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ITSPmagazine Blog — By Sean and Marco
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Six Hours, Five Strangers, and a Song the Machine Could Not Write | A Music Evolves Conversation with Gregoire Gensollen, Producer and Chief Operating Officer of Tucker Tooley Entertainment
A Hollywood producer puts five musicians who have never met in a room with a six-hour clock, then hands a generative AI tool to his host and gives him thirty minutes. What comes out of that comparison says more about creative labor than it does about the technology.
Thirty Gigs a Month Is the Practice | A Music Evolves Conversation with Frankie Raye, Singer-Songwriter
Frankie Raye plays six or seven shows a week in the Tampa Bay area and has stopped aiming her original music at the charts, because the charts no longer belong to people. This conversation looks at what a working musician builds instead when the target moves out of reach.
Sound Is a Force: Frequency, Healing, and the Physics of Music | A Music Evolves Conversation with Scott "Shagghie" Scheferman, Cybersecurity Strategist, Musician, and Researcher
What if the music you listen to, the frequencies your body absorbs every day, and the sonic environment around you are doing far more to you -- biologically, neurologically, and emotionally -- than anyone in the mainstream music industry has been willing to say? Scott "Shagghie" Scheferman, cybersecurity strategist, li
Taylor Guitars at NAMM 2026: Next Gen Guitars, Action Control Neck & Gold Label Collection | A Brand Highlight Conversation With Jim Kirlin from Taylor Guitars From NAAM 2026
Innovation and Tradition: Taylor Guitars at NAMM 2026 Walking into the Taylor booth at NAMM 2026 felt like stepping into a sonic candy store. Jim Kirlin's words, not mine—but he's right.
Paoletti Custom Guitars at NAMM 2026: Handcrafted in Florence Italy from Wine Barrel Wood | A Brand Highlight Conversation with Filippo Martini, Managing Director at Paoletti Guitars | NAMM 2026 Coverage
Custom guitars. Wine barrels. Duomo marble. Handcrafted in Florence. This is Paoletti Handmade Guitars. I've been away from Florence for 25 years. I didn't know there was a guitar company like this back home. At NAMM 2026, I found Filippo Martini from Paoletti Custom Guitars—a boutique manufacturer based in the heart
Yamaha at NAMM 2026: Introducing Chris Buck Custom Revstar Guitar, Pacifica SC, and a deep dive into the BB735 Bass | A Brand Highlight Conversation with Andy Winston, Product Training Specialist at Yamaha | NAMM 2026
Yamaha at NAMM 2026: Chris Buck Revstar, Pacifica SC & 60 Years of Guitar Innovation Some brands chase nostalgia. Yamaha builds forward. At NAMM 2026, I spoke with Andy Winston to talk about 60 years of Yamaha guitar design—and why this company keeps delivering instruments that punch way above their price point.
The Human Element That AI Can Never Replace | A Conversation with Chuck Tennin, President and CEO of Big Fish Music | The NAMM Show 2026 Event Coverage | Music Evolves with Sean Martin
Veteran music producer and publisher Chuck Tennin brings over 50 years of industry experience to a candid conversation about why AI will never replace the human heart of music creation. From the warmth of analog tape to the irreplaceable instinct of a record producer who climbs inside every song, this conversation cuts
Gibson Guitars at NAMM 2026: 131 Years of Craftsmanship, Innovation & Functional Art | A Brand Highlight Conversation with Jeff Stempka, Global Brand & Marketing at Gibson | NAMM 2026
131 years. Still handcrafted in Nashville. Still changing music. At NAMM 2026, Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli sat down with Jeff Stempka, Global Brand & Marketing at Gibson & Gibson Custom, to talk about what makes this brand untouchable—the craftsmanship, the artist connection, and why people will stretch their budge
Guitars, Gear, and the Heartbeat of NAMM 2026 — When Gear Meets Culture Inside The Creators Lounge | The NAMM Show 2026 Event Coverage — Day 2 Observations | On Location with Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli
Day two at NAMM 2026 captures the real culture of the show, from guitars on the wall to live sound chaos and unscripted conversations. Craftsmanship, technology, and creativity collide when you are truly on location. This episode captures the texture of being on location where instruments, people, and ideas shape the c
Burton And Circle Strings Guitars at NAMM 2026: Snowboards Meet Custom Guitars And It Is Awesome! | A Brand Highlight Conversation From NAAM 2026
Vintage Dreams, Modern Hands: A Conversation with PRS Guitars at NAMM 2026 They were literally closing down the show floor when I grabbed Alex Chadwick from PRS Guitars for a conversation I wasn't willing to miss.
Music, Machines, and the Myth of Replacement — What NAMM 2026 Reveals About the Future of Music | The NAMM Show 2026 Event Coverage — Day 1 Observations | On Location with Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli
NAMM 2026 opens with noise, movement, and a clear reminder that music is still driven by people, not machines. This conversation sets the tone for the week by examining how musicians are using new tools without losing the heart of creative expression.
