AI: a Convo with “Bard” from Google

In the leadup to my Album release, i used Google Bard to help me compose a letter in German, in which i ask the owners of a Venue for a room to do my album release in..

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Troubadour

My new Album, “Troubadour” is about to come out in October. Here’s a YouTube prerelease of it. Since the songs are in Swiss German, it is possible to turn on Closed Captions (CC Button at bottom of Video) to get an English translation of the lyrics.

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Playing with AI Visual “Art”

I am by nature a bit of a fundamentalist. When musical performers (DJs) create music by the push of a button on their smartphone, I think of it as cheating. The musical knowledge and skill comes from a software or hardware lab. Human craftsmanship and passion can not compete with the speed and accuracy of machines. It’s difficult to charge money for human musical services when computers provide better sensory overload, faster, louder and more precise.

The Fool on the Hill, created by NightCafe AI
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Those Who Do Good

This is a “translation” of a Mani Matter song…

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Every Sword ‘s a Forgery

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Digital Tip for Andy Flinn

Here you can support Andy Flinn with a Tip of 10 Swiss Francs

I’m Gonna Burn Your Igloo Down

A song by Andy Flinn and Darren Arsenault

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In January (Steinberger)

This number stems from revered Swiss cabaretist Emil Steinberger.

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The official, frequent, 5-Year Report

For my Canadian friends, who might wonder, I decided to give you a brief report on my whereabouts, my doings, and my goings-on… It’s been about 5 years since I decided to exist as a simple singer/songwriter.

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Social Media Challenges

On April 9, 2020, my old friend Levant Tinaz presented me with a social media “challenge”

What was I supposed to do?

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