このエピソードについて
Juilliard-trained composer, prog rock frontman, and 30-year piano teacher Mark Asch joins Up Against Reality to ask the question musicians are quietly panicking about: can AI make real art, or just really good karaoke? From scoring Fortune 500 brands to fronting X.Atlas, Mark brings real musicianship to the debate over what happens when machines start humming along.
LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Larry’s “Glass Animal” SUNO album
Steven Wilson: Home Invasion In Concert At The Royal Albert Hall
For inquiries relating to music composition, instruction, performance, production, or technology, Mark can be reached at info@markasch.com
AI-read Herculaneum scroll / PHerc. 1667
PODCAST INFO:
Podcast Website:
UpAgainstReality.com
Episode link:
https://upagainstreality.com/2026/07/07/mark-asch/
Apple Podcasts:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/up-against-reality/id1689699654
Spotify:
open.spotify.com/show/29wpR2Uf0d19FjTH2QubcD?si=a6359f9aa1964170
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Mark Ash has been playing jazz piano since age four.
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University of Miami, NYU, Juilliard.
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A resume so stacked it's honestly a little rude.
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He's scored work for Verizon, The New York Times, Dow Jones.
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He's played rock and funk in eight states and six countries.
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He's taught piano for 30 years and public schoo…
