AI Music Unmuted

David Ronan, founder and CEO of RoEx, joins Real Music to talk about where AI fits in music creation, mixing and mastering, and why human taste still matters. We discuss how AI can remove technical barriers without replacing creativity, the difference between assistive tools and fully generated music, how creators can preserve their own sound, and why authenticity may become even more important as AI-generated content grows. David ...

Dr. Bill Evans returns to Real Music to demonstrate Prism, a performance-level music technology that can transform recorded audio into something musicians can edit with the flexibility of MIDI while preserving the identity, feel, and intent of the original performer. Bill shows how Prism can isolate individual notes, reconstruct missing sounds, alter timing, change instruments and microphones, control ambience, and reshape a record...

Dr. Bill Evans joins Real Music to break down a side of AI in music that most people never hear about: performance restoration. Instead of using AI to generate songs from scratch, Bill uses it to recover, reconstruct, and better reproduce the fine details of real performances by top-tier musicians. He explains why performance lives in the space between the notes on the page and the emotional impact a listener feels, and how that pe...

In this special excerpt from a full conversation with Dr. Bill Evans, legendary guitarist Steve Morse joins the discussion to react to something unexpected.

Using AI, Bill was able to recreate a missing portion of one of Steve’s live performances, filling in a section that was never properly recorded. When Steve heard it back, he couldn’t tell where the original ended and the A...

For a lot of musicians, especially non-drummers, drums can be where the creative process slows down.

Not because they are not important, but because programming them can pull musicians out of the moment. It becomes technical, time-consuming, and disconnected from the original idea.

In this episode of AI Music Unmuted, David O’Hara talks with Jeremy Jost, a guitarist and developer who ran into that exact problem and built Drum...

Jean-Luc Sinclair musician, composer, sound designer, technologist, educator and author(NYU, Berklee) breaks down what’s really happening at the intersection of AI, sound design, and music production.

This is a clear look at how technology is reshaping creativity, why technical skills are rising while creative instincts are slipping, and why AI may actually make experienced musicians more valuable, not less.

We get into:

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What happens when musicians build AI music tools?

In this episode of the RealMusic.ai Podcast, host David O’Hara speaks with Rory, founder of Loudly, about the evolving relationship between artificial intelligence and music creation.

Rory shares his journey from touring musician to music tech entrepreneur and explains why many of today’s AI music platforms are being built by people with deep musical backgrounds. The con...

In this episode of the RealMusic.ai Podcast, David O’Hara speaks with Daniel Rowland, VP of Strategy & Partnerships at LANDR Audio, engineer, producer, and educator with over ten years of experience working with AI in music. His career spans studio work, technology leadership, and projects connected to Oscar, Emmy, and Grammy recognition.

The conversation moves beyond hype to explore what actually changes when AI enters r...

In this episode of RealMusic.ai, David O’Hara sits down with Paul McCabe, musician, composer, and Senior Vice President of Research and Innovation at Roland, where he leads the Roland Future Design Lab. Paul shares his 40–year journey from the early days of MIDI and music retail in Canada, through his time as a product specialist and eventually CEO of Roland Canada, to his current global role shaping the future of instr...

The music world is not evolving in one direction. It is splitting into different paths shaped by new technology, new creative economies, and the changing needs of artists. In this episode, Mansoor Rahimat Khan, musician and co-founder of Beatoven, explains how two distinct music industries are emerging and why artists respond so differently to the same tools.

We talk about early adopters who embrace AI and new workflows, and the ar...

AI is changing how music is created, shared, and explored, and the real story is how artists are using these tools in their own workflows. In this episode, Anita Baumgartner, Head of Marketing at Soundraw, breaks down how musicians at every level are using AI to create faster, experiment more freely, and overcome barriers that once slowed them down.

Anita talks about live cyphers, quick beat sessions in studios and parks, and the w...

In this episode, we talk with Ben Porter — musician, producer, and Brand Evangelist at MatchTune — about the growing tension between AI innovation and protecting human creativity in music.

We dig into the big questions:

• How do we ensure artists keep control of their work in the AI era?

• What does true consent look like for training data?

• Will AI democratize music creation — or drown it in noise?

• How do ...

In this conversation, Kyle Billings, Head of Audio at Kits.ai, discusses his background in music and technology, the ethical implications of AI in music production, and the importance of transparency and trust in AI tools. He explores the challenges of voice licensing, the need for safeguards in AI technology, and how Kits.ai is innovating in the space of music production with ethically trained AI tools. The discussion highlights t...

In this conversation, Ori Winokur shares his extensive journey in the music industry, detailing his evolution from a musician to a producer and eventually to a key player at Artlist. He discusses the inception and growth of Artlist, emphasizing its role in simplifying music licensing for content creators. The conversation delves into the significance of music in video creation, the impact of AI on the music industry, and the ethica...

In this episode of AI Music Unmuted by RealMusic.ai, Blue Dobrecky, COO of Aiode, discusses the intersection of music and technology, particularly the role of AI in music production. He emphasizes the importance of collaboration between musicians and AI, aiming to enhance creativity while addressing concerns about compensation and copyright in the evolving music landscape. The conversation explores the future of music creation, the...