Illenium at Billboard Presents The Stage at SXSW held at Moody Amphitheater at Waterloo Park on March 16, 2024 in Austin, Texas. Christopher Polk for Billboard
Dance headliner Illenium has actually required to X to react to followers toasting him online for utilizing expert system to create a flier for his upcoming four-night perform at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium inSan Francisco
On Monday, Illenium introduced 4 days at the San Francisco place, July 19-20 and 26-27. A variety of followers thought the art work for the program poster was produced utilizing AI and required to Twitter to roast the dancing celebrity. The picture includes a guy, that is intended to be Illenium, using an in reverse San Francisco Giants hat while standing in the center of the Golden Gate Bridge looking at the city sky line.
San Francisco! Join me for back-to-back weekend breaks at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, July 19th & & 20th and 26th & 27th. Let’s obtain it!
Artist pre-sale this Wednesday @ 10am PT (password: SURGE). General on-sale this Friday, June 7th @ 10 AM PT.https://t.co/dzTXEgfQ2Y pic.twitter.com/aIpQFOBGIC
— ILLENIUM (@ILLENIUM) June 3, 2024
Fans fasted to call out the poster, calling it unsightly and grumbling that Illenium need to pay a real musician for art work instead of utilizing AI.
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Earlier Tuesday (June 4), Illenium copped to the AI accusations, creating on X, “Hey guys, I hear all ur feedback on the sf art. My mgmt worked with (and paid) a designer on a few options. Our team had also created an ai version to help conceptualize. My mgmt ended up using the ai art because they’re stupid and have no taste. However, we still worked with designers to create the final result. We realize now that a few elements were sloppy and missed by us. New artwork incoming.”
Hey individuals, I listen to all ur responses on the sf art. My mgmt collaborated with (and paid) a developer on a couple of alternatives. Our group had actually additionally produced an ai variation to assist conceive. My mgmt wound up utilizing the ai art due to the fact that they’re silly and have no preference. However, we still collaborated with …
— ILLENIUM (@ILLENIUM) June 4, 2024
A variety of followers baked Illenium for his action, with customer @chieflaser writing, “Blaming it on your management like you don’t have the final say? Tough look, while @LikRRaider mocked the fan outcry, writing, “Why are you caving to people on the internet? It’s really not that big of a deal. Pay people for the time they came up with designs, but if you find you like something more then stick to it. People, if you want your art used then you should probably get better at it.”
Fellow dancing celebrity John Summit considered in as well, creating in the replies: “the mgmt dunk lmfaoooo if we had it their way flyers would just be date & location w ticket link via notes app.”
Artist presale for all 4 programs opens up Wednesday (June 5) here.
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