About Randolt

Well, that’s me! And yes, I am a real human being. More specifically, I am a happily married mom of two young kids (ages 3 and 5) living in Germany. I have a full-time job, a busy life, and a massive passion for music.

I actually started writing poems when I was a teenager, but that hobby faded away for many years as life got busy. Last year, I finally picked it up again (I just swapped poems for song lyrics) and it has been a wonderful ride ever since.

It is an Old High German name that means “shield ruler.” When I was looking for a unique project name, I spent hours reading through hundreds of ancient names on Wikipedia. This one just jumped out at me, and it felt like an instant match.

Because I genuinely have no interest in becoming a public figure or an influencer. Even in my private life, I use a fake name for my social media profiles. In my entire life, I think I have posted maybe five times on Facebook, and that was over ten years ago! (Yes, I am definitely not in my 20s anymore).

Besides, nobody on the internet wants to scroll through their feed and see a tired, slightly annoyed mom hiding from her kids in the pantry while drinking a lukewarm coffee. I’d rather let the music do the talking!

My husband, Peter. I’m the creative half: the concepts, the lyrics, the Ohrwurm test. He runs the business side as Randolt Records, and he also created this fabulous website.

I know there are some strong-minded people out there who are very against AI, both in music and in general. Personally, I take a more balanced approach. I have always been a creative person, and AI is simply giving me a chance to turn my ideas into reality.

Let’s be realistic: no major artist would notice me if I just sent them a word document with my lyrics. It would take months of hassling to get a response. Even if a record label did notice me, they would take a major cut of the profits and force me to negotiate contracts I know nothing about. It’s a classic David vs. Goliath situation.

Plus, making traditional music is incredibly expensive. Think of the studio costs, the musicians, the vocalists, and the mixing and mastering experts. On top of the high costs, you have to find the right people you can trust. We’re a family, not a label, and our budget is limited. AI gives me an affordable way to produce my music independently. That being said, I love collaborating with real people too, and my song Irish Exit is the first one we took all the way into the studio with real musicians!

I am a very creative person, so yes, I consider myself an artist. I know some people say you aren’t a real artist if you use AI. And look, I agree that there is a lot of trash out there: people who just flood the market with zero-effort songs. But there are also creators like me.

To make a good song, you need a strong core concept first. It has to be an idea that will truly resonate with people, not just with yourself. Then, you need to write lyrics that perfectly match that emotion. Once I have the foundation, I play around with the technology. But just like any other musician, I end up trashing dozens of songs and ideas because they simply don’t come out the way I had in mind. It can be incredibly frustrating. Even with all the technology in the world, it is still very hard to get a song to a perfect finish.

Essentially, a song has to give me an immediate Ohrwurm (that is a beautiful German word which translates quite boringly into “catchy tune”). The melody has to hit me so hard that I cannot get it out of my head and find myself singing it all day long. Only then will I even consider it for a release! To me, that is a completely normal artistic approach. The only difference is that I don’t have the budget for my own studio and an in-house production crew. Instead, I work with freelance singers, musicians and mastering engineers from around the world.

At first, my dream was to reach the big stars and have them sing my lyrics. For almost every song I write, I have a famous artist in mind who would sound great on it. But the more I learn about the music industry, the more I realize I want to stay independent.

My ultimate goal is to earn enough from my music to give up my daytime job. I want to reach a position where I can afford my own physical studio, pay professional human producers, work with amazing singers and musicians on every single song, and (one day, maybe… hopefully) use my resources to support other independent artists who are just starting out.

No, at least not yet. The music world is massive, and the cake is big enough for everyone. Let’s be honest: you can fail as an AI creator just as easily as you can fail as a traditional musician.

If anything, Randolt now pays human artists: every Studio Version is paid work for freelance singers, musicians and mastering engineers.

I think the formula is very simple: either you can write a hit that connects with the masses, or you cannot. The how doesn’t matter as much as the if. My goal is simply to create music that appeals to people. I want to make Ohrwurm music that people genuinely love and enjoy. Music that gets them through tough times, gives them goosebumps, or simply makes them smile and feel uplifted.

(And let’s be real, I think a lot of major record labels are quietly using AI behind closed doors anyway, so not everything you hear on the radio is quite as “human” as you think.)