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Jun 10

6 Mashups of Music and Artificial Intelligence

AI tunes

…If there is one thing computers do well, it’s math. All of music’s raw components key, mode, melody, harmony and rhythm can be expressed mathematically. As a result, computers can help people make music, even if they don’t know their elbow from an F clef.
The following apps for computer, web browser and smartphone put the power of artificially intelligent music creation in your hands or let you hear music that was created or manipulated by machines. Without further ado:
uJam
One of the most impressive demonstrations I’ve seen this year, uJam is the brainchild of longtime audio-software developers Peter Gorges and Axel Hensen and their celebrity partners Hans Zimmer (film composer for Dark Knight, Gladiator, Lion King) and Pharrell Williams (producer for Madonna, Shakira, Gwen Stefani). Their web app, yet to be released, crafts entire songs with precise accompaniment out of whatever the user whistles, hums or sings (or tries to sing) with an auto-tune feature to smooth out the rough spots.
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May 10

american idol may 11

American Idol May 11 2010:Watch AI Season 9 Episode 38 Online S09E38

…(Don Juan DeMarco) by Bryan Adams : Overall it was a very moving performance that went out to the ladies.
It was a good episode that proved one thing:the remaining contestants sound terrible alone and excellent together and should therefore form a band. So who did you like tonight? Who do you think will be going home?
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Apr 10

‘Idol’ Can Transform Ya: Biggest ‘AI’ Makeovers Ever

Most American Idols are made, not born. Sure, their singing ability may have been there from the start, but they walked into that audition room looking like just any boy- or girl-next-door.

…Most American Idols are made, not born. Sure, their singing
ability may have been there from the start, but they walked into that audition
room looking like just any boy- or girl-next-door. It was only after they were
manhandled by a 19 Entertainment-supplied dream team of stylists, hairdressers,
makeup artists, personal trainers, and cosmetic dentists that their superstar transformations were complete.And of course, some less fortunate Idols end up going through changes on their own, both good and bad, once they leave the show and are left to their own devices. So what sort of makeovers (or makeunders) will Season 9’s contestants
undergo once “American Idol” is over? Will Siobhan Magnus ditch the Missy Elliott
boots and Mr. Peabody spectacles once and for all? Will Crystal Bowersox comb
out her dreads? Will Andrew Garcia cover up his neck tattoos? Will Casey James
(gawd forbid) chop off his goldilocks? Who knows? But here are some of the more
dramatic and…

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Apr 10

The Best Short Film You’ve Ever Seen (Video)

A.I. meets Children of Men in this Parallel Lines collection masterpiece.

…I have seen a lot of short films. And by a lot I mean more than probably 99 percent of the world’s population. I am not sure I have ever seen one quite as amazing as The Gift by Carl Eric Rinsch. I’m not sure if Ridley Scott and Philips Electronics ever thought the Parallel Lines series would produce this kind of sheer brilliance. This film reminds me of so many different classic films. A.I (the look). The Bourne Supremacy (the backdrop). Children of Men (the feel). Hell, even The Lord of the Rings series (the MacGuffin). This is what I, Robot would have been like if it was a Stanley Kubrick script directed by Paul Greengrass. It’s that amazing.
The one restriction for all the Parallel Lines films was that the following six lines of dialogue had to be used, in order

The Gift is apparently being turned into a feature-length film, a la District 9. If the feature-length film, called Small, is anywhere near as good as this short, it will get an Oscar nom as well. Here’s the film. Prepare to have your mind…

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Mar 10

Ai, a Steadfast Poetic Channel of Hard Lives, Dies at 62

The poet Ai’s work — known for its raw power, jagged edges and unflinching examination of violence and despair — stood as a damning indictment of American society.

…Company.Her other books include Sin (1986), Fate (1991), Greed (1993) and Dread (2003). A posthumous volume, No Surrender, is to be published by Norton in September.Ai’s poems, which have been widely anthologized, are nearly always dramatic monologues, a form closely associated with the 19th-century English poet Robert Browning. To this form, she brought a flinty, distinctly 20th-century American sensibility. Imagine a Browning monologue rewritten in the terse manner of Sam Shepard, the poet David Wojahn wrote in The New York Times Book Review in 1986, and you have a good idea of what an Ai poem sounds like. Though Ai’s work was determinedly not autobiographical, its concern with disenfranchised people was informed, she often said, by her own fractional heritage. Many poems could be read as biting dissertations On Being 1/2 Japanese, 1/8 Choctaw, 1/4 Black, and 1/16 Irish, as the title of a 1978 essay she wrote in Ms. magazine put it. (The proportions are telling, too, for not quite adding up to a complete…

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Mar 10

The Family Cat – Furthest From The Sun (Les Cultissime

J’ai des souvenirs mordorés de The Family Cat. De cette année magique 1989, où on sentait que musicalement, tout était encore possible.

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Mar 10

Le Canada champion olympique de hockey 2010 / Canada olympic

J’ai vu la finale de hockey sur glace sur internet bravo au Canada !!! Ca a été dur mais ils l’ont fait. Je suis très content pour eux

…e./I watched ice hockey final on the internet congratulations to Canada !!! It was really tough but they make it. I’m really happy for them. What a symbol that “Sid the kid” Sidney Crosby strikes the winner goal. It will be a big party over there. It’s a pity that hockey team France wasn’t qualified….

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Feb 10

Shock-jock Howard Stern next Idol judge?

Producers of the American reality TV series American Idol are courting the king of radio, Howard Stern to become the next Mr. Nasty in the forthcoming season of AI

…Producers of the American reality TV series American Idol are courting the king of radio, Howard Stern to become the next Mr. Nasty in the forthcoming season of AI.
According to the insiders from American Idol, FOX management is laying down the red carpet for the no-holds-barred radio shock-jock, Stern replace the acid-tongued Simon Powell on…

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Jan 10

Stopping Torture, Murder and Mayhem - Powerful Ads from Around the World

Amnesty International (AI) is a worldwide movement of people who campaign and work towards the international recognition and support of human rights. Take a look at some of their most creative and attention getting advertising campaigns.

…It appears that some of the most creative and inventive advertising is coming from nonprofits these days.I’ve been taking a look at the nonprofits and “for a good cause” marketing techniques. Last month, we looked at the Anti-Smoking Campaigns. and Saving Our Environment Campaigns, and the AIDS Campaigns.Today I am just going to focus on one organization. Amnesty International (AI) is a worldwide movement of people who campaign and work towards the international recognition and support of human rights. Take a look at some of their most creative and attention getting advertising campaigns. 1. LOCKED UP…

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