Imageniero On the Making Of “Amanuenses en París”
What was the creative process like for this particular single?
I was seeing online a lot of hate from artists that I admire about anything made with artificial intelligence, when in my opinion they should not see it as a threat since that unique vision that they have even if it's copied does not have the value of the artist itself. Instead, using that technology to evolve from a lot of visions with the chaos inherent of AI, and make new things opens tremendous doors.
With this feeling of people with tremendous abilities being afraid of machines that could overshadow them, I wrote a lyric about how other groups in history have been threatened by technologies that have resulted in great advances for humanity. And that has resulted in, yes, the scribes, or amanuenses, disappearing slowly, but the horses are still there, and television has survived video. And nothing can replace an artist as long as there is someone to admire and follow him.
With the lyrics created, I made an initial bareback version that I passed to the AI to be taken as a seed, from there for two months I evolved different versions that finally with an editing tool I united and mastered in what you can hear right now.
The process was very similar to the video that accompanies the song and you can see it on YouTube.
Was there any challenge that you encountered while making "Amanuenses en París?"
Yes, it was going to be my last song for a good season, and I wanted it to be memorable, I also wanted to be understood, I'm not a proselytizer of anything, I just think that there is room for everyone and that just as I love what I do there is an audience that will enjoy it.
More than a technical challenge, the biggest challenge I have found is to make people understand that history repeats itself and that machines are tools and not an enemy.
What impact do you hope this single will have on your audience or the music industry?
For my audience, I hope they find as always a happy and danceable rhythm to tune in to, for the industry, I hope it can open some minds and above all not close doors.
What were some key milestones in your early career that helped shape who you are as an artist?
I started many years ago in the PC mod scene, even using songs I created on my local radio show, but it wasn't until recently that technology allowed me to achieve what I had in mind, and with my first single as Imageniero, “Bomba de Humo” I could see that maybe there was a little niche for me. I'm still trying to see how small that niche is, and to be there if one day it can get bigger.
Looking ahead, what trends do you believe will shape the future of the music industry, and how are you preparing for them?
Probably what I do face to face and in a direct way using modern technology to create music based on my own imagination, many people will start doing it too but in a hidden or semi-hidden way, even industrially. This will lead to a regulation of the market that I hope will keep out those who want to cheat or exploit the technology for unethical purposes. Once we have this “musical singularity” my hope is that those of us who are truly creators who use this technology as a means of personal artistic expression will be seen for what we are and not enemies of the classical artist. There is room for blues, for rock, for rap, for reggaeton, and even for SynthesAIzed music.
