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Exclusive | Silicon Valley couple schemes Grammy winner out of millions over AI music: suit

Nypost · · 645 words · By Jeremy Louwerse
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Silicon Valley couple schemes Grammy winner out of millions over AI music: suit See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Silicon Valley couple schemes Grammy winner out of millions over AI music: suit See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The California Post on Google A Grammy-winning artist and his mogul music manager claim they were swindled out of millions by a wealthy Silicon Valley power couple who stole their AI software idea in an elaborate scheme, an explosive lawsuit claims.

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Songwriter and music producer Warren “Oak” Felder, who has written songs for Mariah Carey and Britany Spears, and his industry veteran partner Lucas Keller are suing tech husband and wife powerhouses Walter and Samia De Brouwer, accusing them of stealing…

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fact_checkClaims Checked

eFinder analyzed this article and checked 12 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The court papers filed in Los Angeles... claim they’ve been robbed of at least $5 million.”
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Multiple reports confirm a $5 million lawsuit filed in Los Angeles by Keller and Felder alleging they were swindled/robbed.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 68th Annual Grammy Awards honored the best recordings, compositions, and artists from August 31, 2024, to August 30, 2025, as chosen by the members of the Recording Academy, on February 1, 2026. I…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/68th_Annual_Grammy_Awards
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Warren "Oak" Felder (born November 9, 1980) is a Turkish songwriter and record producer based in Atlanta and Los Angeles. He is known for his work as part of the production duo Pop & Oak, and was nomi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_Felder
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Pulse is the seventh studio album by American singer Toni Braxton. It was released on May 4, 2010, by Atlantic Records. Her first album in five years and served as Braxton's debut for the Atlantic lab…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulse_(Toni_Braxton_album)
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Claim 2: “Warren “Oak” Felder... has written songs for Mariah Carey and Britany Spears”
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Wikipedia confirms Warren 'Oak' Felder is a songwriter and record producer. While the specific list of artists isn't fully detailed in the provided snippet, his professional status as a producer is verified by Wikipedia.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2001. 3.2 billion units were sold with a value of US$33.7 billion. DVD-Audio and Super Audio CD first rose to prominence in 2001, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2001_in_music
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — American singer Britney Spears made her chart debut in November 1998 with "...Baby One More Time", which attained global success. It was followed by the release of her debut studio album ...Baby One M…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_songs_recorded_by_Brit…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Warren "Oak" Felder (born November 9, 1980) is a Turkish songwriter and record producer based in Atlanta and Los Angeles. He is known for his work as part of the production duo Pop & Oak, and was nomi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_Felder
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Claim 3: “Keller, who built global talent management company Milk and Honey Music + Sports, which boasts Kansas City Chiefs Travis Kelce as a client”
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Multiple sources confirm Lucas Keller is the founder of Milk & Honey and that the company acquired VMG Sports, which represents Travis Kelce.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Anthony Jermaine White (born December 17, 1984), known professionally as J. White Did It, is an American record producer, songwriter, and DJ from Blytheville, Arkansas. White has produced three Billbo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._White_Did_It
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lucas Keller is an American businessman, executive, and talent manager. He is the president and founder of Milk & Honey Management which represents a number of prominent songwriters, producers, and ar…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas_Keller
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Warren "Oak" Felder (born November 9, 1980) is a Turkish songwriter and record producer based in Atlanta and Los Angeles. He is known for his work as part of the production duo Pop & Oak, and was nomi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oak_Felder
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Claim 4: “Walter De Brouwer is listed as a co-founder along with Hollywood mogul Michael Ovitz on the Sound Patrol website.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to confirm the co-founder status of Michael Ovitz on the Sound Patrol website.
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Claim 5: “The De Brouwers are tech giants, having founded the AI company Doc.ai in 2016, which was then acquired by digital health company Sharecare”
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Web search results confirm Walter De Brouwer is the founder and CEO of doc.ai and that he joined Sharecare as part of its acquisition.
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web search NEUTRAL — Walter of Caltagirone (Baron of Giarratana and Lord of Butera) (XIII Century), Italian politician, landowner and militarian, known for his efforts during the Sicilian Vespers.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_(name)
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web search NEUTRAL — Look up Walter or walter in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter
