The Tunes
Every one of these was made with AI. Every one of them still makes me smile.
One Year On
I think I said it all in the track... This track marked the end of a chapter than was fun but a little bit unnerving.
SING|DANCE|LOVE|GLOW
Even though I released this quite late, it was one of the first few tracks that was ready to release. I wanted it to be a reminder of the things that brighten up my day when I'm not feeling my best. It still inspires me to keep dreaming of spinoff-like mini projects that might achieve the same goal in different ways.
AI Art Ethics Commitment
This was maybe the second or third track I decided I would release. I was really torn about how much fun I was having with Suno versus the lack of information about how they trained their AI models. I didn't want to stop playing with Suno, but I wanted people to know that I knew it was a little bit, let's say, dodgy.
Sunshine Sound
As someone whose mood is heavily influenced by the weather, this one has a special place in my heart! It was the first track I decided to release, and I still remember the feeling when I convinced a local lounge to play it on their sound system!.
Wake and Rise (Kwayedza)
You might sense a theme with the tracks by now: good vibes, positivity, affirmations, self love, and so on. I wanted a track with all of that to add to my morning playlist on Spotify so that I'd have the best chance at a successful day.
Two Stars, One Beam (Astral Twins)
This track is about a specific person... she knows who she is! It's had several incarnations since then, all of which will remain private (I think), but the theme remains: treasure the special people in youe life.
Shamwari (Wish You Were Here)
A bit like the track Two Stars, One Beam, this track is about friendship. It wasn't about a single person, rather it was about the importance of frienship in general. I'm definitely guilty of being an inconsistent friend sometimes, especially when there is significant distance, or timezones are wildly different, or even just because life happens. Maybe I should stop writing and make that call I've been postponing...