Vocal Clones & Digital Doubles: AI Voice cloning in Music (Jemily Rime, Alexandra Huang-Kokina & Ausrine Skarnulyte)

From synthetic vocals to hyper-realistic artist replicas, AI voice
technology is transforming how we create, license, and experience
music. This panel dives into the rapidly evolving world of vocal
cloning and digital voice double, not as threats to authenticity,
but as powerful tools for innovation, access, and revenue. Join
artists, technologists, and researchers as they explore how AI
voice is opening new creative possibilities for collaboration,
performance, and multilingual expansion while also unlocking
entirely new licensing models, fan experiences, and business
strategies. This ThemaTakt-Live-Podcast was recorded at Music
Frontiers - a Berlin Music Tech-Conference "where visionary minds
take center stage to discuss the evolution of the music ecosystem."
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Speakers: Jemily Rime (Professor of Electronic and Produced Music |
Guildhall School of Music and Drama) Jemily is a professor at the
Guildhall School of Music and Drama, and a research fellow with
StoryLab at Anglia Ruskin University. She focuses on applications
and affordances of new technologies in music and audio production,
especially in cultural heritage contexts, and involving elements of
participatory design or co-creation. Her PhD research centred
around the production of personalised and immersive audio using
AI-driven tools for podcasts. Jemily is a professional musician and
composer, and studied Physics at King’s College London. Ausrine
Skarnulyte (CEO | Voice-Swap Limited) Ausrine is the CEO of
Voice-Swap, an AI voice technology and rights management company
that specialises in creating studio-quality voice models and
equitable technological solutions to creative industries, while
enhancing rights ownership and empowering stakeholders. Dr.
Alexandra Huang-Kokina (Bicentenary Fellow in Music | University of
Edinburgh) She is an academic, pianist and creative director
working at the intersections of music, literature and new media
cultures. She holds a PhD from the University of Edinburgh, where
she explored the dynamic relationship between piano playing and
novel writing. Her research is informed by her liberal arts
education and practical experience as a music performer. Her
current interests include innovation in classical music and opera,
AI-augmented creativity in the performing arts, and performance
studies more broadly. Alexandra's first opera, Yūrei: Ghost of the
AI Empire, premiered in Edinburgh in March 2025. She co-founded
Operactive Arts in 2024—an arts management company that reimagines
both the artistic and business sides of classical music, while
championing emerging musicians, creative technologists, and
interdisciplinary artists through opportunities that let their
talent shine. Tobias Wilinski (Podcaster | ThemaTakt-Podcast) He is
a journalist and podcaster. He hosts the music business podcast
ThemaTakt, which he founded in 2017. By now, more than 140 episodes
of ThemaTakt have been released. For his work, he won the Listen to
Berlin Award in 2024 in the category “Prize for Music Journalism
& Podcasts.” From 2020 to 2022, he was the host of the Talk
This Way-Podcast. Tobias began his career in the music industry in
2012 as the Head of Germany of the lyrics website Genius.com. He
also works for rbb as a YouTube platform manager. Chapters: 0:00
Start 0:46 Introductions of the Panelists 10:17 How is AI changing
songwriting and music-production? 13:44 Multilingual music through
AI 24:00 Most exciting examples of AI-Voices 31:10 Future of AI
Clones 41:36 How much many can I make with Voice Swap? 43:18 How to
keep the control of my AI-voice? Shownotes: Velvet Sundown Katie
Price Maria Callas Beatport Robert Owens Hatsune Miku DJ Fresh