[Artist Talk] DADABOTS: Artisanal Machine Funk, Generative Black Metal
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DADABOTS – CJ Carr and Zack Zukowski - are two hacker-musicians taking Deep Learning to generative music. Their work – the products of large datasets of recorded audio, processed to produce new music – creates a new meaning for ‘sampling’. Their 24/7 livestreams - some running non-stop for 2 years now - constantly synthesize music with neural nets, from datasets of Math Rock, Free Jazz, Death Metal, Funk, and even the Beatles, challenging the listener to reinterpret their understanding of human-created music. Their series of Impossible Covers creates style-transferred songs from pop canon - performed by other artists, such as Frank Sinatra Sings Britney Spears and Nirvana Cover Gorillaz.
This talk will feature an overview of their technical work and toolsets, a dive into their artistic exploration, and brand new work with hip-hop producer Keyon Christ.