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The PROs Say Yes to AI Music. Should You? | 52 Cues Podcast, 2025 Week 43

The PROs Say Yes to AI Music. Should You? | 52 Cues Podcast, 2025 Week 43

In this week’s episode of The 52 Cues Podcast, composer and educator Dave Kropf explores a major shift in the music licensing landscape. The three major North American PROs—ASCAP, BMI, and SOCAN—announced they’ll now accept partially AI-generated compositions for registration.

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Composers, It’s Time to Leave SoundCloud | 52 Cues Podcast, 2025 Week 22

Composers, It’s Time to Leave SoundCloud | 52 Cues Podcast, 2025 Week 22

After 14 years and over a thousand tracks uploaded, Dave Kropf is rethinking his relationship with SoundCloud. In this week’s episode of the 52 Cues Podcast, he opens up about the emotional weight of potentially leaving a platform that has served as a time capsule of his production music journey.

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