Posted on 12/05/2016 8:05:31 PM PST by TigerLikesRooster
Rise of the robot music industry
AI is transforming music streaming, talent spotting, promotion and even composition
December 2, 2016 by: Nic Fildes, Telecoms Correspondent
Robotic is not an adjective that many musicians would want applied to their songs but the industry has been fast to embrace data analytics and artificial intelligence to help tailor its services to the increasingly fickle listener.
Algorithms are seeping into the music business to help with talent spotting, promotion and even composition in an industry that has been historically resistant to change and was one of the first to feel the effects of “disruption” through piracy and music sharing.
Streaming services have already ushered in an era of “hyper personalisation” for music lovers. Spotify’s Discover Weekly playlist, launched in July 2015, had racked up 40m listeners around the world and 5bn track streams by May this year, according to a report from the BPI prepared by Music Ally. These playlists monitor what a person is listening to, and cross-references that data with other users with similar tastes to recommend new songs and artists.
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Awesome. Still sittin' here blinking... wow.
I do a lot of multitracking, and that's quite a nice piece of work.
Soon they’ll be getting robot breast implants
and going to robot rehab.
“Radio, activ, ity...”
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