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. Dave unpacks what this policy change means for production music composers, asking tough questions about authorship, originality, and the evolving definition of musicianship. From AI-generated sax lines to ethical data training, he challenges listeners to consider whether this is the next step in creative evolution—or just another version of the Mellotron moment.
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