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Ready or Not Capitol Records Has Signed the First AI Virtual Rapper: FN Meka!
Yep, itâs getting weird out here! Capitol Records has signed an unusual new act, virtual rapper âFN Meka.â Powered by artificial intelligence, this new rapper has already gained a huge following and has dropped an official single featuring Gunna.
FN Meka has a huge following on social media, including 10 million followers on TikTok. On his page, Meka invites fans into his virtual world, which includes jumbo Bugatti jets, Maybach helicopters and machines that can turn ice into iced watches.
According to XXL, âFN Mekaâ is the creation of Anthony Martini and Brandon Le. The men are cofounders of Factory New, a virtual record label who were the first to âsignâ the robot rapper. According to Martini, the rapperâs voice is a real human, but everything else is based off AI technology.
âTechnically speaking, FN Meka is voiced by a human,â Martini told Music Business Worldwide. âBut everything else about himâfrom his lyrics to the chords and tempo underpinning his musicâis based on AI.â
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Capitol Records say that FN Meka is the #1 âvirtual beingâ on the video platform, as well as the worldâs âfirst AR artistâ to sign with a major label. Its debut single, âFlorida Waterâ featuring Gunna, is being made available to creators to use music on YouTube and Twitch âwithout monetization or takedowns.â
Ryan Ruden, Capitol Music Groupâs Executive Vice President of Experiential Marketing & Business Development, told Music Business Worldwide that Meka, âmeets at the intersection of music, technology and gaming culture,â and âis just a preview of whatâs to come.â
âThis latest project with FN Meka and Clix, while a first of its kind, is only an evolution of Capitol Recordâs 80-year history of innovation,â Ruden said.
The outlet also interviewed Anthony Martini, who served as the co-founder of Factory New, the virtual record label Meka was first âsignedâ to.
âAs of now, a human voice performs the vocals, but we are working towards the ability to have a computer come up with and perform its own words â and even collaborate with other computers as âco-writers,ââ Martini said.
https://eurweb.com/2022/08/22/ready-or-not-capitol-records-has-signed-the-first-ai-virtual-rapper-fn-meka-watch/
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