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Fake Artists, Real Money: The AI Machine Quietly Bankrupting Electronic Music’s Future

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Ghost production has never been a secret in electronic music (we even wrote about it back in 2016). It has always existed in the margins, understood rather than spoken about, a quiet arrangement between those who could make the music and those who had the profile to sell it. Since at least the early years of commercial EDM, bedroom producers have been crafting tracks that superstar DJs have released under their own names, pocketing flat fees in exchange for anonymity. (I personally could name quite some well-known Techno producers who moonlight as a Ghost Producer who make a tidy living)The system was imperfect, arguably…