EP/27: AI & THE LOST TAPES

New Music from Nirvana? The Lost Tapes of the 27 Club with Ace Piva

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In this episode Ace Piva joins us from Brantford, Ontario. He is creator of the Lost Tapes of the 27 Club, which uses artificial intelligence to create new songs by artists lost to music's mental health crisis. Ace is a certified addictions counsellor who knows the ins and outs of the road and its associated pressures and struggles. He’s been there as a musician, tour manager, sound engineer, stage manager and production manager - and today, Piva is a co-founder and Executive Director of Over The Bridge, whose goals are to change the conversation about mental health and recovery in the music community. 

We sit down with Ace to discuss the Lost Tapes of the 27 Club project, how it came about, how they used AI to create new songs by deceased artists and how the project exceeded their goals by a huge margin. We listen to a sample of the “new”, Nirvana song, and discuss how this controversial technology was received by fans, critics and other industry observers. 

To learn more about Over the Bridge visit: overthebridge.org and follow them on Twitter: @otbnonprofit Instagram: @otbnonprofit and Facebook: @otbnonprofit.

About ACE

Ace Piva is a certified addictions worker who’s been committed to the music industry community since 1996, Ace Piva knows the ins and outs of the road and its associated pressures and struggles. He’s been there as a musician, tour manager, sound engineer, stage manager, production manager, addictions recovery coach and mental health advocate. Today, Piva is a co-founder and Executive Director, of Over The Bridge. His goals are to change the conversation about mental health and recovery in the music community. Over the Bridge created the Lost Tapes of the 27 Club, using AI to create the album lost to music's mental health crisis.