PRS Guitars at NAMM 2026: John Mayer Wild Blue Silver Sky & Ed Sheeran Baritone Revealed | A Brand Highlight Conversation with Alex Chadwhick from PRS Guitars | NAMM 2026
Vintage Dreams, Modern Hands: A Conversation with PRS Guitars at NAMM 2026 They were literally closing down the show floor when I grabbed Alex Chadwick from PRS Guitars for a conversation I wasn't willing to miss.
Craft, Lineage, and Making Music That Holds | A Conversation with Singer, Songwriter, Guitarist, and She Rocks Awards 2026 Honoree, Margaret Glaspy | The NAMM Show 2026 Event Coverage | Music Evolves with Sean Martin
What happens when songwriting is treated as daily practice rather than performance output? Margaret Glaspy shares how lineage, discipline, and curiosity shape a creative life that stays grounded while navigating recognition and industry expectations.
Bass Is the Backbone of Music | A Conversation with Bass Magazine Editor in Chief, Jon D’Auria | The NAMM Show 2026 Event Coverage — Bass Magazine Awards | Music Evolves with Sean Martin
Bass may sit low in the mix, but its cultural impact runs deep. This episode explores how community, technology, and restraint shape the future of music through the lens of the bass world.
Music, Meaning, and the Business of Being Heard: Why Authentic Music Travels Further Than Trends | A Conversation with Chris SD | Music Evolves with Sean Martin
This episode explores how independent musicians can reach global audiences through film and television without compromising creative identity. The conversation examines sync licensing, authenticity, and why emotional honesty still outperforms algorithms and automation.
Building Visibility, Community, and Momentum for Women in Music | A Conversation with Laura Whitmore, Founder of The Women’s International Music Network | The NAMM Show 2026 Event Coverage | Music Evolves with Sean Martin
This episode explores how intentional networks and meaningful recognition create long-term opportunity for women across the music industry. The conversation connects advocacy, technology, and community to the future of creative work.
The New Copyright and Rights Battle: Who Owns the Sound of AI When Machines Make Music? | A Panel Conversation with Chandler Lawn, Michael Sheldrick, Drew Thurlow, Puya Partow-Navid, and Marco Ciappelli | Music Evolves with Sean Martin
Artificial intelligence can now compose entire songs in seconds—but who owns the output when the input came from decades of human creativity? In this Music Evolves panel, artists, lawyers, and global thinkers unpack how AI is transforming rights, authorship, and the emotional core of music itself.
Sampling, Stealing, or Something Else Entirely: Who Gets the Credit When AI Creates the Song? | A Conversation with Marco Ciappelli | Music Evolves with Sean Martin
Can machines make music that feels human—without stealing from humans? In this episode, Sean Martin and Marco Ciappelli unpack the ethics, creativity, and emotional reality of AI-generated music, challenging each other (and listeners) to rethink what we call art.
From Sampling to Scraping: AI Music, Rights, and the Return of Creative Control | A Musing On The Connection Between Music, Technology, and Creativity | Music Evolves: Sonic Frontiers with Sean Martin and TAPE9 | Read by TAPE9
Let's explores how generative AI is reshaping music — from training data scraped without permission to the tools being built to detect and defend creative ownership. This episode questions what we might lose when machines generate emotion at scale, and whether human-made music will soon be prized for its imperfection.
Lo-Fi Music and the Art of Imperfection — When Technical Limitations Become Creative Liberation | Analog Minds in a Digital World: Part 2 | Musing On Society And Technology Newsletter | Article Written By Marco Ciappelli
Lo-Fi Music and the Art of Imperfection — When Technical Limitations Become Creative Liberation | Analog Minds in a Digital World: Part 2 This newsletter series will explore the tensions, paradoxes, and possibilities of being fundamentally analog beings in an increasingly digital world. We're not just using technology;
We Have All the Information, So Why Do We Know Less? | Analog Minds in a Digital World: Part 1 | Musing On Society And Technology Newsletter | Article Written By Marco Ciappelli
This newsletter series will explore the tensions, paradoxes, and possibilities of being fundamentally analog beings in an increasingly digital world. We're not just using technology; we're being reshaped by it while simultaneously reshaping it with our deeply human, analog sensibilities.
The First Smartphone Was a Transistor Radio — How a Tiny Device Rewired Youth Culture and Predicted Our Digital Future | Musing On Society And Technology Newsletter | Article Written By Marco Ciappelli
This 1950s Device Was Actually the First Smartphone — And It Changed Everything Before smartphones, social media, and digital revolution, there was the transistor radio - the device that accidentally created the first personal media bubble and changed youth culture forever.
Resonance and Reinvention: Crafting Sound from Salvaged History | A Conversation with Cindy Hulej | Music Evolves with Sean Martin
Every guitar built at Cindy Guitars is handcrafted from salvaged New York City wood, transforming historic beams into instruments full of soul and sound. In this episode, Cindy Hulej walks us through her process, from wood selection and pickup design to inlay art and tone customization.
Inside the Mixtape Museum: Saving Cassettes and Stories to Preserve Our Musical DNA | A Conversation with Sommer McCoy | Music Evolves with Sean Martin
This episode reveals how mixtapes became more than just music—they shaped culture, fueled underground scenes, and now need saving before they’re lost forever. Discover how the Mixtape Museum turns personal memories into a collective legacy that honors the past and inspires the future.