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Smackdown: Artificial Intelligence

Soundcheck | Jun 14, 2010

Meet composer Emily Howell: she’s crafting original works of classical music that sound sharp and lively, if a little derivative. Some say her pieces sound like Bach or Liszt. The issue: Emily Howell is a computer-based algorithm, designed by composer David Cope. He joins us to talk about Emily Howell’s latest album, From Darkness, Light.

Later: does artificial intelligence even belong in music? We settle it with a Soundcheck Smackdown; guests include Wired Magazine columnist Eliot Van Buskirk and PopMatters.com jazz critic Will Layman.

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