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The Illiac Suite - Music and AI

The Illiac Suite - Music and AI

By: Dennis Kastrup
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In 1957 a computer of the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign wrote a composition for a string quartet: The Illiac Suite! It was the first time in music history. We have come a long way. The combination artificial intelligence and music is here to stay. We entered a new exciting era of creativity. My name is Dennis Kastrup. I am a journalist from Berlin. And my passion is AI. Let's talk about it. But most of all: Listen to it!Dennis Kastrup Music
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  • 22: The End
    Apr 28 2025

    Some words for no more words...

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    12 mins
  • 21: AIXchange
    Mar 31 2025

    AIXchange wants to connect human artists with the GenAI ecosystem – enabling both to thrive. Their mission is to empower the GenAI music revolution by offering legal, high-quality music training data, ensuring ethical and compliant AI music generation. Sounds interesting and perfect for The Illiac Suite to take a deep dive into that. In this episode I talked to Steffen Holly, Head of Business Development​ at Fraunhofer Institut. He is part of AIXchange and does the academic research for them.

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    I produced all of "The Illiac Suite" myself (with a little help from A.I.):

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    #genai #ai #artificialintelligence #theilliacsuitepodcast

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    52 mins
  • 20: Andrew Melchior
    Feb 25 2025

    It is a pleasure to have Andrew Melchior in the new episode of "The Illiac Suite". Andy began as a classically trained pianist and later explored digital music production and internet technologies, leading to a job at EMI Music. His career expanded into photography, digital energy, and augmented reality, eventually working with Magic Leap and renowned artists like Björk and Massive Attack. He played a key role in innovative projects such as Björk Digital, the VR album Vulnicura, and AI-driven music experiences. Since COVID, he has been a freelance artist, working on AI-driven creative projects, including a sonic artwork for the European Capital of Culture 2026 and an AI-powered spatial audio experience in Poland.

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    1 hr
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