Kevin Hart explains why he’s become less active on social media
“The older you get, you get a little more detached from it because you’re paying more attention to the things that are extremely important”
“So whether it’s family, wife, kids, whether it’s the moment of a good time, I’m more present today than I have been in my earlier years”
“Not being present is trying to capture moments instead of living in the moment”
“I’m not looking to capture and film… I’m capturing things and mentally holding onto them, which is just better”
I’m a firm believer that if you feel stuck or depressed in life it’s because your soul is asking you to make a change or do something radically different and you’re not listening.
Originally designed for the oil industry. Seismic data processing.
Andy realized: same algorithm could correct pitch in vocals.
Released it. Changed music forever. For better and worse.
First known use:
Cher. 'Believe.' 1998.
That robotic, warped vocal effect on "Do you believe in life after love?"
Not subtle. Extreme. Intentional. T-Pain before T-Pain.
#1 in 23 countries. Sold 11 million copies.
Everyone asked: "How'd they do that?"
Cher's producers: "It's Auto-Tune cranked to 100%."
The industry took notes.
T-Pain made it a genre (2005-2010):
'I'm Sprung' (2005). 'Buy U a Drank' (2007). 'Bartender' (2007).
T-Pain didn't hide it. Made it his signature.
Every rapper wanted that sound. Kanye. Lil Wayne. Snoop Dogg. Everyone.
'808s & Heartbreak' - Kanye (2008). Entire album Auto-Tuned. Changed hip-hop forever.
Drake. Future. Travis Scott. The Weeknd. All descendants of that sound.
The backlash:
Jay-Z released 'D.O.A. (Death of Auto-Tune)' in 2009.
"This ain't for sing-along, this ain't for pop charts."
Didn't matter. Auto-Tune kept winning.
What people miss:
Auto-Tune used subtly? You don't notice it. Every pop song since 2000 uses it.
Taylor Swift. Ariana Grande. Billie Eilish. Adele (yes, even Adele).
Light pitch correction. Industry standard.
The difference: Some use it as a tool. Others use it as an instrument.
27 years later:
Auto-Tune is everywhere. Inescapable. Normalized.
Artists who don't use it? Rare. Indie credibility badge.
Dr. Andy Hildebrand invented it to find oil.
Instead, he changed how humans sing forever.
Auto-Tune.
The tool that saved bad singers and gave great singers new possibilities.
Love it or hate it. It's not going anywhere.
That's the legacy.