An Entire Album Has Been Composed by AI

April 30, 2017April 29, 2017 Alan Cross 1 Comment AI, Beatles, Flow Machines

Just went you thought music had reached its mechanical/mathematical limits in terms of composition and performance (thanks a lot, Max Martin), comes along an AI experiment by Flow Machines where a non-human entity composed and performed an entire album in the style of the Beatles.

Oh, dear.

Learn more at FromTheGrapevine.com. (Via Tom)

Alan Cross

is an internationally known broadcaster, interviewer, writer, consultant, blogger and speaker. In his 30+ years in the music business, Alan has interviewed the biggest names in rock, from David Bowie and U2 to Pearl Jam and the Foo Fighters. He’s also known as a musicologist and documentarian through programs like The Ongoing History of New Music.

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Rob
April 30, 2017 at 4:56 pm
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Was it performed by AI? Because the article does not actually Say?
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