Protostellar
@protostellarofficial.substack.com
aka Chinmaya Srivastava
Multi-Genre Music Producer, Audio Engineer, DJ, Entrepreneur, Music Business Professional, Computer Engineer, Polymath & Problem-Solver🤔
Developing a new AI-proof model for the Music Industry with Vinyl Culture 💿
Multi-Genre Music Producer, Audio Engineer, DJ, Entrepreneur, Music Business Professional, Computer Engineer, Polymath & Problem-Solver🤔
Developing a new AI-proof model for the Music Industry with Vinyl Culture 💿
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Can #technology truly replace the magic of musical #connection? Our latest piece dives into the irreplaceable role of #music in our lives and how we can use tech to enhance, not replace those connections. Join us in exploring our connection with Music!
[ Link🔗: open.substack.com/pub/vinylcul... ]
[ Link🔗: open.substack.com/pub/vinylcul... ]
The Human Connection👥
Why Technology Can't Replace Musical Connection
open.substack.com
As we navigate the digital age, it's essential to remember that music's power lies in its ability to connect us on a human level. Our latest article discusses how technology can enhance our musical experiences without overshadowing the emotional bonds we create... 🤔 #VinylCulture #MusicIndustry
Here's what happened to music in 2025 & our 2026 predictions... 👇🏼
🤔 While you were listening to Spotify, the music industry sold out human creativity.
🧐 AI music. Corporate betrayals. $400M+ stolen from artists.
🔗 Here's everything that happened in 2025 and why 2026 will be darker: open.substack.com/pub/vinylcul...
Artists; you need to read this... 👇🏼
🧐 AI music. Corporate betrayals. $400M+ stolen from artists.
🔗 Here's everything that happened in 2025 and why 2026 will be darker: open.substack.com/pub/vinylcul...
Artists; you need to read this... 👇🏼
Music Industry 2025 Review & Our 2026 Predictions | AI Music, Industry Betrayals & Human Creativity in Danger ⚠️🎶
How AI takeovers, corporate betrayals, and streaming exploitation brought us to the brink of disaster, and what comes next...
open.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Here's what happened to music in 2025 & our 2026 predictions... 👇🏼
This is the same strategy labels followed with #Spotify. Profits over everything... 👇🏼
🚨 Warner Music sued #Suno for copyright infringement 17 months ago.
Today they are partners building #AI #music models together.
🤔 Why?
👉🏼 Suno's revenue: $200M/year
👉🏼 Suno's valuation: $2.45B
The labels chose profit over principle.
📚🔗 Full story here: open.substack.com/pub/vinylcul...
Today they are partners building #AI #music models together.
🤔 Why?
👉🏼 Suno's revenue: $200M/year
👉🏼 Suno's valuation: $2.45B
The labels chose profit over principle.
📚🔗 Full story here: open.substack.com/pub/vinylcul...
The AI Music Endgame Part 2 | Warner Music Settles Suno Lawsuit as All Three Major Labels Sign Mystery AI Deal
Warner Music settles with Suno & Udio, all three major labels sign mystery Klay Vision deal & Spotify acquires WhoSampled to control music's DNA
open.substack.com
December 23, 2025 at 4:02 PM
This is the same strategy labels followed with #Spotify. Profits over everything... 👇🏼
This isn't just about #music. Creative displacement is happening 10x faster than industrial automation... 👇🏼
#Spotify has 12M #artists, but...
👉🏼 Only 0.6% earn $10K+
👉🏼 82% can't afford touring
👉🏼 #AI Music: $3.9B→$38.7B by 2033
This is the engineered death of music's working class.
📚 Read our investigation into the elimination of middle class musicians: open.substack.com/pub/vinylcul...
#MusicIndustry
👉🏼 Only 0.6% earn $10K+
👉🏼 82% can't afford touring
👉🏼 #AI Music: $3.9B→$38.7B by 2033
This is the engineered death of music's working class.
📚 Read our investigation into the elimination of middle class musicians: open.substack.com/pub/vinylcul...
#MusicIndustry
The Death of Music's Working Class | How Spotify and AI Automation Engineered a Wealth Transfer 🪦🎶
Learn How Streaming Economics, AI Music and Automation are Conspiring to Eliminate the Middle-Class Musician
open.substack.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:15 PM
This isn't just about #music. Creative displacement is happening 10x faster than industrial automation... 👇🏼
Reposted by Protostellar
🚨 #AI is about to steal 24% of #musicians' income by 2028!
This isn't just about #music; it's about what we value in human creativity.
Read the full investigation with into how AI is re-shaping the music industry and what it means for #creativity itself 👇
open.substack.com/pub/vinylcul...
