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Guides, tutorials, and stories on making professional AI music with Suno, Udio, and Claude. By TJ Larkin.
The Complete Guide to Making Professional Music with Suno AI (2026)
Three months ago I couldn't read sheet music. I still can't. But I've produced over 200 songs across five different AI-generated artists - singer-songwriter,...
Why Your AI Music Sounds Like AI (And How to Fix It)
I played one of my AI-generated songs for a friend last week. She asked me to send her the Spotify link.
Suno vs Udio: Which AI Music Tool Actually Produces Quality in 2026?
I've generated over 200 songs in Suno. I've also spent enough time in Udio to have an informed opinion. Here's my honest comparison - not the generic "both a...
I Built a Fake Music Artist Using AI - Here's Exactly How
His name is Cormac Riley. He's from Georgetown, Texas. He makes warm, hopeful singer-songwriter music that sounds like Jake Scott and Ben Rector had a musica...
I Made My Daughter a Custom Birthday Song with AI (Here's How)
Noelle turned nine last month. I wanted to give her something she'd never forget. Not a gift card. Not another toy that ends up in the closet. A song - her s...
The Suno Prompt Formula That Changed Everything
For my first 50 songs in Suno, I typed things like "acoustic song about love" and hit generate. The results were fine. Generic. Forgettable. The kind of musi...
How to Write Song Lyrics That Suno Actually Sings Well
I wrote what I thought were beautiful lyrics. Imagery. Metaphor. Unexpected word choices. Real poetry.
10 Suno Style Tags That Actually Make a Difference (Tested)
I've tested hundreds of Suno style tag combinations. Most words you type into the style field do something. But some words produce dramatic, immediately noti...
How to Make Country Music with Suno AI
My first attempt at AI country music sounded like a parody. Steel guitar drowning everything. Vocals that sounded more like a robot than a honky-tonk. Lyrics...
How to Make R&B with Suno AI
R&B might be the genre where the gap between bad AI music and good AI music is widest. Bad AI R&B sounds like a karaoke machine. Good AI R&B sounds like a la...
How to Make Kids Songs with Suno AI (That Don't Sound Creepy)
My six-year-old and nine-year-old helped me write a song about learning from mistakes. We called it "Mistakes Are How We Learn." It has a chorus they can bot...
How to Make Pop-Rock with Suno AI
Pop-rock is where Suno flexes hardest. The combination of catchy vocals, electric guitars, and punchy drums is right in Suno's wheelhouse. But "right in the ...
How to Make Lo-Fi Hip-Hop Beats with Suno
Lo-fi hip-hop is one of the easiest genres to produce well in Suno - and one of the most commercially useful. Background music for videos. Study playlists. P...
AI Music Is Going to Be Huge - But Not How You Think
Everyone's arguing about whether AI will replace musicians. That's the wrong debate.
I Replaced My Spotify Discover Weekly with Songs I Made Myself
Every Monday, Spotify gives me 30 songs it thinks I'll like. I listen to maybe five. I save maybe one. Most weeks, zero.
The $250 Side Hustle Nobody's Talking About: Custom AI Songs
Every birthday party, wedding, retirement, and graduation needs one thing nobody budgets for: a personal touch that makes people feel something.
What Musicians Get Wrong About AI Music
I'm not a musician. I can't play an instrument or read sheet music. But I've produced over 200 songs using AI that regularly fool people into thinking they'r...
How to Make a Song Sound Like Your Favorite Artist in Suno
You know that feeling when a song captures exactly the vibe of your favorite artist - same warmth, same energy, same production feel - but it's something tot...
The Suno Iteration Cycle: How to Go from Good to Great
Nobody tells you the most important skill in AI music production isn't prompting or lyric writing. It's knowing how to listen to a generated song, diagnose w...
How I Use Claude AI as My Music Producer
Most articles about AI music focus on the generation tool - Suno, Udio, whatever's next. Those are the instruments. But the real breakthrough in my workflow ...