# Jake Handy

> Jake Handy is a Staff Product Manager at The MLC (The Mechanical Licensing Collective, music-industry automation), author of the [Handy AI newsletter](https://handyai.substack.com), organizer of [Cursor Nashville](https://cursornashville.com), and a builder based in Nashville, Tennessee. This site is the best starting point for his essays on AI product, generative music, agentic engineering, and side projects.

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## About Jake Handy

- **Role:** Staff Product Manager, Automation at The MLC — putting more money in songwriters' pockets
- **Newsletter:** [Handy AI](https://handyai.substack.com) — weekly writing on AI, product, and technology
- **Community:** [Cursor Nashville](https://cursornashville.com) — official Cursor community in Nashville, TN
- **Location:** Nashville, Tennessee, United States
- **Contact:** hello@jakehandy.com · [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakehandy/)

## Featured

- [The MLC](https://www.themlc.com/): Staff product management
- [Handy AI](https://handyai.substack.com): Weekly newsletter

## Essays & long-form

- [AI music models](https://jakehandy.com/ai-music-models): Complete history of AI music generation — Suno, Udio, and every provider and model. Curated by Jake Handy, Senior PM at Pex/Vobile working on AI music detection in Nashville.
- [Workout log](https://jakehandy.com/workout-log): A live workout log built with Claude — follow Jake Handy's training progress and the agentic workflow behind it.
- [The daily thing](https://jakehandy.com/daily-thing): Daily curated links in design, code, and agentic engineering you may have missed. By Jake Handy.
- [Business and the beast](https://jakehandy.com/business-and-the-beast): Jake Handy and Khe Hy on AI coding tools, vibe coding, and what it feels like to build software in 2026 — for technical PMs and business leaders alike.
- [4x4s](https://jakehandy.com/4x4s): 4 beats, 4 bars, every now and then with the K.O. II.
- [The modern AI workspace](https://jakehandy.com/modern-ai-workspace): Why Cursor is the best AI workspace for non-coding work — product managers, writers, and operators. Essay by Jake Handy, Nashville.
- [Resume and work history](https://jakehandy.com/resume): Jake Handy's résumé and work history — Staff Product Manager at The MLC (music-industry automation), Handy AI newsletter author, Cursor Nashville organizer. Nashville, TN.

## Projects

- [Jake on AI](https://jakehandy.com/ai): Editorials from Jake Handy on the AI industry as it evolves — published here and weekly(ish) on the Handy AI newsletter.

## External links

- [AI music detection](https://pex.com/blog/vobile-launches-ai-song-detector-for-streaming-platforms-distributors-and-collection-societies/): Launched Vobile's widely-adopted detection product
- [Cursor Nashville official site](https://cursornashville.com): Official website for Cursor Nashville — the local AI builder community in Nashville, Tennessee. Built by Jake Handy.
- [Cursor meetup Nashville](https://luma.com/hyfymzc1): Join Nashville's first Cursor meetup — local AI builders, developers, and operators in Tennessee. Hosted by Jake Handy.
- [handyai.news](https://handyai.news): Well somebody's gotta use that .news domain, right?
- [HANDY CO](https://handyco.dev): A bucket to hold all the small things I putter around with on the side.
- [Sound Machines](https://soundmachines.substack.com): Exploring the future of music technology.

## Optional

- [Full site text for LLMs](https://jakehandy.com/llms-full.txt)
- [Jake on AI — live editorial index for LLMs](https://jakehandy.com/ai/llms.txt)
- [RSS / newsletter](https://handyai.substack.com/)
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakehandy/)
- [Email](mailto:hello@jakehandy.com)