Pandora: The Music Genome Project
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I recently aquired a new app on my IPhone called Pandora Radio. I didnt know much about it when i downloaded it. It was free, and streaming radio… Or so i thought..
On the sidebar of our blog, I have a link to our radio stations.
Nathan and are able to create radio stations based on the mathematical algorithms of music that are similar to each other. It lets you give thumbs up and down to music and find music with similar algorithms for you to listen to. This may mean you are finding music you never new you would listen to, NOR even knew existed! We have created quite a few radio stations, based on our moods, tastes and joint music enjoyment.
There is an occasional ad, but even that, is only 15 seconds, and i can handle that for free music.
The reason i bring this up is because you can listen to it at your computer, in fact i recommend you go do it right now!
(This is an excerpt from the website)
On January 6, 2000 a group of musicians and music-loving technologists came together with the idea of creating the most comprehensive analysis of music ever.
Together we set out to capture the essence of music at the most fundamental level. We ended up assembling literally hundreds of musical attributes or “genes” into a very large Music Genome. Taken together these genes capture the unique and magical musical identity of a song - everything from melody, harmony and rhythm, to instrumentation, orchestration, arrangement, lyrics, and of course the rich world of singing and vocal harmony. It’s not about what a band looks like, or what genre they supposedly belong to, or about who buys their records - it’s about what each individual song sounds like.
Since we started back in 2000, we’ve carefully listened to the songs of tens of thousands of different artists - ranging from popular to obscure - and analyzed the musical qualities of each song one attribute at a time. This work continues each and every day as we endeavor to include all the great new stuff coming out of studios, clubs and garages around the world.
It has been quite an adventure, you could say a little crazy - but now that we’ve created this extraordinary collection of music analysis, we think we can help be your guide as you explore your favorite parts of the music universe.
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Thanks for sharing. I have one radio station right now and love it. I can see how this is going to be great!