Am I an "artist"
I've been making music as a hobby for almost all my life, even though I have no music theory knowledge. When AI vocal generation became a thing, I decided to start making and releasing full songs.
The vocals are AI generated, but everything else is made by me. I produce electronic music, and all the instrumentals, melodies, chord progressions, bass lines, drums, and overall composition come entirely from my own ideas and my own brain.
Can I still be considered an artist even though I use AI for the vocals?
I also have close to zero listeners on Spotify and other platforms, but I think part of that is because I refuse to make cringe social media content just to promote my music, but also because people don't recognise me as an artist because of the AI vocals and so believes that my songs are not made by me at all..?
Answering some of the questions:
1.Why not contact a singer?
There are a few reasons. Most singers expect compensation if the song makes money, which is understandable. Some would probably do it for free, but finding the time to collaborate can be difficult, and many of the free singers don’t have proper recording equipment, so I would probably have to invest money into a good microphone as well.
The biggest reason is probably my personality. I just prefer working solo. My own voice is decent, but I love female vocals for the style of electronic music I make.
- Do you write the lyrics?
Yes.. I write the lyrics myself, then I use an LLM to correct grammar and fix parts that might not make sense since English is not my first language. The meaning behind the lyrics comes from my own personal experiences, so they are still mine.
Only one song had fully AI generated lyrics, andhonestly it was awful..I was just experimenting.
- Are the AI vocal chords generated too?
To some extent, yes. Once I upload the instrumental, I usually generate around 30 to 40 different vocal takes and only keep the parts I actually like to compose the final vocal performance.
In a way it’s similar to working with a real singer and selecting the best takes.. i guess