Is virtual reality the future of concerts? Imogen Heap is a Grammy-award winning singer/songwriter/audio engineer who has explored various emerging technologies in the past several years -- from creating music with her MiMu motion controlled gloves to Mycelia, an experimental music distribution platform using blockchain-based technology. She is now creating an immersive virtual reality experience with TheWaveVR.
Dani Deahl heads to Los Angeles to see how artificial intelligence is used in music production. Artist and content creator, Taryn Southern, is recording her debut album which she co-produced with several AI programs, including Amper Music. We sat down with her to see how the process came together.
Circuit bending consists of dismantling toys, household objects and synths in order to rebuild them as new instruments. To most people, old toys like a Furby are just toys, but for musicians who circuit bend, these are instruments waiting to happen. In this episode of The Future of Music, Dani Deahl visited Sam Battle, also know as Look Mum No Computer. He is at the forefront of the circuit bending scene and creates the top circuit bent instruments out of things like bikes, flamethrowers and yes, Furbies.
Advancements in hardware and software have made it possible to do the bulk of producing on a phone or laptop. Mobile music production has become increasingly popular – out of convenience and sometimes necessity. Even for artists and producers with access to professional studios, there is a need to create hits on the fly. And these same mobile tools have now put the power of a studio in everyone’s hands. Dani Deahl heads to L.A. to meet with Grammy-nominated producer Oak Felder to see how he is using mobile production in his work.
