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Someone has programmed an AI to create an album in the style of The Beatles

OpenAI Jukebox likes to program their SkyNet-like creations to mimic human creativity. Their latest project involved getting their machine to

Back in the day, we’d make a weekly trip to The Record Peddler on Carlton, right across from Maple Leaf

CJ Carr and Zack Zuckowski must really like bass players because they’ve programed their recurrent neural network (RNN) to generate

Using some fun AI applications, Google has created The Blob Orchestra. Just define your blob’s musical range and go. (Via

Yep. That’s about right. No worries. On to the next court. pic.twitter.com/xR2vA0FRzS — Brown Eyed Susan (@smc429) December 15, 2020

Question: Humans have created hundreds of breeds of dogs. Why hasn’t anyone bred a dog that lives longer? Just a

Now we have to worry about universal warming? Great. I’d rather just deal with music news for November 12, 2020.

Hello, Newman. You do bring up some good points. More info in today’s round-up of music news for October 10,

Cool. A floating Apple Store. Elsewhere in music news for September 11, 2020… Why do artists get paid so little

Klingon wine? Absolutely! Post Malone rose? Why not? And now, let’s get back to reality with what’s going on in

Beck has always been something of a space cadet, something I say with much affection because I’m a big fan.

The Speaker Representation Business – Martin Perelmuter in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 018 January 18, 2021
It is a lot harder to become a paid speaker than you might imagine. While you may think that publishing a book is a surefire way to become sought after, there’s a lot more to it, actually! Sure, there are many authors, politicians and academics that companies pay big bucks to keynote events. There are […]
Mark Silver
Born into the Beautiful Game – James Easton in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 017 January 13, 2021
The Easton family has played a vital role in shaping the North American soccer landscape for almost 50 years. In the early 70’s, Jim Easton Sr. uprooted his family from Scotland to take the job as the inaugural head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps. Over his time in the role, Jim and his family fell […]
Mark Silver
In Search of a Digital Media Business Model – Chris Skinner in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 016 December 26, 2020
Traditional media businesses have long struggled to realize the opportunity with digital. Giving away free ad-supported content has backfired with Facebook and Google now controlling the relationship with the audience and all their associated behavioural data and preferences. What has emerged, thanks to Netflix, is that people will pay for good content, which is really […]
Mark Silver