songwriting

The other day I attended a concert of John Adams conducting his own music. It was a really special occasion and I could feel the joy and energy being projected from both the audience and the musicians on stage. He performed I Still dance, Absolute...

Recently filmmakers and songwriters have been agonizing over (and striking over, in the case of Hollywood filmmakers) recent advances in AI technology. They claim that if AI can create works of art, then their livelihoods are in jeopardy. That may be true, but I believe...

I was relieved to hear that Ed Sheeran won his recent copyright trial. As you probably know, the family of the songwriter Ed Townsend sued Ed Sheeran, alleging that Sheeran’s song “Thinking Out Loud” infringed on the copyright of the Marvin Gaye song “Let’s Get...