This isn't just about #music; it's about what we value in human creativity.
Read the full investigation with into how AI is re-shaping the music industry and what it means for #creativity itself 👇
open.substack.com/pub/vinylcul...
The AI Music Apocalypse | How AI Will Steal 24% of Musicians' Income by 2028 🤖💸
How a Silent Digital Revolution is Re-shaping the Music Industry's Economic Landscape
open.substack.com
September 30, 2025 at 4:37 PM
🚨 #AI is about to steal 24% of #musicians' income by 2028!
This isn't just about #music; it's about what we value in human creativity.
Read the full investigation with into how AI is re-shaping the music industry and what it means for #creativity itself 👇
open.substack.com/pub/vinylcul...
This isn't just about #music; it's about what we value in human creativity.
Read the full investigation with into how AI is re-shaping the music industry and what it means for #creativity itself 👇
open.substack.com/pub/vinylcul...
Reposted by Protostellar
🚨 EXPOSED: Major labels secretly developing AI to REPLACE artists while claiming to "help" them
💵 AI-owned music: 100% profits
🤔 "Creative tools" = corporate speak for "cheaper than humans"
🧵 Our investigation: open.substack.com/pub/vinylcul...
#AIMusic #ArtistRights #MusicIndustry
💵 AI-owned music: 100% profits
🤔 "Creative tools" = corporate speak for "cheaper than humans"
🧵 Our investigation: open.substack.com/pub/vinylcul...
#AIMusic #ArtistRights #MusicIndustry
The AI Music Factory | How Labels Plan to Replace Artists 🔄👨🏻🎤
The Hidden Agenda Behind the AI Revolution in Music
open.substack.com
June 3, 2025 at 4:58 PM
🚨 EXPOSED: Major labels secretly developing AI to REPLACE artists while claiming to "help" them
💵 AI-owned music: 100% profits
🤔 "Creative tools" = corporate speak for "cheaper than humans"
🧵 Our investigation: open.substack.com/pub/vinylcul...
#AIMusic #ArtistRights #MusicIndustry
💵 AI-owned music: 100% profits
🤔 "Creative tools" = corporate speak for "cheaper than humans"
🧵 Our investigation: open.substack.com/pub/vinylcul...
#AIMusic #ArtistRights #MusicIndustry
🙌🏼 Picture this; A talented musician spends months perfecting their sound, only to discover venues want THEM to pay $500 upfront + 25% of merch sales... 🤦🏻♂️👇🏼
🚨 The artist community is under attack globally. Pay-to-play venues + crushing visa costs + merchandise cuts = 82% of indie artists priced out of touring.
🤔 We need to talk about this. Change is possible when we demand it.
🔗 Deep dive: open.substack.com/pub/vinylcul...
#ArtistCommunity #Music
🤔 We need to talk about this. Change is possible when we demand it.
🔗 Deep dive: open.substack.com/pub/vinylcul...
#ArtistCommunity #Music
Pay-to-Play Nation | How Live Venues Are Bleeding Artists Dry 🎙️💰
From Greenwich Village baskets to corporate boardroom spreadsheets; the systematic destruction of artistic opportunity worldwide
open.substack.com
August 25, 2025 at 7:53 PM
🙌🏼 Picture this; A talented musician spends months perfecting their sound, only to discover venues want THEM to pay $500 upfront + 25% of merch sales... 🤦🏻♂️👇🏼
The choice is yours... 🤷🏻♂️
What kind of a company do you want to support? 🤔👇🏼
What kind of a company do you want to support? 🤔👇🏼
#Music people of bluesky: We need to talk about what's happening at #Spotify
#AI songs on dead artists' pages + CEO investing in military drones = Artists have had enough.
Xiu Xiu has called it a "garbage hole violent armageddon portal."
The whole story is wild👇🏼: open.substack.com/pub/vinylcul...
#AI songs on dead artists' pages + CEO investing in military drones = Artists have had enough.
Xiu Xiu has called it a "garbage hole violent armageddon portal."
The whole story is wild👇🏼: open.substack.com/pub/vinylcul...
The Spotify Exodus | How AI-Generated Songs and Military Investments Sparked an Artist Rebellion 🎶🪖
From AI-generated songs to military investments; the streaming giant's ethical crisis has reached a breaking point
open.substack.com
August 13, 2025 at 7:47 PM
The choice is yours... 🤷🏻♂️
What kind of a company do you want to support? 🤔👇🏼
What kind of a company do you want to support? 🤔👇🏼
🚨 AI music platforms are secretly defining "good music" for millions of users... 🤔
🔥 Hot take: AI music platforms claiming to "democratize" creativity are actually centralizing cultural power in Silicon Valley.
