Music

Remember Napster? A bunch of kids got laughed out of a music boardroom with a scrappy prototype for distributing music on this new thing called the internet. They launched independently, and in five years’ time the music industry’s total revenue had collapsed to a third of its peak. It never recovered. We’re sitting at the precipice of a new important technological shift in music – the emergence of creative Artificial Intelligence – and there’s that same intoxicating smell of opportunity mixed with potential catastrophe looming in the air.

This time, it’s all about intellectual property. And we need to get it right.

There’s no neat thesis about the role of AI in music, according to researcher and sound artist Oliver Bown. The key is listening closely for the detail and being able to discern the work of the machine from the human involvement.

How can artists use AI and machine learning to their advantage? An interview with Jesse Engel, Research Scientist at Google Brain’s Magenta Project.

In April 2023, German baritone saxophonist, singer and composer Kira Linn released her third album "Illusion" with her sextet, Linntett. Her recent album moves across genres including jazz, pop, indie, electro, neo-soul and RnB, with Linn adding her voice for the first time on a selection of tracks. Anger and powerlessness, as well as strength, diversity and freedom are core concepts and emotions that emerged during the pandemic and run through the new album.

Entitled Intermedia Art Exploration, this edition of #AMAN Agenda Seniman features Bandung-based artist Etza Meisyara (born in 1991) and focuses on the term “intermedia” to describe her artistic journey and interests. What is intermedia art? How did intermedia art become the focus of her work?

female:pressure – a network helping to boost the number of female DJs.

Changing DJs create seemingly endless chains of association – the scene in Hamburg offers fertile ground in this regard. In almost every bar in St. Pauli, one can find two turntables and a mixer.