I Tried Competing With an AI Band — Here’s What Happened

Everyone online keeps saying “AI is going to nuke the music industry.”
But after watching an AI-generated band blow up with millions of streams, I wanted to find out for myself:

Is AI actually replacing human creativity… or inspiring a whole new wave of it?

In this video — the FIRST upload on this channel — I break down:
• Why an AI band going viral caused so much fear
• The truth behind AI-generated music and why it’s not as scary as people think
• My personal experiment: creating a cover inspired by an AI track
• What I learned trying to recreate and reinterpret that style
• Why I believe AI is a *tool for expansion*, not extinction
• And why creatives should feel *excited*, not terrified

See the follow up to this video where I share with you how I made the AI generated music video:    • How I Made an AI Music Video: Gemini, Goog...  

0:00 - The AI vs. Human Music Debate 🤯
0:48 - My Personal Inflection Moment
1:25 - Introducing Dunger Zone (Channel Mission)
1:52 - The 1 Million Stream AI Band (The Velvet Sundown)
2:24 - Rick Biato's Sunno Experiment
4:24 - What is Sunno AI and What Was It Trained On?
6:29 - My Approach: Inspiration vs. Innovation
7:07 - Prompting Gemini for a John Mayer Style Guide
7:46 - Personal Lyrics & Sunno Generation
8:20 - Listening to the AI-Generated Song
9:42 - Session View: My Human Cover Creation Process
11:27 - The Original, Creative Intro
12:54 - The Hardest Part: Recording the Vocals
13:42 - Harmony Stacks & Black Hole Sun Guitars
15:47 - Banjo Meltdown & Artistic Growth
16:34 - Final Thoughts & The Optimistic Takeaway

If you’re a creative artist, musician, designer, or business professional, this channel is all about an optimistic, empowering perspective on what AI can do for your creativity, workflow, and business.

This isn’t about replacing humans — it’s about leveling up what humans can make.

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Let’s grow with the technology, not fear it.

👇 QUESTION FOR YOU:
Do you think AI hurts creativity or helps it?
Drop your thoughts in the comments — I actually read them.

🔗 LINKS & CALLOUTS FROM THE VIDEO

Here are the creators, videos, and resources mentioned:

AI Track from Suno:
   • Come Away — AI Version (Suno) | David Unga...  

The final version performed by me (David Unger):
   • AI generated Music Video - "Come Away" (Th...  

Rick Beato’s Channel:
   / @rickbeato  

AI Band Mentioned / “AI blew up the charts” Example:
https://www.open.spotify.com/artist/2...

AI Music Tool(s) Mentioned:
https://www.suno.com