This isn't technological progress; it's algorithmic colonization of global musical culture.
Full story 🔗: open.substack.com/pub/vinylcul...
#AIMusic #AlgorithmicBias
This isn't technological progress; it's algorithmic colonization of global musical culture.
Full story 🔗: open.substack.com/pub/vinylcul...
#AIMusic #AlgorithmicBias
Decoding the Algorithms | How AI Music Platforms Decide What 'Good Music' Means 🤳🏻🎼
The Hidden Biases Shaping the Future of Musical Taste
open.substack.com
July 3, 2025 at 7:52 PM
🚨 AI music platforms are secretly defining "good music" for millions of users... 🤔
📄 Patent documents reveal streaming services can detect your mental state from listening patterns.
🤔 Your depression playlist = their targeted ad opportunity.
👀 How much privacy are you willing to exchange for "personalization"?
🤔 Your depression playlist = their targeted ad opportunity.
👀 How much privacy are you willing to exchange for "personalization"?
🚨 The enshittification of #music streaming is complete.
#Spotify isn't just recommending songs anymore, they are running #psychological #surveillance on 675 million users and monetizing #emotional vulnerability.
🔗 Full breakdown: open.substack.com/pub/vinylcul...
#DigitalRights #Tech #Privacy
#Spotify isn't just recommending songs anymore, they are running #psychological #surveillance on 675 million users and monetizing #emotional vulnerability.
🔗 Full breakdown: open.substack.com/pub/vinylcul...
#DigitalRights #Tech #Privacy
Your Emotional Data For Sale | How Music Platforms Monetize Your Mental State 💰🤫
The soundtrack to surveillance capitalism has never sounded so personal
open.substack.com
June 21, 2025 at 2:53 PM
📄 Patent documents reveal streaming services can detect your mental state from listening patterns.
🤔 Your depression playlist = their targeted ad opportunity.
👀 How much privacy are you willing to exchange for "personalization"?
🤔 Your depression playlist = their targeted ad opportunity.
👀 How much privacy are you willing to exchange for "personalization"?
This has to stop!! 🧐
The concert industry's 'worst-kept secret,' how Live Nation/ #Ticketmaster built an entertainment empire that extracts maximum value from fans while limiting options for artists.
We break down the DOJ's new lawsuit and what it means for the future of live music.
open.substack.com/pub/vinylcul...
We break down the DOJ's new lawsuit and what it means for the future of live music.
open.substack.com/pub/vinylcul...
The Ticketmaster Monopoly | How Corporate Giants Turned Live Music into a Predatory Market 🎙️💰
Inside the entertainment behemoth's stranglehold on concerts, artists, and your wallet
open.substack.com
May 18, 2025 at 7:18 PM
This has to stop!! 🧐
If you care about creativity & innovation; read this... 👇🏼
Tech's newest hypocritical flex:
• @elonmusk: "delete all IP law"
• Also Elon: *holds 579 patents at Tesla*
Our deep dive into how tech billionaires weaponize "innovation" to seize creative work without compensation: open.substack.com/pub/vinylcul...
#IPRights #AIEthics #MusicIndustry
• @elonmusk: "delete all IP law"
• Also Elon: *holds 579 patents at Tesla*
Our deep dive into how tech billionaires weaponize "innovation" to seize creative work without compensation: open.substack.com/pub/vinylcul...
#IPRights #AIEthics #MusicIndustry
The IP Abolition Movement | How Tech Billionaires Are Weaponizing 'Innovation' to Seize Artists' Work 👨🏻⚖️🎸
Why Creators and Listeners Should Unite Against IP Theft
open.substack.com
May 4, 2025 at 7:38 PM
If you care about creativity & innovation; read this... 👇🏼
Reposted by Protostellar
OpenAI argues it's "a matter of national security" to let them use creative works without permission.
Musicians argue it's a matter of survival to protect their copyright.
If you create anything, this matters to you: open.substack.com/pub/vinylcul...
Musicians argue it's a matter of survival to protect their copyright.
If you create anything, this matters to you: open.substack.com/pub/vinylcul...
AI Copyright Rules Are Re-shaping Music | The Digital Harmony Dilemma 🤖©️
As tech giants push for looser copyright protections, musicians face an existential threat to their creative rights and economic survival
open.substack.com
April 9, 2025 at 7:04 PM
OpenAI argues it's "a matter of national security" to let them use creative works without permission.
Musicians argue it's a matter of survival to protect their copyright.
If you create anything, this matters to you: open.substack.com/pub/vinylcul...
Musicians argue it's a matter of survival to protect their copyright.
