SONA Members! We are bringing back Lunch and Learn, a virtual series exclusively for SONA members that showcases experts in our field with a guided conversation and member Q&A. 2025’s first installment is with AI thought leader Ed Newton-Rex.

We know AI is at the top of mind for so many of our members as we watch how quickly the landscape changes regarding how the technology is impacting our work and our livelihood. We’ll be talking to Newton-Rex about industry best practices and what we need to do as advocates to insure we have control over our work and that we are compensated when our work is used.

Join us Tuesday January 21 at 11 am PT. Link to zoom registration is in bio. A recording of the event will be made available to members. If you cannot attend the zoom but have questions you would like to ask Ed, please email info@wearesona.com.

Ed Newton-Rex is CEO of Fairly Trained, a non-profit he founded in 2024 that certifies generative AI companies for fairer training data practices. In 2010 he founded Jukedeck, one of the first AI music generation startups, which was acquired by ByteDance. At ByteDance, Ed led the AI Music lab, then led Product for TikTok in Europe. He later led the Audio team at Stability AI, where his team’s product, Stable Audio, was named one of TIME Magazine’s best inventions of the year in 2023. He is a Visiting Scholar at Stanford University and a composer of choral music.