William Stiteler never set out to become a music sensation. The man behind the viral AI-generated track \u2018First Time in San Juan\u2019 insists he\u2019s not a musician, just a guy with a camera and a knack for blending travel content with quirky AI-generated melodies. What started as a joke to spice up his travel videos has exploded into a cultural phenomenon, reaching the iTunes Top 10 and amassing over 1.6 million streams on Spotify. But how did a self-proclaimed \u2018slob\u2019 accidentally create a hit that celebrities like Luke Combs and boy band O-Town couldn\u2019t resist covering?<\/p>\n
Stiteler, who runs the Saxboy Billy TikTok account, began using AI music platform Suno nearly two years ago to create campy, catchy songs that accompanied his travel footage. He describes his style as a mix of cheesy 1980s sitcom themes and yacht rock, never imagining they\u2019d resonate beyond his small online following. \u2018I\u2019m not a musician, baby. I\u2019m a slob. I don\u2019t claim this to be music,\u2019 he told TMZ. Originally, the songs were just for laughs, designed to add humor to his travel vlogs. But when \u2018First Time in San Juan\u2019 started gaining traction, Stiteler realized the potential and shifted his strategy.<\/p>\n
Once the song went viral, Stiteler caught the attention of British music distributors who predicted the AI music wave was inevitable. \u2018Mate, you knew it was coming,\u2019 they reportedly told him. This encouragement led him to take his AI creations more seriously, uploading them to Spotify and exploring monetization opportunities. The song\u2019s success didn\u2019t go unnoticed by celebrities. Luke Combs\u2019 rendition of the track became a standout moment, while O-Town\u2019s lip-sync video further cemented its status as a social media anthem. Despite the buzz, Stiteler notes that only one industry figure reached out\u2014and that person allegedly tried to steal his AI prompt.<\/p>\n
Stiteler\u2019s workflow involves writing lyrics himself and leveraging Suno to generate the musical backdrop. He emphasizes that the platform allows him to experiment with styles without traditional musical training. \u2018I\u2019m not limited by my lack of skills,\u2019 he<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"William Stiteler never set out to become a music sensation. The man behind the viral AI-generated track ‘First Time in San Juan’ insists he’s not a musician, just a guy with a camera and a knack for blending travel content with quirky AI-generated melodies. What started as a joke to spice up his…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7008,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15052","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/influencerswiki.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15052","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/influencerswiki.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/influencerswiki.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/influencerswiki.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/influencerswiki.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15052"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/influencerswiki.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15052\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/influencerswiki.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7008"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/influencerswiki.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15052"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/influencerswiki.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15052"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/influencerswiki.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15052"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}