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Rise of the robot music industry
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| December 2, 2016
| Nic Fildes
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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TOPICS: Computers/Internet; Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: ai; music; robot
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There would be no end to being stalked by relentless bots pushing for stuffs superficially related to what I am interested. This gets more annoying that blanket carpet-bombing advertising because it will target you and doggedly follow you around.
To: TigerLikesRooster
Correction: annoying thatthan
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posted on
12/05/2016 8:06:32 PM PST
by
TigerLikesRooster
(dead parakeet + lost fishing gear = freep all day)
To: TigerLikesRooster
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posted on
12/05/2016 8:07:11 PM PST
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patro
(Phrogs Forever)
To: patro
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posted on
12/05/2016 8:19:55 PM PST
by
Woodman
To: TigerLikesRooster
Rise of the robot music industry And now for the 3,583rd play in a row: Mr. Roboto by Styx
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posted on
12/05/2016 8:37:25 PM PST
by
KarlInOhio
(" T'was the witch of November come stealin' " And who could the stealing Witch of November be? Hmm?)
To: patro
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posted on
12/05/2016 8:57:05 PM PST
by
UCANSEE2
(Lost my tagline on Flight MH370. Sorry for the inconvenience.)
To: patro
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posted on
12/05/2016 9:01:45 PM PST
by
dfwgator
To: Woodman
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posted on
12/05/2016 9:04:11 PM PST
by
patro
(Phrogs Forever)
To: dfwgator
👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
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posted on
12/05/2016 9:07:25 PM PST
by
patro
(Phrogs Forever)
To: UCANSEE2
Can’t go wrong with Daft Punk. Get lucky.
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posted on
12/05/2016 9:07:57 PM PST
by
patro
(Phrogs Forever)
To: dfwgator
I love retrofuturism and actually like Kraftwerk. But, looking back, it’s sort of hilarious how deadly serious about themselves they were, being cutting edge for all of maybe a year or two. Very innovative group for their brief moment in the sun, though. Still sampled heavily in modern electronic music and have been ever since they’ve existed.
To: UCANSEE2
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12/05/2016 9:10:56 PM PST
by
patro
(Phrogs Forever)
To: TigerLikesRooster
Bro country and rap music and Taylor Swift. Robotic sameness.
To: minnesota_bound
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12/05/2016 9:21:03 PM PST
by
dfwgator
To: patro
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12/05/2016 9:29:31 PM PST
by
Dr.Deth
To: Dr.Deth
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posted on
12/05/2016 9:32:24 PM PST
by
patro
(Phrogs Forever)
To: patro
Always tried to introduce normies with synth-leanings through the album
Cyclone.
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12/05/2016 9:45:52 PM PST
by
Dr.Deth
To: TigerLikesRooster
"Robotic is not an adjective that many musicians would want applied to their songs..."Coulda fooled me. Since the advent of Pro-Tools and Auto Tune, everything sounds sterile and robotic.
Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho! God Bless Texas!
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posted on
12/05/2016 9:46:52 PM PST
by
wku man
(Just One Gun, the latest from 10 Pound Test - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6uFqQenIU4)
To: patro
Also, posted that pic, because nobody would recognize
Larry Fast.
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12/05/2016 9:47:29 PM PST
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Dr.Deth
To: patro
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12/05/2016 9:51:27 PM PST
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Dr.Deth
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