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Probably most of the artists mentioned here have done it. Like using AI vocals and Ai Visuals for their shows.

But the Zedd situation was this :

Zedd did a Collaboration with tech giant "Intel" and What the collaboration actually did was

Fans could:

Upload a selfie

Listen to the song "Lucky"

Use motion tracking / facial recognition / gestures to affect visuals in real time.

Enter a stained-glass visual world based on the album artwork.

Receive an AI-generated portrait/video personalized to them.

So basically it was an immersive fan experience, where fans could see themselves in a virtual world that will use the Visuals used in Lucky music video and use the video of the fan. And combine them to create a personalized video and virtual world . Not some official visuals for a song or anything.

Now tell me, this hasn't happened in EDM before and is it really wrong if fans can get a personalized video if they want. I mean Zedd isn't directly using AI for his music nor is he using it for his Music Videos. All are done by humans until now.

He can't technically hire a single artist for every fan to make personalized videos right? So would he really be in the list for "ARTISTS USING AI". Like he did some crime?

Although I don't like music written by AI or let alone vocals and Instrumentals or Music Video/Show visuals done by AI tho.

I'm open to interpretation, where do you guys think to draw the line.

The video she's cherrypicking Zedd's name as I think https://www.instagram.com/kennaschumacher?igsh=cXhlMG5vZzcyYjYz

It was added to one of my Playlists in yt. And Today after the release I couldn't find it anymore. Searched yt and it's not available with that video.

It was uploaded by a channel named HAM or something if I'm not wrong. With ED & Garrix's face.

If anyone has that downloaded then please dm me with a link.

And does this mean this exact version in the ID will be released??

Always imagined what if RRI was released back in 2015 then what kind of attention it would've got. And never felt like it'd have gone past what "The Only Way Is Up" has achieved. Which is real good but not the best for a track this big.

And I loved the 2015 version tho, cause I'm still into the old skool type of EDM. And that was the very version my old skool self would have hoped for. But trust me the OG version just wasn't going together when I looked at the non EDM and Chill EDM listeners.

This version is just perfect for everyone, it will fit into radio so well and the drop fits Better than the drops of Real Love and Smile. I have elements that I liked as an edm listener and there's alot for Non EDM listeners too.

The only thing remaining is to get the other versions released one by One

Not a fan of Self Help books, but from time to time I read a few of them, Especially in my beginner readings. I think the only difference from other self help book readers was that I never wanted to read these to gather a ton of knowledge or something.

But almost all the time I stumbled upon these books after a bit of searching for the problem that I was facing at that point.

And after going through Synopsys of multiple self help books, I think these books I own have a bit less bullshit than other self help books in the market.

1. Four Thousand Weeks :That's the average lifespan of a human and the book is about time management. And the best thing is that it doesn't tell you to multitask or cram a thousand things together.

Rather it talks about how making a choice is letting another 100 possible choices go, and it's not choosing but eliminating what not to do. There's only a few things we can do In our lifetime. Read it when I was confused between what to and what not. And this book cuts out on a lot of Guru Type of bullshit and doesn't try to over inspire you with fake words.

2. Miracle of Mindfulness: Read it after I broke something in my house cause of anger. You'll feel like floating and this ain't no religious book.

3. The War Of Art: The name is probably derived from the Tsun Zu book, art of war. But this book is just decent. It tells how art is not lazing around and waiting for the right opportunity. But it's more about showing up and being there everyday.

Initially released for Artists and Business circles, later it got popular amongst normal people. I read it when I was missing the old times when I used to try to pursue music Production.

4. Daring Greatly: The author is a bitch, and she wants to win the hearts of girls who have some sort of insecurity. That way she will have all the unconditional support from these people who were already insecure cause they now trust her. So her seemingly offensive or weird ways of seeing things will still have people who will defend her.

Apart from that her research sounded good to me actually, and I wanted to read more. But her way of pulling insecure people at her side felt evil to me as soon as I realised. And it comes up in every 5-10 pages. So I dropped it at 100 pages. But some of you might wanna read it after seeing the Plot.

