Hi im a video game composer and I charge ~1000$/min!

That number is not ✨wtf high✨it's an approx industry standard for someone who shipped + couple years of experience!

It's a number shared by a lotta vg composer who work ethically, i did not just make it up!

heartbroken to hear the passing of Raul (0xShinigamiEyes) 🌴🎧, a core contributor to several W&M research projects. our work is stronger because of his thoughtful perspective on technology, especially its impact on artists.

please help Raul’s family if you can:
gofundme.com/f/support-raul…

How marketers think people buy:

1. Buyer sees ad.
2. Buyer clicks ad.
3. Buyer purchases.

Versus how people *actually* buy:

the djs arent worse now, the lights are on, you are sitting at home, you arent drunk and you are 41.

this is the worst that music AI will ever be.

really impressive model update from Stability AI / Stable Audio

suggests we're only a few model updates away from AI-gen music competing directly with leanback music playlists on quality & listenability

youtube.com/watch?v=yvOXZ6…

i'm looking for someone who has done the work of quant modeling how the economics of record labels — and subsequently of the wider music industry — changes long-term with the move away from catalog ownership towards short-term licenses + services deals. does this exist yet?...

Finally turned my extensive notes on writing compelling openings for essays & conference talks into a coherent whole.

An old professor made me obsessed with this. Openings that clearly state your problems or paradoxes solve most of the writing structure for you.

Link below 👇

I'll tell you what is was about, what it's almost ALWAYS about. Someone who worked there loved that music so hard they convinced a massive corporation to funnel money into it, and then worked very hard to keep that going. And then eventually, some bean counter shut it down.

the only AI song i've listened to on repeat

💥🧑‍🎓 Announcing: Lenny’s Newsletter Fellowship Program

I’m launching a three-month fellowship program, and applications are now open.

What it is: Work alongside me to learn how I do what I do, share your unique knowledge with the world (through guest posts), and jump-start (or

I had coffee with the head of a large family office today, and he said something really profound that I’d never quite put together.

Paraphrasing: “Capital structure ripples through management and ultimately ripples through employee experience”

If you work in a business run for

preview of a talk I'm giving to NYU Stern's Digital Innovation & Crowdsourcing class today 🤓
crowdsourcing is such a critical part of innovation research, especially on emerging tech trends that don't otherwise get proper institutional coverage. but it's best applied selectively

I am wishing all of the beautiful and sexy shareholders around the world a gorgeous Q2

Music PMs wanted! Help make next-gen interactive AI Music tools.

It's been amazing working with AI Test Kitchen to deliver products like g.co/labs/musicfx-dj, and now there's an opportunity for a dedicated PM to help us take it to the next level!

google.com/about/careers/…