coming up, ON AIR:

 

   ​​​​COMING UP ON KWMR 90.5FM, KWMR.org:

 

June 19: Summer time celebration with Brigitte Bardot, Eric Charden, Indochine, songs about summer, the sand, the beach, vacations.

 

On June 5, we heard Artificial Intelligence in French Pop music? The entire program was composed with "female singer with a Paris flair" songs entirely creayed by AI. The problems? Who gets paid? Who gets royalties? How about the droits d'auteurs? While discussions about AI-generated tracks into music platforms (whether by potential AI artists or now by users themselves) seem endless, TikTok has been invaded for the past few months by a new trend: transforming text messages from loved ones in songs! An american morhter garnered nearly 10 million view by converting her 11-year-old daughter's messages ("All I wanr for Christmas is Snapchat" or "Mom, why aren't you responding?" or "Don't you enjoy Mother Nature?" - "No mom, I prefer Father Ipad") into a pop-punk hit, while others transform excahnges with their manager on Slack into gospel songs or awkward attempts to contact their exes into musicals...

In short, the best (and especially the worst) is now possible thanks to   EasyMusic, Suno, Mureka, Udio, ElevenLabs and many others, while are embroiled in a copyright dispute with part of the music indistry.

On top of that, as far as I am concerned, AI ["IA" Intelligence Artificielle in French] is not very creative, all the songs sound the same. Not very intelligent if you ask me. 

Click on my mustache below to hear the show and let me know what you think.

 

At times we do not have a theme, we'll play a potpourri of songs, lots of good French Pop music from our shelves and drawers, including new recordings just received. Contact us below to let us know what you want to hear.

 

Remember: click on my mustache below to listen to the last 2 week's shows on KWMR.

 

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ON KWMR.org, 90.5FM:

 

Every Fridays at 4PM Pacific and for 2 weeks thereafter: "The French Touch", an hour of French Pop music with a theme, see above.

 

Tous les Mercredi à 9heures à Paris, en Suisse, en Espagne [Tuesdays Midnight PT] et pour quinze jours après: "The French Touch repeat".

 

Every SUNDAYs at 11AM Pacific, Classic with a wink, the perfect musical companion to close out your slow, luxurious sunday morning. Think Classical with a twist: mellow and adventurous all at once with a touch of jazz,a ribbon of fluidity, and just enough surprise to keep things interesting. 

 

Every FIRST Thursdays at 2PM Pacific and for 2 weeks thereafter: "Thursday Classical", two hours of Classical Music on Classical on the West Coast, the next one is July 2nd.

 

Every Fifth Fridays at 5PM Pacific and for 2 weeks thereafter: "Happy Hour", two hours of French Cocktail music, moody and soft always with a cocktail recipe, produced and currated by Jacques in South of France. The next one will be on July 31st.

 

Occasionally, I will also sit-in to cover for other classical music producers.

 

At times, I am asked to interview various artists, check them out HERE. 

 

AND all these are available for 2 weeks after airing on KWMR.org/Archives.

 

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Remember, these are YOUR shows.

Contact us below to let us know what you want to hear.

 

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