At Electronic Music Alliance (EMA), we believe in music as more than entertainment — it’s a force for culture change. Our members know this too: when they join EMA, they commit to play it forward once a year by giving back to a cause that matters to them.
For EMA member Morgan Lavery, CEO of Melt Creative, that moment of activation came with the launch of Cetadelic, a new nonprofit campaign by Green Wave Enterprises calling for cetacean liberation (that’s whales, dolphins, orcas, and belugas). The project invites artists to remix open-source visuals and sounds to raise awareness about ending marine mammal captivity.
Photo by Tidebreakers. Kshamenk was taken from the wild 32 years ago. In the wild orcas travel up to 100 miles a day. This is his small and shallow pen. He is unable to dive down to avoid sun exposure and is only allowed out when performing.
Morgan didn’t just want to support the campaign — he wanted to amplify it through his creative network. That meant bringing in his Melt partner, Josh Valenzuela, who also happens to be one half of the boundary-pushing duo GANTASMO.
Enter GANTASMO
GANTASMO began in 2018 as a neural-network music experiment by Daniel Trujillo, and has since evolved into an immersive AI/XR performance project blending generative music, volumetric visuals, and consciousness research. With Josh Valenzuela on board, GANTASMO has earned recognition as a finalist in the AI Song Contest (2024), featured at Meta/MIT XR showcases (2025), and even turned heads at Cannes. Their work moves fluidly between club culture, academic research, and experimental art — always asking how technology can bend toward human (and planetary) transformation.
Why Cetadelic?
When Cetadelic put out its first call for artists, GANTASMO responded with a powerful contribution: their track “Hell Is a Very Small Place”, now released and available for free use in contexts supporting cetacean liberation. For a project centered on Kshamenk, the last surviving captive orca in South America, the song’s title alone resonates.
But this isn’t just about one track. It’s about artists showing up with what they have — skills, creativity, sound, light — and aligning with a cause bigger than themselves. That’s the EMA spirit in action.
Amplifying the Wave
We’re proud to highlight GANTASMO as one of the first artists stepping into the Cetadelic movement. Their participation reminds us that electronic music is not only a sound — it’s a community, a culture, and sometimes a revolution.
Share music. Make visuals. Spread awareness. Save cetaceans.
👉 Learn more at cetadelic.org
👉 Explore Gantasmo’s work at www.gantasmo.com
