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IBM Watson teamed up with Alex Da Kid to make ‘cognitive music’

Over the last year, AI system IBM Watson has been examining the composition of popular songs, theory, moods, emotions and how they correlate across five years of cultural data to inspire Grammy-winning music producer Alex Da Kid’s song ‘Not Easy’. The collaborative effort helped show...

V Energy Drink improved US rapper Lil Pup’s music video ‘a bit’

Emerging rapper Lil Pup had his latest music video’s energy boosted thanks to V Energy Drink who shot and directed it in Miami, Florida. It’s a full-length Hip Hop video featuring the habitual (and somewhat tired) depiction of entourage, bling, limos, scantily clad women and...

Toyota makes a song using various car parts to produce sound.

Toyota taps into musical experimentation in unlikely places for its new ad – combining sounds sampled from the car to create a track. Hotly contested as it’s certainly not the first time an automotive client has played in this space, with many a car manufacturer...

Listen To Barack Obama’s Summer Playlist

The U.S.A. inaugurates their 45th president next Friday; a timely reminder to share the incumbent’s compilation of summer vacation picks. Available also via Spotify, the collection is divided into two playlists (daytime and nightime) and features an eclectic mix of legendary songs from Prince, Nina...