#Support Musicians

[ex1st]

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#merch #punk rock #band merch #support local #support musicians #alternative music #pop punk music #music makes everything better #musicislife #indie music #concert #concerts #rock concert

[tummy-inspectors]

#from what i understand hes not currently in a band so im tagging this as #support musicians #ex. lycaon ex. initial'L #visual kei #vkei

[celestialiron]

Here’s something I’ve been working on for quite some time now! Although it’s only the beginning portion of this very much becoming a huge piece for me, I’m still so excited to see what everyone thinks of!

This is also a small example of what I can offer for commissions work if anyone is interested! I’m still getting everything set up on my Ko-fi page to start it up! I hope you all enjoy!

#hope everyone enjoys this! #it’s my own character’s piece for some point in the story of what she’s going through #eventually I’ll be writing it out but I wanted to get this out first #music composition #composition work #staffpad #music writing #original work #my own composition work #music compositions #support musicians

[thrxughthenxght]

US Major Step In Fight Between AI vs. Artists

So, we all know that a bunch of the creator strikes in America and a multitude of other countries associated with WGA and AFTRA have been for a multitude of different reasons. These are money, treatment, being taken advantage of by powerful companies and corporations. However, one big reason, specifically for the WGA Strike, is the use of AI. Companies and show creators in the industries refused to agree to not use AI prior to the strike, and this became one of the listed reasons the WGA Strike started.

Those of us who are content creators, artists of any media, and consumers of that media who spend time in those communities know that there are a lot of problems with this. For one thing, AI steals from works that have already been created. It also isn't actually AI, just machine learning. These co-exist to mean that if someone creates work with AI, there is no argument without rebuttal to be made that they aren't stealing or committing plagiarism. Another issue with AI is that it is extremely biased and is both socially and culturally harmful.

This is a photo created by a man named Matthew Allen using Midjourney AI and editing tools.

The photo above was AI generated. However, it still won an art contest at the Colorado State Fair. This is despicable in its own right but that's a whole different thing that we don't have time for right now. Matthew Allen was denied to have his work allowed Copyright protection because it was AI generated.

This is an image generated by a man named Stephen Phaler that was also denied copy rights.

This was made by Stephen Phaler, who also tried to make the case that his work was copyrightable. The court ruled against him, another promising sign for the creator community. This means that despite making his own AI Art system, he's works with it are still not protected. The software is his, but the art is not.

This is a major step in taking action against AI in courts. We need laws against AI to protect creators, because many of these efforts to do so have so far been unsuccessful through strikes and protests. All in good time, but for this is beacon of hope for us.

Not only have regular people who are unaware or refuse to acknowledge the harm of AI been using it, but people in academics have also used AI to do their work or assignments for them. Artists, writers, and musicians have been more hesitant to post their work because of AI algorithms stealing from them. If you look on AO3, any fandom, any type of work, you'll notice a large spike in restricted fics. This is because it's harder for AI to steal when only users with registered accounts can view many of the sites works due to restricted access.

The refusal of a federal judge in the U.S against AI is so undeniably important because not only will it hopefully prevent future AI users from making money off other people's work, but it's also a better way to spread words. Not everyone had Tumblr, or Twitter, or Reddit, or Facebook where you might hear about the dangers of AI and the algorithm only feeds you certain posts and things it thinks you want to see. Actually taking a legal stance against AI use and forcing restrictions is an excellent way to draw attention to the dangers of AI.

You'll also note there's various signs that a piece of artwork or writing was made with AI, for it lacks humanity. There's a post that said something alone the likes of, "Calling yourself an artist when you use AI Art is like buying box mix brownies and calling yourself a chef". This is one of the best examples of how ridiculous the use of AI art in genuine creative processes' are. It's not modernizing, it's theft and it's dishonest and lazy. You're not doing the work yourself, you're typing words and descriptions into a computer so it can do all the heavy lifting. That is horrible and dishonest.

Ultimately this post is about how we need more of this. We need it in other counties, we need to support our WGA and AFTRA strikes, we need to protect online and local creators who may not have as much voice when speaking out against AI. This includes famous, big names as well. This is all a positive step forward, and I encourage everyone to spread the word. Thank you for reading.

Tagging some mutuals who might be interested, but no pressure to reblog guys <3: @iammadeofmemoriesforlife @justanormaldemon @violets-and-books @rinadragomir @laylax13s @all-this-panic-still-no-disco @wesperbrekkered @grace-lightwoodd

#wga strike #wga strong #support the wga #sag aftra strike #sag aftra #aftra strike #sag strike #sag strong #support content creators #support artists #support musicians #support writers #writblr #artblr #musicblr #anti ai #ai artwork #ai art #ai image #ai pictures #fight ai #no ai art #no ai writing #ai is theft #ai is not art #ai is a plague #ai issues #united states #federal judge #important lore

[weiwuxiankinnie]

Hello mutuals!

