Most of the hype around AI has revolved around its text capabilities, and the powers of LLMs like ChatGPT. But Suno is focusing on the unsung hero of AI - music. Suno is building a future where anyone can make good music - all you need to do is type in a prompt, and out will come a song that’s never existed before. Mikey Shulman, CEO and Co-Founder of Suno, joins Lightspeed Partner and host Michael Mignano to talk through the intricacies of programming for sound, and what this technology could mean for music.

Episode Chapters

(00:00) Introduction to Mikey Shulman and Suno

(04:03) How transcribing S&P earnings calls inspired Suno

(08:41) There’s no Common Crawl for audio - they had to make their own

(12:37) Hacking text-to-speech to make music

(16:25) What’s the product market fit for generative music?

(21:15) How will AI change the format of music?

(28:44) Suno’s highlight reel so far

(31:39) Designing with the end user in mind

(38:26) Can AI transcend the creativity ceiling?

(40:48) How does Mikey think regulation and music rights will shake out?

(46:19) Is Suno hiring?

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