If you create anything, this matters to you: open.substack.com/pub/vinylcul...
This is going to get more complicated... 🤔
The battle lines are drawn | UK music legends vs. AI copyright reform 🎵
Paul McCartney, Elton John & Kate Bush are fighting the Labour government's proposal to let AI companies train on copyrighted works by default.
Here's why this matters globally 🤔: open.substack.com/pub/vinylcul...
Paul McCartney, Elton John & Kate Bush are fighting the Labour government's proposal to let AI companies train on copyrighted works by default.
Here's why this matters globally 🤔: open.substack.com/pub/vinylcul...
The Battle Over AI and Copyright | Why Music Industry Leaders Are Taking a Stand in the UK 🤖🇬🇧
How the UK’s AI Copyright proposal has united Music giants and Artists in defence of Creative Rights
open.substack.com
March 12, 2025 at 12:15 PM
This is going to get more complicated... 🤔
🌟 Content Creators 🌟
FutureCraft AI is changing the game for content creation. It’s all about putting YOUR unique brand identity at the center of every piece of content. 🎨✨
👉 open.substack.com/pub/futurecr...
What challenges do YOU face when creating content? 💬👇🏼
#FutureCraftAI #BrandVoice #idea
FutureCraft AI is changing the game for content creation. It’s all about putting YOUR unique brand identity at the center of every piece of content. 🎨✨
👉 open.substack.com/pub/futurecr...
What challenges do YOU face when creating content? 💬👇🏼
#FutureCraftAI #BrandVoice #idea
FutureCraft AI | The Brand-First AI Revolution 🪄
How FutureCraft AI is Re-defining Content Creation for Solopreneurs and Beyond
open.substack.com
February 17, 2025 at 1:52 PM
🌟 Content Creators 🌟
FutureCraft AI is changing the game for content creation. It’s all about putting YOUR unique brand identity at the center of every piece of content. 🎨✨
👉 open.substack.com/pub/futurecr...
What challenges do YOU face when creating content? 💬👇🏼
#FutureCraftAI #BrandVoice #idea
FutureCraft AI is changing the game for content creation. It’s all about putting YOUR unique brand identity at the center of every piece of content. 🎨✨
👉 open.substack.com/pub/futurecr...
What challenges do YOU face when creating content? 💬👇🏼
#FutureCraftAI #BrandVoice #idea
It's time to talk... 🤔
💰 #Spotify's First Profitable Year-> €1.4B in 2024
But here's the Paradox: While the #streaming giant celebrates record profits, #artists are still struggling to make ends meet.
Is #profitability coming at the cost of artist sustainability? 🤔
Full Story📚🔗: open.substack.com/pub/vinylcul...
But here's the Paradox: While the #streaming giant celebrates record profits, #artists are still struggling to make ends meet.
Is #profitability coming at the cost of artist sustainability? 🤔
Full Story📚🔗: open.substack.com/pub/vinylcul...
Spotify's $1.5 Billion Profit in 2024 | A Win for Executives, As Artists Struggle
The Rise of Spotify's Profitability...
open.substack.com
February 10, 2025 at 3:21 PM
It's time to talk... 🤔
Wow... 🤔
🚨 10,000 AI tracks hit Deezer daily 👀
That's 10% of all new music uploads.
Here's how they're fighting back against the AI music flood, and why it matters for every artist, label, and platform ⬇️
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That's 10% of all new music uploads.
Here's how they're fighting back against the AI music flood, and why it matters for every artist, label, and platform ⬇️
substacktools.com/sharex/GYLGx...
The Rise of AI Music | Deezer's Battle Against Synthetic Content 💪🏼🤖
More than 10,000 AI tracks flood streaming daily...
substacktools.com
February 2, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Wow... 🤔
👇🏼
The over-saturation of streaming platforms is not just a technological issue; it's a cultural and economic one that reflects broader shifts in how music is created and consumed... 🤔
Article by: @protostellarofficial.substack.com
Read the full Story📚🔗: open.substack.com/pub/vinylcul...
Article by: @protostellarofficial.substack.com
Read the full Story📚🔗: open.substack.com/pub/vinylcul...
Why Does All Music Sound the Same? | Examining Claims of Artistic Decline 👯♀️
How Streaming and AI are re-shaping the soul of musical expression
open.substack.com
January 22, 2025 at 1:39 AM
👇🏼
"This financial success stands in stark contrast to the struggles of many artists on the platform, who earn fractions of a cent per stream" 🤔
Daniel Ek, Spotify CEO and co-founder's $568 MILLION Cash-out 💰
While in 2024, Spotify announced plans to stop paying royalties to artists who don't reach a minimum streaming threshold, potentially impacting up to 80% of artists on the platform... 🤔
📚🔗: open.substack.com/pub/vinylcul...
