Artificial Intelligence May Be The Future Of Music Creation

After being incorporated in automobile and personal computing, Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) is being considered the next big thing in music. The idea of using AI in creating music has already generated quite a buzz in the music world. Though the concept is still in its infancy stage, experts are of the opinion that in future AI will be a game changer.

According to The New York Times, London-based young entrepreneur Patrick Stobbs and Ed Newton-Rex have come out with an A.I. based startup named Jukedeck that composes music on its own. Here the computers assign neural networks as in human brain creates music, and the process is similar to a child gradually learning by virtue of his actions. Though A.I. usage on a wider basis is yet to be seen, new age composers are seeing the A.I. based arrangement as a silver lining for music making future.

Machines creating music is not a new concept. The first computer generated score was composed in the year 1950 by Lejaren Hiller named "Iliac" Suite for string quartet. Then on a number of researchers have put in efforts for carrying the work forward. Recently, many other startups like Jukedeck have come in existence to provide tracks to those in need of background music for videos, games or advertisements. Jukedeck charges clients much lesser ($21.99) than a musician. The British division of Coca-Cola has a subscription on a monthly basis with Jukedeck.

Big companies like Google, Sony, and a few others are also in pursuit of developing machines that can create music and so far it has been a promising development. Google has come out with a project named "Magenta" to create "compelling and artistic" music, while The Sony Computer Science Laboratory in Paris have been collaborating with musicians for its Flow Machine Project. The latter also receives funding from the European Research Council. IBM, on the other hand, has a research project called the Watson Beat which enables musicians to transform their music into Middle Eastern ethnicity.

According to Wisconsin Public Radio, composers Benjamin Till and Nathan Taylor have collaborated with scientists around the globe to create the world's first computer generated musical named "Beyond the Fence". In the process, a music writing program called Android Lloyd Webber composed the primary melodies while Clarissa, another similar program arrange the lyrics. The musical ran at the Arts Theatre, London for two weeks (22nd February- 5th March) in 2016.

Usually, art and science do not go hand in hand however the infusion of A.I. in Music will surely create ripples in the music world. Considering the price and convenience factor, A.I. has a bright rather melodious future ahead.

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