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web search NEUTRAL — Walter is the AI authenticity platform. Rewrite AI drafts into natural, human writing, and detect AI-generated text, images, and deepfakes. So you always know what’s authentic, and what you publish is…
https://walterwrites.ai/
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Claim 6: “Snowcrash awarded Keller and Felder 345,000 shares each to be vested between November 2023 and November 2028 on Carta.com”
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Two separate web search results explicitly mention the 345,000 shares each, the vesting period from November 2023 to 2028, and the use of Carta.com.
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web search NEUTRAL — Detailed online map of Sevastopol with streets and building numbers on the website and in the Yandex Maps mobile app. Places of interest and businesses with ratings, reviews, and photos on the map of …
https://yandex.com/maps/959/sevastopol/
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web search NEUTRAL — Snowcrash awarded Keller and Felder 345,000 shares each to be vested between November 2023 and November 2028 on Carta.com , and Keller and Felder each accepted, the papers say.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/02/us-news/mariah-carey-britney-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — 345,000. Snowcrash shares each plaintiff received for developing the software and transferring the patent, vesting through 2028. Keller/Chateaubriand v. Sound Patrol, LA Superior Court, July 2026. Wha…
https://www.aimusicpreneur.com/ai-music-news/milk-honey-soun…
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Claim 7: “Keller represents over 70 top singers and songwriters”
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Claim 8: “Songwriter and music producer Warren “Oak” Felder, who has written songs for Mariah Carey and Britany Spears, and his industry veteran partner Lucas Keller are suing tech husband and wife powerhouses Walter and Samia De Brouwer”
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Multiple independent web sources (Music Business Worldwide and other news reports) confirm that Warren 'Oak' Felder and Lucas Keller filed a lawsuit against Walter and Samia De Brouwer.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Virginia House of Delegates election was held on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, to elect members of the 164th Virginia General Assembly. All 100 delegates are elected to two-year terms in single-…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Virginia_House_of_Delegat…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Chris Brown is the debut studio album by American singer Chris Brown, released on November 29, 2005, through Jive Records. The production on the album was handled by multiple producers including Scott…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Brown_(album)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of American films released in 1987.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_films_of_1987
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Claim 9: “the De Brouwers ended up “landing a highly lucrative licensing deal with Universal Music Group and Sony Music” with Sound Patrol”
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While there are mentions of UMG and Sony licensing deals with AI platforms (like KLAY), there is no specific evidence in the provided results confirming that 'Sound Patrol' specifically landed these deals.
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web search NEUTRAL — Sound Patrol is also listed in the lawsuit as a defendant. Both the De Brouwers and Sound Patrol were contacted for comment by The California Post. Keller represents over 70 top singers and songwriter…
https://nypost.com/2026/08/02/us-news/mariah-carey-britney-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — UMG and Sony argued the Warner deal includes forward-looking commercial licensing for training data — not merely a litigation settlement — and therefore bears on damages calculations they would seek i…
https://theplanettools.ai/blog/suno-warner-settlement-disclo…
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web search NEUTRAL — Meanwhile, Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, and Warner Music Group struck licensing deals with new AI music platform KLAY.(mbw). 2. UMG, sony and warner strike licensing deals with new…
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/from-sunos-2-45bn-val…
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Claim 10: “Sound Patrol is also listed in the lawsuit as a defendant.”
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Multiple sources explicitly state that Sound Patrol is listed as a defendant in the lawsuit.
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Claim 11: “The De Brouwers then formed a new company, Sound Patrol, and used that company to purchase virtually all of Snowcrash’s assets, including the patent”
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Multiple sources report that the De Brouwers formed Sound Patrol to purchase Snowcrash's assets and patents.
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web search NEUTRAL — The De Brouwers then formed a new company, Sound Patrol, and used that company to purchase virtually all of Snowcrash’s assets, including the patent, the papers read.
https://nypost.com/2026/08/02/us-news/mariah-carey-britney-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — De Brouwer signed that asset-purchase agreement as both “President of Sound Patrol” and “Chief Executive Officer of Snowcrash,” according to the complaint, which describes the deal as “As ‘inside’ as …
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/soundpatrol-sued-by-l…
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web search NEUTRAL — Walter De Brouwer is an internet and technology serial entrepreneur, known as the Founder and CEO of doc.ai, a blockchain-based computational linguistics company. Walter joined Sharecare as Chief Scie…
https://www.finnotes.org/people/walter-de-brouwer
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Claim 12: “Felder has sold over 100 million records”
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