As we have seen in previous parts of this blog series, AI applications are quickly reaching the limits of copyright law. This starts with training the AI with huge amounts of music data, continues with processing that data in the hidden layers of the AI, and ends with AI output such as voice clones. Copyright…

As we have seen in previous parts of this blog series, AI applications are quickly reaching the limits of copyright law. This starts with...

Text-to-music generators are an important development for user-friendly music creation, using simple commands (prompts) to tell the AIs what music to make, as we know from ChatGPT. Not only are new pieces of music created en masse by AIs, but also voice clones of superstars that are indistinguishable from the original. The most popular tools,…

Text-to-music generators are an important development for user-friendly music creation, using simple commands (prompts) to tell the AIs...

Another company at the forefront of AI research and driving the transition from Artificial Narrow Intelligence (ANI) to Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is Google and its parent company Alphabet. In particular, in the area of AI-generated music creation, Google created early AI applications with Magenta Studios, which ultimately opened the door to Artificial General Intelligence…

Another company at the forefront of AI research and driving the transition from Artificial Narrow Intelligence (ANI) to Artificial...

Volume 13, no 1, April 2024 Editorial by Peter Tschmuck, p. 1 Alex Timewell: Music Business Education in the Global Creative Industries: Curriculum design, inclusive practice and measures of success, pp. 3-16 Xuejie Huang & Mei Foong Ang: Factors Predicting Singers’ Work Efficiency and Singers’ Singing Peak, pp. 17-26 Book review by Guy Morrow: ‘Chokepoint…

V olume 13, no 1, April 2024 E ditorial by Peter Tschmuck, p. 1 Alex Timewell: M usic Business Education in the Global Creative...

In 2023, Open AI’s “ChatGPT” caused a sensation. For the first time, AI has arrived at the heart of society and become accessible to the public. GPT technology is not only the basis of the popular chat bot, but is also used in the AI software “Jukebox”, which can compose music on its own without…

In 2023, Open AI’s “ChatGPT” caused a sensation. For the first time, AI has arrived at the heart of society and become accessible to the...

An important pioneer in AI music creation was François Pachet, who originally worked at the Université Pierre et Marie Curie in Paris before moving to the SONY Computer Science Laboratory to experiment with AI in music improvisation. Among other things, he created the first AI that could interact with jazz musicians on stage in real…

An important pioneer in AI music creation was François Pachet, who originally worked at the Université Pierre et Marie Curie in Paris...

David Cope (see part 8 of the series) had already shown early on that it was possible to use artificial intelligence to imitate the compositional style of deceased musical greats. The next step was to take on greater challenges. To demonstrate the technical possibilities of AI, various projects have ventured to complete unfinished musical works.…

David Cope (see part 8 of the series ) had already shown early on that it was possible to use artificial intelligence to imitate the...

It has always been a dream of mankind that music would not only be produced by instruments played by musicians, but that machines would be able to create music on their own. As early as the 18th century, music boxes that could play well-known melodies were very popular, and composers in the rank of Mozart…

It has always been a dream of mankind that music would not only be produced by instruments played by musicians, but that machines would...

15th International Music Business Research Days (2024) Music Ecosystem Research: Challenges and Opportunities June 5 – 7, Hanover University of Music, Drama and Media, Department of Journalism and Communication Research in collaboration with HYPE&FRIENDS, GMM e. V. and Austrian Music Business Research Association (AMBRA) CALL FOR PAPERS Music business research is an interdisciplinary field that puts…

The Young Scholars’ Workshop is part of the 15th International Music Business Research Days. Young researchers are invited to submit abstracts from all disciplinesexploring questions that help understand economic and managerial problems as well as processes in the music sector and in the field of music management. The Young Scholars’ Workshop will be co-organized by…

1 5th International Music Business Research Days (2024) M usic Ecosystem Research: Challenges and Opportunities June 5 – 7, Hanover...

An early application of artificial intelligence is in production music. This involves the creation of music databases that can be used by producers of TV and feature films, commercials and games to acquire music at low cost. Another area of music production where AI has become indispensable is the mastering of music recordings, which used…