Kartini Ludwig
Founder at Koup Music
I am the Founder of Koup Music (koupmusic.com) a platform empowering artists to create, control and customise own AI music to unlock creativity and new revenue streams.
I also am the Director of Kopi Su (kopisustudio.com) a creative digital studio and artist collective. At Kopi Su, we work across product, strategy, design and innovation, with clients and collaborators at the intersection of art, culture and technology.
Kopi Su's latest work, Sonic Mutations is an evolving and iterative generative AI music project. It was first commissioned by the Sydney Opera House and debuted at Outlines Festival (June 2023). Other iterations of this work have been presented for SXSW Sydney and MCA Artbar curated by JD Reforma (December 2023).
Before I founded Kopi Su, I worked as Producer, Product Manager and Digital Strategist. My past contributions include working on interactive projects in AR, VR and AI, for teams like Google Creative Lab, Australia Council for the Arts, Lens Immersive, the Biennale of Sydney.
Career
- Now Founder · Koup Music
- Earlier Producer · Google Creative Lab
- Earlier Artist management/producing · Astral People
- Earlier Exhibition Project Coordinator · Biennale of Sydney
Sources: remixsummits.com
Key moments
Jump straight to the part of How to Build Ethical AI for Artists: Kartini Ludwig Pitches Koup Music you want.
- 1:33 Kartini’s background, creative roots, and how Koup Music began
- 3:00 What Koup Music is: empowering artists with tunable AI music models
- 4:50 Industry validation: APRA stats and ethical concerns in AI music
- 6:05 How Koup Music works: live performance demos and remix capabilities
- 9:35 Alan’s feedback: clarify visuals, showcase real artists in action
- 11:22 Business model: pay-as-you-go credits, future subscriptions, and a model marketplace
- 14:39 Who owns AI-generated music? IP rights, artist licensing, and transparency
- 18:42 Fundraising strategy: what $1M in seed funding will achieve for Koup
- 22:04 Growth goals: 100K users, CAC targets, and early marketing experiments
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