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A Studio Drummer Lost 53 Demo Gigs. The Credits Said Nothing

His demo bookings fell from 74 to 21 in a year. Artists still released songs with drums, but the album notes rarely showed how those parts were made.

Devin Osei · August 9, 2026 · 7 min

One real story about AI each morning — no hype, no alarm, just company for the road.