Teddy Swims says he sometimes uses AI to make music

Teddy Swims says he sometimes uses AI to make music

By Laura Molloy
Publication Date: 2025-11-29 10:49:00

Teddy Swims has revealed that he sometimes uses AI to make music.

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Speaking at a recent keynote address at South by Southwest Sydney (SXSW Sydney), he shared that his producers in LA were able to use AI to change a song’s lyrics while they were in the city.

“Instead of me going into the studio and reciting the lyrics 15 times and spending so much time, money and effort, he could actually go and just change the word,” Swims said ABC AU. “And something small like that, I think AI was very helpful.”

Swims also said he has used AI to help with writing on the go. “We might just take an acoustic, write the melody and the lyrics, get the song ready, load it in and say, ‘Okay, I want to hear this song as a country song,’ or ‘I want to hear this song as a rock ‘n’ roll song…’