JJRR 124 The Echo and the Voice, a first novel - How AI changes music production - with Mark Firehammer

About this episode

Mark Firehammer discusses his first novel and the impact of AI on music production.

#markfirehammer #theechoandthevoice #jimjimsreinventionrevolution Mark Firehammer is singer / songwriter and entrepreneur who's been following his inner creative voice ever since he dropped out of college. Now an author, listen to JJRR 124 as Mark discusses his first novel, the Echo and the Voice: a modern allegory about what gets lost when we trade creative truth for cultural belonging – and what it takes to reclaim it. Find out why Mark is using the penname JW Kindbloom and listen to the end as Mark shares his creative use of AI for music production and family relations. https://markfirehammer.com/ https://fitstreams.club/ https://magicmind.superfiliate.com/JIMCIRILLO https://ko-fi.com/jimjim99 jimjim99 | Twitter, Instagram, Facebook | Linktree 04:50s Origin of the Firehammer the sir-name 06:27s Genesis of the Echo and Voice metaphor 07:40s Reading passage from Mark's first novel The Echo and the Voice 10:44s Back story on Mark's penname JW Kindbloom 12:55s Learning about how to write a novel 19:16s The novel is released, out in paperback, audio version coming soon 22:34s Struggling in high school and dropping out of college 33:25s Lifestyle of a touring musician in the 90s…

People in this episode

Guest: Mark Firehammer

Topics covered

• AI in music production
• creative truth
• cultural belonging
• novel writing

Keywords

• Echo and the Voice
• JW Kindbloom
• creativity
• entrepreneurship

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Suno., AI tools for music production

Books & works: JJRR 124, The Echo and the Voice, JJRR, Origin of the Firehammer, Genesis of the Echo and Voice, Artists Imagined

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