I’ve recently discovered a new hobby. Making songs about the psychological patterns I encounter in my work.
With the help of AI, an artificial version of my own voice and two consecutive all-nighters, I’ve managed to produce an entire collection. And I am telling with absolute confident that they are literally, very very good! Like actually good songs.
At one point, I found myself at 5 in the morning, a 38-year-old man giggling alone at his computer, absolutely delighted with an accordion solo about childhood trauma.
A perfectly normal use of my time.
But beyond the fun, I’m genuinely excited about what AI makes possible here.
Psychology has a bit of a seriousness problem. We’ve made talking about our struggles such a dramatic affair that asking for help can feel like announcing a personal catastrophe.
I’d love to see these conversations become more ordinary. And I suspect humour and music can get through to people who wouldn’t voluntarily read another article about their inner child.
Anyway, here are two of my creations.
Was That Good?
A cheerful polka about growing up hypervigilant to other people’s moods and becoming an adult who still needs constant reassurance. Featuring an unnecessarily enthusiastic accordion.
Feast or Famine
For freelancers and consultants. Unpredictable income, impossible clients, the terror of raising your rates and the joy of being your own severely underpaid employee.
And there’s more.
The collection is called Procrastination. You’ll also find songs about the self-improvement circus, overthinking instead of acting, lonely founders, emotional triggers and, naturally, the spectacular nonsense of AI hype.
🎧 Listen to the full collection on YouTube
The music is artificial. The things we’re laughing about are very real.
Let me know which one you liked.
P.S. Wondering what’s ceiling with AI music. If it takes minutes to produce a tailor made song, can we use tailored songs for cold outreach? Landing page optimisation? Can we serve reports in song-version as well as written, to make them more digestible? Can we make song-cover letters?
I think this tactic is massively underutilized by brands and a new form of art, where everyone, without particular musical talent can make a decent tune about something very particular.