Human Is the New Vinyl: Why Human Creativity Still Wins in the AI Revolution Paperback – August 19, 2025

"A necessary and timely framework for every creative navigating the AI moment."—Craig Martin, Emmy-nominated producer of The Good Road & president of Belltower Pictures and Shockoe RecordsIn Human Is the New Vinyl, you'll discover:Why the vinyl comeback isn't nostalgia — it's a preview of where the creative economy is heading, and how to position yourself on the right side of that shiftThe Differentiation Crisis facing every creative industry, and the specific strategies human creators are using to make their work irreplaceableHow the printing press, the camera, and the synthesizer each triggered the same panic AI is causing now — and what history tells us about who winsThe VerifiedHuman framework: a practical model for labeling, protecting, and monetizing work that is genuinely, provably human-madeWhy the next decade will reward creative courage over creative volume — and how to build a body of work that AI cannot replicateWhen CDs arrived, everyone said vinyl was dead. They were wrong. Today, vinyl outsells CDs — not because it's better technology, but because it's human. Imperfect, warm, and undeniably real.The same shift is happening to human creativity right now. As AI generates infinite content at zero cost, authentically human work is becoming scarcer — and scarcity creates value. The artists, musicians, writers, and creators who understand this won't just survive the AI revolution. They'll define it."An absolute must-read for anyone who wants to understand why AI is not the existential threat its promoters and investors claim.”—J. Michael Collins, award-winning voice actor & industry leader in AI and voice rights advocacy Human creativity isn't going away. It's going premium. Read more