Copy until the end, says the devil. Be careful not to be accused of plagiarism, recommends the lawyer. In any case, make a virtue of influence, don't hide it, we will all benefit, because it's about knowledge transfer. After all, music is a combination of familiarity and uniqueness. The avant-garde tightens the string of uniqueness, pursuing the chimera of originality. The mainstream demands familiarity, recognizable things. Between one and the other there is a long way to go, including copying and legitimate inspiration, issues that intellectual property legislation sanctions or protects. Nothing legitimate, however, is extractive plagiarism, such as dispossessing authorship or passing off what belongs to another as one's own.

Max Codinach (Barcelona, ​​1999) is a musician and poet of truly exceptional singularity, with very clear ideas about his role in the face of the voraciousness of the music industry. At the helm of Gavina.mp3, he creates pop music using urban music tools and a poetic arsenal that blends surrealism and everyday life. After an album that established him as a breakout artist, Many bones, many stars (2024), closed 2025 with the excellent Always and by instinct, one of the best albums of last year according to the ARALike a kind of Manel for Generation Z, and with a commitment to aesthetics similar to Albert Serra's, Gavina.mp3 is one of the most exciting musical projects in the country, featuring extraordinary songs like City and Balconies, horses.