In an AI-saturated future, functional music will come cheap and fast making it difficult for genuine artists to cut through the noise. While AI mimics already existing music and can reproduce sound in infinite variations, if falls short of replicating any real cultural signal or feeling beyond just the notes themselves. 

Music is not just what something sounds like. Its invisible layer, art's deeper meaning, acts as the narrator for who we are, what we feel, and how we express our existence in this collective experience. It's in this moment, at FIRSTLIGHT, where art's limitations and subtle imperfections shine.