Musician Creates AI Post-Punk Band to Test Music's Future

A professional musician just proved that anyone can now create a full album without picking up a single instrument.

Priscilla Angelique-Page, a dance music producer and computer science researcher, spent months experimenting with AI music tools to create Intelligent Band Machine, a fake British post-punk trio. She gave them detailed backstories, generated their album "Welcome to NTU," and released it on her AI record label in May 2025.

The fictional band features Cameron on lead vocals, Tyler on drums, and Antonio on guitar. Their Spotify profile shows three young men staring moodily at the camera, and their sound channels Joy Division and The Cure. None of them are real people.

Angelique-Page tested about 60 different AI tools during her experiment. She wanted to understand how these platforms might affect her career as a working musician who spent years learning guitar, flute, piano, and sound engineering.

The results surprised her. Platforms like Suno and Udio can now generate songs with complex vocal melodies and harmonies across multiple genres. The best outputs are nearly impossible to distinguish from human-created music.

The technology represents a massive shift in who gets to make music. For decades, Angelique-Page recorded rough drafts on cassette tapes and saved money to book studio time. She learned to splice tape by hand and eventually mastered digital music sequencers that cost thousands of dollars.

Now anyone can create studio-quality tracks in minutes using simple text prompts. Over 100 million people have tried Suno, and more than 100 million tracks have been created using AI music tools. According to Deezer, 28 percent of released music is now fully AI-generated.

The Bright Side

This democratization means aspiring musicians no longer need expensive equipment or years of training to bring their creative visions to life. A teenager with a melody in their head can now share it with the world without saving for a studio session.

The technology could help experienced musicians like Angelique-Page experiment with new genres and expand their creative possibilities. Music mogul Timbaland has already signed an AI-generated artist to his new AI record label, Stage Zero.

The experiment also sparked important conversations about authenticity, copyright, and the value of human artistry. As AI tools become more sophisticated, the music industry is grappling with how to credit and compensate both the musicians whose work trains these systems and the people who use AI to create new songs.

The future of music creation is being written right now, with creativity becoming more accessible than ever before.