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▶ 15:37 · $SPOT · AI-powered Spotify won't work; music needs new interactive formats not better streaming
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Sequoia Capital

Suno's Mikey Shulman: Everyone Can Make Music Now

2026-05-13 · 4 company · 3 thematic
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mikey shulman

Physics PhD from Harvard (quantum computing) who co-founded Suno after meeting co-founders at Kensho. Musician who plays bass and piano daily. Leads Suno as a 'creative entertainment platform' focused on making music creation accessible and social.

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“I'm not sure I think people assume that oh, you're just going to have like AI-powered Spotify and it's going to dehumanize it and music is going to get terrible. That seems to me to be obviously wrong. Um I don't think you're going to make…”
—mikey shulman

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