I've just released an album with my band. It's inspired by the emo music we love, and it's also alternative, baroque, dance-y... and queer! Please, give it a listen and support us.

This is the playlist link: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mOwtfxho-IABNMQN12VvxaFvRd9gNnZGI

#support artists #support small artists #support small bands #support trans artists #support musicians #new band #emo #baroque pop #alternative rock #indie rock #pink metal #salt in the water #panic at the disco #my chemical romance #dresden dolls

[ianspideythompson]

Big day for some of my friends in music! First up, the homies in glimmers have a new acoustic rendition of their track "Jaded" featuring Tay Jardine of We Are The In Crowd! Next up, the homie Ally's music project Drive-In dropped a new single "S4th and Wythe"! Do me a solid and support these amazing musicians today!

#music #new music #new music friday #indie music #alternative #alternative music #pop punk #pop rock #indie rock #music recs #support the homies #support artists #support small artists #support musicians #glimmers #tay jardine #we are the in crowd #drive in #Spotify

[tamikoumi]

so i just released my first single! its going to be on spotify and apple music pretty soon. its already on youtube and i think thats pretty cool. i dont have many followers so i’m not talking to anyone right now but i prefer it that way because i don’t like being perceived.

take a listen if youd like! its singer/songwriter with indie vibes. youtube link and presave link below

#singer #singer songwriter #spilled thoughts #song of the day #songwriter #new music #indie music #support musicians #Youtube

[thigh-inspectors]

#unli furps #ars nova #support musicians

[eveebeemusic]

POV: You're sitting in the shower, letting the water rain down on you. Sitting and thinking and allowing all your negativity to wash down the drain. A place to clear your head.

Spotify | Support Me | Wattpad | Instagram

#new music #new music artist #support musicians #soundcloud #soundtrap #spotify #eveebeemusic #eveebee #evbrowne #random music #indie music #music #new song #SoundCloud

[etherdiver]

Bandcamp Friday

It's Bandcamp Friday. For the next 24 hours or so, Bandcamp lets musicians keep ALL their money, so every album or piece of merch we sell during that window is a little more than usual in our pocket. In other words, it's a great time to buy music/support artists you like.

Even if you don't listen to non streaming music, it is essentially a DIRECT PAYMENT to an artist. No one but the biggest artists make a significant amount of money from streaming but if you spend $30 buying four or five albums on Bandcamp, you will be putting more money in those artists pocket than most of them make from a year of streaming revenue... Think of it as a one-time Patreon to a medium that isn't well suited to Patreon subs.

Support artists. Buy art. (Music is art.)

#Support Musicians #Support Art #Buy Art #Buy Music #Bandcamp Friday #Bandcamp #Musicians of Tumblr

[gothmusiclatinamerica]

Remember to support artists on Bandcamp Friday!

#Bandcamp Friday #March 3 2023 #March 3 #Bandcamp #support musicians #Bandcamp Friday 2023

[tummy-inspectors]

#support musicians #ex. lycaon ex. initial'L #visual kei #vkei

[cinnasheep]

heres my really bad cover of head carrier by the pixes

#pixies #music #alt #alt rock #support musicians #support local artists #small artists #support small artists #cover #music cover #im trying to write my own stuff i promise

[celestialiron]

Big Announcement

Hi all! I know I've been pretty quiet for a bit, but that's because I've been working hard on projects I'm working & this is one of them! While getting videos & composition works together for my YouTube channel, I decided to make this one thing that'll be great to start up.......

I MADE A KO-FI PAGE! I'm super happy to finally be getting this out in the open & get started on! The link is gonna be at the bottom & if anyone has any questions, feel free to ask! I'm super excited to start up on my projects again & I hope you guys will be ready for it too!

#BOOST #so excited for this! #can't wait to see where this will take me #I'm nervous but excited & I am so happy to be feeling better to continue my creative motives #music writing #music composition #support musicians #musician #my music #original composition #music creation

[ayisaadderley]

#pop music #Filipino #bahamian #asian #black and white #singer #new artist #ayisa #music #female vocalist #up and coming #mixed women #mixedheritage #support musicians #original music #music video #Youtube

[sirpasworld]

Supporting Scottish singer CAL (Michael Callaghan) by flying over to Scotland to see him singing. Here's one of his songs from This Land album: The Colours Of Scotland.

Calmusic2.bandcamp.com www.calmusic.co.uk

#musician #music #support musicians #scottish #singer #original music #Youtube #Spotify