Automatic for the People: Crowd-driven Generative Scores using Machine Learning and Manhattan
Supporting Videos for TENOR 2020
Performance Video 1 (Classical style; ~12mins 1080p MP4) - Screen capture of music generation with inset live platform footage, classical style using piano and synthetic choir (programmed to sing the neighbourhoods of Bristol).
Performance Video 2 (Trip Hop style; ~12mins 1080p MP4) - Screen capture of music generation with inset live platform footage, trip-hop style using synthesisers and sampled Rising Voices choir (for both voice and drum sounds).
Early Technical Demo (annotated initial experiments; 2:34)Annotated screen capture of early experiments with basic music mappings of people locations to notes (pitch and rhythm) and percussion density to crowd density. Annotations are provided to explain the system and process.