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The Three-Track Truth: Trusting Your Tools in a World of Infinite Options
There’s a strange paradox in modern music production. We have more tools than ever before—more sounds, more plugins, more tracks, more shortcuts. And yet, for all that abundance, it’s becoming harder to make something that actually feels intentional. This week’s experiment—building a cinematic track with only three tracks—didn’t start as a philosophical exercise. It started as a practical one. A constraint. A challenge. Something to film. But somewhere in the middle of it, it
William Hopson
1 day ago
Fear, Algorithms, and the AI Music Divide
If you spend any amount of time on social media right now, it’s hard to avoid the debate about AI in music and film . Scroll through YouTube, TikTok, or Instagram and you’ll quickly see two very loud camps forming. One side insists AI is replacing artists and destroying creative industries. The other side insists AI is the greatest creative revolution since the electric guitar. Personally, I don’t fully live in either camp. I’m not entirely for it, and I’m not entirely agains
William Hopson
Mar 5
Genre blending has a reputation for being either magical or reckless, depending on who you ask.
Some people treat it like alchemy — throw disparate elements together and hope something interesting happens. Others see it as cultural trespassing. In practice, it is neither. It is research. And this week’s experiment — building a Bollywood-style dance track entirely on an iPad — made that clearer than ever. This was not a genre I grew up with, study formally, or even listen to casually. The request came from my wife, the intended audience was my daughter’s dance routine, a
William Hopson
Feb 24
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