Also, Found this article about Brene Brown, who wrote Daring Greatly. While writing this post https://www.reddit.com/r/CriticalTheory/s/74YX8x1pP5

At this point my mother who doesn't listen to English songs can recognise Without You from another room any day lol.

https://www.timesnownews.com/lifestyle/books/10-books-to-read-when-youre-questioning-everything-photo-gallery-154258221

Never that I've thought Times Now will come up with an article that will recommend books that are probably unheard of in the general influencers circle. And these books sound so deep, anybody have an idea about these books?

Also Ice Palace is just peak from what I've known. It's been on my list for a while.

I'll Go first

Zedd.

His music had that, close to perfection thing. In the way he cleanly blends different styles with his style of EDM.

But apart from that My guy probably has one of the best Music & Visuals sync in the industry till date, His music videos speak for that. You'll know. Guessing that you've already seen a few, especially at the time of the drop, he brings anything that syncs with the video and the drop just wow.

And apart from that His album covers and if you peek Into his socials he has a lot to do with Art in general even outside of music.

They would blast your ears saying this is the summer song/ nostalgia song and market it all over. With a dedicated music video, If Written In Reverse gets a release now.

I remember Afrojack Amel and Martin Garrix's Our Time. It was marketed so much last year. And it was a good song. But come to think of it, it would've been just another good song if released in 2010's.

There's a ton to explore for people who started listening to 2010's music after the era ended. They'd eventually miss a ton of great songs time has forgotten.

I wouldn't mind some more recommendations

I'm trying to make a post about the best online bookstores/websites in India. And I've bought from only a few of these.

So wanna know what's your experience.

Personally My experience with Bookswagon is always good apart from their Pricing and Deliver time even for common books.

Amazon is overall the best bet.

Flipkart can be Risky but I've almost always received good stuff from them, even rare books a few times at a good price. Original ones not Pirated tho.

Bookchor is the real deal for me, popular second hand classics are always available, it's just you have to spend a bit more to avoid delivery charges. But their delivery charges are way more flexible than Bookswagon and prices are manageable as long as the book is available.

Sapna online: they priced the book at low price them weeks after called me that it isn't available and I'll have to pay 2x more (which was way more than other online outlets). Although they refund all the money apart from the 99rs books they shipped separately before. Didn't charge any delivery fee for it.

Bestofusedbooks: The books were old and absolutely proper shape. No other second hand outlet had that Mass market paperback of Arabian Nights, so glad to have that on from them.

Drop yours, and I've tried to put out Pirated book sellers, Flipkart is in cause they Often sell original books.

I totally get why people like me and some others want the 2015 so bad, and I hope we'll get it soon Like We are the People Martin Garrix Remix.

But this drop is actually joyful and if you listen this drop is not a thin one, there's a depth in it. I'll welcome this version and I think fans should do that Too. It'll appeal to a mass audience

I've been through a ton of book communities in the past year. And every time I come back to a shelf in this or any indian community, at least 70% of the books are amongst the same 40-50 books. And some people have the whole stack of books suggested by Influencers.

You can say let them read what they want or that The common 50 books covers basics so everyone reads them. Or the common defence line "Are we judging what people read now"

But no, as soon as you go to a Global community, the similarity each Shelf shares there is around 10-15% At best, then everyone owns what they like. You can't say everyone likes the same book in India and Shares the same taste. Something is a bit off.

So I'm curious why people who never read anything outside of Popular books, ie: books that everyone in socials tells you to read. Why don't you try something different, for both Fiction and Non Fiction readers.

Amongst the good and Bad Ones classic readers faces, there's this one thing.

Whenever I pick up a Light book after reading heavy classics, it finishes even before I realise, I'd go through 200 pages just to realise it's just around two hours or so. Couldn't only be me. It's like suffering from a success you might not like. The thing that You'll understand the feel good/light book, but it will finish even before you Fully feel it.

Picked a Light Japanese book and read through 100 pages before realising I need to slow down or I'll miss the motto of the book.

Posted on my booktok but nobody liked it, cause it's a reader problem and people don't read in booktok they show off hahaha. so gotta be some people who face that here.

Here's a speaker test at 50% volume. Not only are they ridiculously loud; the sound profile is crystal clear and balanced. I've yet to hear better (and louder) speakers in a modern day smartphone!