Los Angeles arranger/composer/producer John Philip Shenale and local music journalist/rock author Lisa Torem preseented an interesting program that explained the impact of AI on the music industry. They emphasized that an artist's background is many times infused in his or her music which is lost with AI. The time and energy an artist spends to develop their style and expression should not be underestimated. Lisa and Phil played several selections from artists they have worked with for many years, explaining how their background stories affected their music.