Articles and docs

2025

Spotify Playlist Services by Tornevall

Tornevall now offers a Spotify integration service that makes it easy to both link to playlists with clean, shareable URLs and export them into structured formats. I’ve been missing this myself for a long time now, and sometimes it is...

15 September 2025

Global Licensing Guide: Covers, Remixes, Derivatives & AI Adaptations

2025-09-10: Updated text about covers regarding streaming-only covers, that have some exceptions for which you eventually don’t need any licensing due to its form. Covering or reimagining a song can be creatively rewarding – but it also raises complex licensing...

27 August 2025

Issues with SoundCloud distribution? This is what I struggle with

It sometimes becomes painfully clear that SoundCloud takes the description you attach to your music very seriously. If a track distribution gets rejected, the first thing you should check is what you wrote in that section. They react to specific...

23 April 2025

The Rise of AI Garbage in Music

A flood of AI-generated trash is polluting streaming platforms – and some still dare to call it music. This is a brutal reality check for wannabe creators relying on prompts instead of talent. Spoiler alert: pulling the plug ends their entire career.

17 April 2025

AI in Music Production: Hardwell’s Criticism and A Personal Reflection

Source: DJ Mag Hardwell’s Skepticism About AI in Music Production The well-known Dutch DJ and producer Hardwell recently expressed his skepticism about the use of artificial intelligence in music production. According to him, AI is always lagging behind human creativity...

20 March 2025

Run Inna Fi Storm: The disaster that became a Drum and Bass track

Two years after the setback, I turned the journey into a Drum & Bass track. The storm, the chaos, the struggle – it’s all here. This track isn’t just about running; it’s about survival, even though it was never a matter of life and death. Pushing forward when every fiber of your being screams to stop. Battling the personal crisis, the exhaustion it brought while I was also sick, the breathlessness as I ran – in both the physical world and in life itself.

13 March 2025