#020 | DJ Khaled's Rules for Achieving Success

This week we are looking at the popularity of Grime's new AI platform and following DJ Khaled's rules for success that can be found on his social media

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Ocean 🏆
May 16, 2023

Muse-Letter 020 - May 16, 2023

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Welcome back to The Muse-Letter. We’re looking at the popularity of Grime’s new AI platform where over 15,000 have visited to make tracks with the artists’ voice only two days after upload. We are also looking at DJ Khaled’s key rules to success and how we can possibly integrate these values into our own lives.

I hope you enjoy this week’s newsletter. I appreciate you coming back and having a read each week and being part of the Muse-Letter community. Without further ado, let's get into it.

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People Are Chasing The Promised Royalties From Grimes On Her New AI-Generating Platform

There have been thousands of songs created since Grimes announced that she would be splitting royalties 50/50 to anyone who makes a song with her voice using AI.

Only two days after the beta launch of Grimes’ new AI voice platform, 15,000 people used it to create songs with vocals that sound like the singer. It seems people want a chance at those royalties.

Grimes’ Elf.tech AI platform is able to mutate the vocals of any user to sound like Grimes. The singer’s team has said that the music created from the platform is going to be accessible via streaming services.

Speaking to Twitter, Grimes’ manager Daouda Leonard spoke about the new platform bringing in over 15,000 users in just two days. This figure was released on Wednesday 3 May, so one can only imagine what that number is at now.

The manager wrote, “Since launching GrimesAI-1 incredible new emergent creative behaviour has taken off.”

Many users use the platform to create original work while others use it to create some sick covers of already loved songs.

Look at one of the many sick original songs made from the AI platform.

Some users are going as far as to use the platform to have Grime’s voice narrating certain games like WarNymph. The possibilities are endless.

Grimes released Elf.Tech a little over a week after she shared her opinion on AI through Twitter after the fake Drake and The Weeknd AI song was going around.

“I’ll split 50% royalties on any successful AI-generated song that uses my voice,” she said on the app while sharing a headline in regard to the fake Drake and The Weeknd song that was AI-generated.

“Feel free to use my voice without penalty. I have no label and no legal bindings,” she continued. “I think it’s cool to be fused with a machine and I like the idea of open-sourcing all art and killing copyright”.

Grimes has shared her enthusiasm for people using her voice, however, she has told people to â€śplease be tasteful”.

You can visit Grime’s new AI platform by visiting Elf.Tech.

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DJ Khaleds Rules For Achieving Success

DJ Khaled has become a notable figure in the music industry. You would have heard his voice at the start of a song saying “another one” at least once.

DJ Khaled is known as a DJ record producer, and media personality. His career spans over two decades and he has become very famous in the music industry following his collaborations with the best artists and creating chart-topping tracks. DJ Khaled’s success is definitely a result of his talent, resilience and dedication to a set of rules he swears by.

When DJ Khaled isn’t making a chart-topping song, he can be seen sharing his philosophical thoughts on his social media accounts. Here are some of the thoughts he has put out to the world to guide people on their path to success.

DJ Khaled preaches keeping your distance from negative influences, referring to these things or people as “they”. He’s often heard talking about surrounding yourself with positive, supportive individuals that help you maintain a healthy mindset and to focus on your goals. By ensuring he’s surrounded by like-minded people, he has created a community of supportive people that contribute to his success.

An important rule for DJ Khaled in his life is respecting the code, especially when it comes to friendship and relationships. The hardest thing to earn back is trust so you don’t want to invade someone’s trust towards you. That’s why Khaled lists respecting the code as a key to success. You need a code that is indicative of you and will help keep you on the path to success.

Kahled believes in celebrating your success. There aren’t always going to be people there to hype you up and you shouldn’t rely on someone else to. Khaled realised he had to be his own hype man and note when he’s accomplished something great to feel good and help himself continue to succeed.

Success is not easy to come by, and Khaled knows this. He always talks about having a solid work ethic and dedicating himself to his craft, which can mean working long hours in the studio to make the best music he can. We know that his commitment led him to be one of the best music producers of our time and to create top-tier tracks with the best artists.

If you want a daily dose of positivity or inspiration, I recommend following DJ Khaled on his socials. He’s a super positive and inspiring dude.

Thanks for reading this week's newsletter. I hope you enjoyed it and look forward to providing you with more content that helps you level up throughout 2023. In the meantime, make sure to take a look at the top-quality sounds I use on my website! 👇🏿

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-Ocean