We are the music makers https://wearethemusicmakers.co/latest Music tech and AI in music: the news that matters, what we think about it, and a directory of the tools. en-us Thu, 26 Mar 2026 05:30:00 GMT https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/03/timbaland-tata-taktumi-pacific-music-group-hybrid-ai-artist Timbaland's TaTa Taktumi gets a label deal, but the human behind the "hybrid AI artist" is still unnamed https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/03/timbaland-tata-taktumi-pacific-music-group-hybrid-ai-artist Ne-Yo's Pacific Music Group is now the global label and Asia manager for TaTa Taktumi, the AI act from Timbaland's Stage Zero, which has been recast as a "hybrid artist" with a private performer of Filipino heritage behind it. Nobody has said who gets paid, who is credited, or what that performer owns. Thu, 26 Mar 2026 05:30:00 GMT We are the music makers aitimbalandvirtual-artistsartist-rightsrecord-deals