We just wrapped another Six Foot Stilts summit at Fox’s Den Studio in the Algonquin Highlands—our home base for album finalizations, bad coffee, and great ideas. This time, the focus wasn’t just on music.
Sure, we did the usual:
- Reviewed every track on Occult Renaissance
- Made final arrangement tweaks
- Let Sly work his magic on the mixes (and fire off demo copies to Lote and me)
But the real conversation we had?
It wasn’t about tempo, tuning, or transitions.
It was about AI.
Too Much Juice — When a Song Becomes a Mirror
To make the point, I shared a new song I’d written with a little help from my AI sidekick. It’s called “Too Much To make the point, I shared a new song I’d written with a little help from my AI sidekick. It’s called “Too Much Juice,” and it features three fictional versions of us:
- Luddite Lote – the cautious poet, skeptical of machines
- Slippery Slope Sly – curious, but wary of losing control
- Juiced-Up Johnny – that’s me, riding the AI lightning with lyrics pouring out
We didn’t just listen to the song—we talked. About creativity, authorship, acceleration… and how this all fits into Six Foot Stilts if at all…
Check out the song “Too Much Juice” here:
The Songwriting Codex – How I Work with AI
I laid out my process—the Songwriting Codex—a kind of creative blueprint that helps shape lyrics from concept to chorus. Here’s how it works:
- Pick a theme worth exploring
- Do the research (history, culture, symbols, even philosophy)
- Build a vocabulary bank for tone and imagery
- Write the chorus first—it’s the anchor
- Map the arc (emotionally + structurally)
- Iterate with AI until the lyrics feel true
This approach has been a game-changer for me. Not a shortcut. Not a ghostwriter.
A force multiplier.
Where We Go From Here
We haven’t made any final decisions on how AI fits into our collective just yet. We do have our own personal bias and with those comes our respect for each other. Everyone’s POV in this collective matter.
But we’re having the conversations—and that what really matters.
We’ll always be a band rooted in:
- Human chemistry
- Collaberation
- Shared vision
But it’s 2025. The tools are evolving.
And I believe we can evolve with them, without losing who we are.
Occult Renaissance is done. It’s weird, wild, and wonderful and I think you are going to like it! We sure do…
Stay tuned.
JawnyB 26jun2025
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