fronted endeavor he has embarked on upon with saxophonist Sam Gendel. During our conversation, we discuss the origin of the project and Gabe's goals for it, as well as the messy reality of co-staring on an album with a machine. Really fascinating stuff. I hope you enjoy.
The Randy Paserntes Trio's debut Now At Last is available from Colorfield Records.
Listen to the record below:
