Boomy’s AI is making music way faster than humans, but it hasn’t written any hits — yet

Photo caption: Boomy is lowering the barrier to entry for people who want to get into the music business. | Photo: James Kovin via Unsplash. Article by Janko Roettgers. Protocol – July 16, 2021.

Boomy is lowering the barrier to entry into music production. But what happens to streaming sites like Spotify and traditional music labels if algorithms are the hitmakers?

Bay Area-based Boomy has no bands, no stars, no hit producers. Despite that, the startup is churning out tens of thousands of new tracks a day. To date, Boomy users have collectively created more than 3.2 million songs. “We are technically the biggest record label in the world,” said Boomy CEO Alex Mitchell in a recent conversation with Protocol. […]

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