Iamus is one of those rare musicians who’s attained global stardom without the outsized ego or sense of entitlement that often goes hand-in-hand with fame.
Iamus is also one of those rare musicians who is an algorithm.
The computer-composer, created by a research team led by Francisco Vico at Spain’s University of Malaga, has released an album, composed symphonies performed by the London Symphony Orchestra and “written” over 1 billion songs in every genre imaginable. (Vico says rock and funk were among the most difficult styles for Iamus to master).
The machine's music is all but indistinguishable from the melodies created by humans. The Guardian held a musical Turing test that asked its audience to choose the clip, from a list of five, that had been composed by a computer. Twenty-five percent of readers correctly identified Iamus’ "Hello World" as the algorithm’s. But 30 percent picked a Gustav Mahler piece.
Iamus is also one of those rare musicians who is an algorithm.
The computer-composer, created by a research team led by Francisco Vico at Spain’s University of Malaga, has released an album, composed symphonies performed by the London Symphony Orchestra and “written” over 1 billion songs in every genre imaginable. (Vico says rock and funk were among the most difficult styles for Iamus to master).
The machine's music is all but indistinguishable from the melodies created by humans. The Guardian held a musical Turing test that asked its audience to choose the clip, from a list of five, that had been composed by a computer. Twenty-five percent of readers correctly identified Iamus’ "Hello World" as the algorithm’s. But 30 percent picked a Gustav Mahler piece.
- 1/13/2013
- by Bianca Bosker
- Huffington Post
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