PK Waves: The Art of Sampling, AI's Impact on Music, Life in the Digital Age - Duff Radio Podcast

PK Waves is an experimental/ambient/lo-fi/vaporwave/hip-hop/rap artist hailing from Camdenton, Missouri, Murfreesboro, Tennessee, Houston, Texas, and most recently, San Luis Obispo.

Timestamps for our conversation on the Duff Radio Podcast:

0:00 - Linking up with PK Waves on Duff Radio
0:16 - Samson long hair; having long hair as a guy
1:16 - Is Lake of the Ozarks lifestyle similar to Ozarks Netflix?
2:58 - Crime rate in Nashville, Tennessee; California gentrification
4:38 - Gun laws in Tennessee; concealed carry pros and cons
5:37 - PK Waves background from Camdenton, Missouri; audio engineering school; vaporwave scene; SPF 420 music; vocal competition
10:59 - Using obscure samples; plunderphonics
12:36 - Modern rap origins; Lil Wayne legacy; 2010s rap; Lil B memes
14:44 - Soulja Boy FL Studio; resourcefulness
15:16 - Moving to Nashville; meeting Machinesix; joining a record label
18:55 - Rapper scammer - public rap beef
20:13 - Investing in an artist's development
21:59 - For a Better Tomorrow album by Killian; improving as a writer; overcoming perfectionism; how to find flow states; tapping into Source
25:28 - Why does time go faster as you get older? 
28:24 - Gamification of social media
32:13 - Making money as an artist in 2025; decline of rap
32:52 - AI music generators; Udio AI music
34:21 - Using an old Android phone
35:34 - FLAC and WAV vs mp3
36:12 - Paul McCartney's "McCartney II" 
38:05 - Psychedelic music; Soothes record; living off the grid
40:20 - Releasing music under an alias; 1 of 1 albums; Martin Shkreli Wu Tang Album; NFTs
43:00 - Is humanity going into the Matrix?; AI 2027; ChatGPT
44:57 - Will AI cause us to go extinct?; AI prediction; drones for biochemical warfare 
48:08 - 1984 George Orwell; Reddit bots; dead Internet theory; TikTok algorithm
50:43 - Starlink Internet; old Android phones; retro camera footage; 90s culture & technology; 
54:09 - How to pull vinyl records into a DAW; sampling with SP404; how to make a sample beat; producing in Ableton; audio engineering school
1:04:54 - Vintage microphones & gear
1:08:33 - PK Waves' journey & mindset in Franklin, Tennessee 
1:14:18 - Outro; how to find PK Waves; OG Da Sleep Dealer YouTube channel; listen to Soothes & Bubblestar projects

You can find PK Waves on:
Bandcamp: https://pkwaves.bandcamp.com/music
X: https://x.com/pkwaves
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/pkwaves
IG: https://www.instagram.com/pkwaves/

Fresh Cola Records: https://freshcolarecords.bigcartel.com/

For a Better Tomorrow (Album): https://lilkillian.bandcamp.com/album/for-a-better-tomorrow

Video by vvundertone we mentioned about vintage mics: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5emYUDODqIs

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