Omo, dis Puffy Tee no dey play oh! Veteran music producer don yarn some serious matter about AI for music.
For one recent gisting with Sunday Scoop, e talk say technology fit sabi copy patterns, but e no fit touch the soul wey dey for human creativity. Na true talk be dat!
Puffy Tee, wey don dey in the game for long, explain say na storytelling and authenticity dey make music last longer. ‘‘When you create music wey sabi tell genuine stories and connect with people, e dey go pass trends,” he yarn.
As dem dey bring AI tools enter music production, Puffy Tee no gree carry last. E talk say dem fit manage rhythm and structure, but dem no get the emotional depth wey strong music need. “The spark, the vibe, the human touch — na wetin we dey bring come studio, and AI no fit catch am,” he talk. E don respect the tech but no wan make am carry our music matter away.
Puffy Tee also come dey reflect on how dem dey see Nigerian music across the globe. E praise di afrobeats label for helping put Naija music for world map, but e talk say e dey too limiting. “Naija music no be only afrobeats. We get Fuji, gospel, pop — make we no box ourselves,” he say.
Looking to the future, Puffy Tee don drop some serious ogbonge advice. E say infrastructure na di next big thing for Naija music industry. “We need to invest for our own ecosystem — make we get better recording studios and distribution networks,” he talk.
Puffy Tee maintain say local development na priority, before we go dey chase international validation as this one fit jeopardize our originality. “We fit make our sound dey shine for global scale without losing the original energy wey dey behind am,” he added.
So, my people, na wetin happen for music industry side? Naija music dey grow, and Naija producers like Puffy Tee dey make sure say we no lose our roots while we dey embrace innovation.
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