unmixed Panel: Music, Copyright & AI

A panel discussion on who actually gets paid, what counts as currency, and who decides these matters as AI collides with music copyright and royalties.

Presented by Unmixed in partnership with the NYC Office of Nightlife, Tiny Table Radio and Signal NYC.

Opening remarks by the NYC Office of Nightlife.

Copyright briefing by Olivia Griffin (Attorney / AFEM).

Moderated by Nina Katashvili, Unmixed’s founder and editor-in-chief,

Panelists: Nhii, Lynn Hassan and Rithik Kundu.

MODERATOR

Nina Katashvili is Unmixed’s founder and editor-in-chief. Over the past year she has reported closely on AI music copyright lawsuits and interviewed independent artists about how those cases affect them. She holds Berklee certificates in Music Business and Copyright Law, is a member of Investigative Reporters & Editors (IRE), and previously co-founded a music label, providing industry support to numerous artists.

SPEAKERS

Nhii is a sound engineer, independent musician and owner of the Sounds of Khemit label. He has tested AI tools such as Suno and Udio firsthand, giving him a practitioner’s view of what works and what doesn’t suit his creative process. His productions combine modular synthesis and analog hardware, and he performs live without a computer.

Lynn Hassan is a professor in Long Island University’s English Department and Associate Director of its Writing Center. Her published research focuses on pedagogy, collaborative learning and academic writing development, including writing skills in health-professions education.

Rithik Kundu is a researcher and producer working at the intersection of music, technology and AI. He co-founded MuSE @ NYU, NYU’s Generative Audio & AI research group, and is Head of Music Technology Strategy at Joker Deck, an angel syndicate for emerging music tech. His research, advised by NYU MARL faculty, includes a blind listening study comparing AI-generated and human-made music. Producing as RKY, he has scored film work and collaborated with major-label A&R on commercial projects.

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