While in 2024, Spotify announced plans to stop paying royalties to artists who don't reach a minimum streaming threshold, potentially impacting up to 80% of artists on the platform... 🤔
📚🔗: open.substack.com/pub/vinylcul...
Daniel Ek's Spotify Stock $568 MILLION Cash-Out 💰
Executives Profit, Artists Struggle, The Cycle Continues...
open.substack.com
January 14, 2025 at 1:51 PM
"This financial success stands in stark contrast to the struggles of many artists on the platform, who earn fractions of a cent per stream" 🤔
#AI Agents & Robotics are definitely going to enter MOST of our lives in 2025 🤔
🎥🔗: youtu.be/IgEC9aaJEEM
🎥🔗: youtu.be/IgEC9aaJEEM
AI Revolution 2025 | How AI AGENTS & ROBOTICS Will Change The World 🌎[PART 1]
YouTube video by TheAICulture
youtu.be
January 10, 2025 at 1:40 AM
#AI Agents & Robotics are definitely going to enter MOST of our lives in 2025 🤔
🎥🔗: youtu.be/IgEC9aaJEEM
🎥🔗: youtu.be/IgEC9aaJEEM
The Dead #Internet Theory is #Meta 's new business model
“The future of our #digital experience depends on maintaining the delicate balance between #technological advancement and genuine human connection.”🤔
📚🔗: open.substack.com/pub/protoste...
“The future of our #digital experience depends on maintaining the delicate balance between #technological advancement and genuine human connection.”🤔
📚🔗: open.substack.com/pub/protoste...
The Dead Internet Theory is Meta's new Business Model🤔
Is the Internet really dying?
open.substack.com
January 2, 2025 at 7:49 PM
The Dead #Internet Theory is #Meta 's new business model
“The future of our #digital experience depends on maintaining the delicate balance between #technological advancement and genuine human connection.”🤔
📚🔗: open.substack.com/pub/protoste...
“The future of our #digital experience depends on maintaining the delicate balance between #technological advancement and genuine human connection.”🤔
📚🔗: open.substack.com/pub/protoste...
Merry Christmas Everyone!!🎄🙌🏼
December 24, 2024 at 11:10 PM
Merry Christmas Everyone!!🎄🙌🏼
🚁 Mysterious drones are buzzing over New Jersey and New York! What does this mean for our safety? Dive into the latest sightings and investigations in my new article: open.substack.com/pub/protoste...
#Drones #UAP #PublicSafety
#Drones #UAP #PublicSafety
The Skies Are Watching🛸👀
Unravelling the Global Mystery of "Drone" Incursions
open.substack.com
December 15, 2024 at 2:36 PM
By taking an active role in our #music consumption, we can ensure that the convenience of #streaming doesn't come at the cost of musical depth and #cultural richness.🤔
📚🔗: open.substack.com/pub/vinylcul...
📚🔗: open.substack.com/pub/vinylcul...
Lost in the Playlists📊
How Algorithms Are Re-shaping Music Culture...
open.substack.com
December 10, 2024 at 3:52 PM
By taking an active role in our #music consumption, we can ensure that the convenience of #streaming doesn't come at the cost of musical depth and #cultural richness.🤔
📚🔗: open.substack.com/pub/vinylcul...
📚🔗: open.substack.com/pub/vinylcul...
Reposted by Protostellar
In the #digital age of instant access and technological marvels, we confront a profound and unsettling contradiction: As #information floods our devices and #algorithms promise unprecedented solutions, our capacity for independent and critical reasoning is rapidly diminishing...🤔
December 8, 2024 at 9:01 PM
In the #digital age of instant access and technological marvels, we confront a profound and unsettling contradiction: As #information floods our devices and #algorithms promise unprecedented solutions, our capacity for independent and critical reasoning is rapidly diminishing...🤔
🚁 Mysterious drones are buzzing over New Jersey and New York! What does this mean for our safety? Dive into the latest sightings and investigations in my new article: open.substack.com/pub/protoste...
#Drones #UAP #PublicSafety
#Drones #UAP #PublicSafety
The Skies Are Watching🛸👀
Unravelling the Global Mystery of "Drone" Incursions
open.substack.com
December 9, 2024 at 4:01 PM
🚁 Mysterious drones are buzzing over New Jersey and New York! What does this mean for our safety? Dive into the latest sightings and investigations in my new article: open.substack.com/pub/protoste...
#Drones #UAP #PublicSafety
#Drones #UAP #PublicSafety