DIGITAL AGENCY PROGRAMMED AI TO CREATE A SYNTHETIC TRAVIS SCOTT SONG

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DIGITAL AGENCY SPACE150 PROGRAMMED AN AI TO CREATE A SYNTHETIC TRAVIS SCOTT SONG
COLLIN LEE JOHNSONFEBRUARY 21, 2020
TECHNOLOGY2 MIN READ
When I was at SXSW last year, it became apparent how much AI is growing in the music industry and technology space. Recently, a digital agency called Space150 took it to the next level in the controversial, yet bubbling world. They had an AI learn the entire back catalog of Travis Scott. From this, they made their “Travis Bott.” Using this peculiar creation, they set it to work on creating a “new song” that came out last week called “Jack Park Canny Dope Man.” They even made a video to go along with it.

In the video, you can see a creepily glitchy and CGI version of Scott spitting the bot’s lyrics. The vibe definitely feels a bit like an episode of Black Mirror. Already nearing 50k views on YouTube, it’s apparent that people are already getting a kick out of it, for better or for worse. There’s already even a Genius page for the lyrics that are sure to offer ample entertainment. Space150 said they made the bot purely for experimental purposes and that there was no client involved, per AdWeek.

The AI was able to generate all the lyrics and melodies to the track, albeit them being completely nonsensical. Apparently, training AI’s on an artist’s catalog of copyrighted music doesn’t legally step on any toes in the US. Space150’s mission statement is: “we exist to put brands on the forefront of culture and technology, to help them keep up, get ahead and stand out. We destroy convention to create demand.” They’ve definitely made themselves stand out with this strange Travis Bott banger. It serves to keep eyes on what they’ll do next.



.Digital Agency Space150 Programmed An AI To Create A Synthetic Travis Scott Song

 

[010101]

ha on point*

 

[GrindtooFilthy]

Yup skynet is now forever

hope y’all ready we’re fast forwarding to 3020 now

 

[Booker T Garvey]

Just throwing random words around that rhyme melodically?! Yup, sounds like hip hop in 2020

may as well let computers create that bullshyt..

 

[killacal]

She got a crew on top of my chain... it'll be another 100 years before we are capable of understanding that reference

 

[EBK String]

shyt kind of hard

 

[jwinfield]

OVO tent about to get wi-fi

 

[Scustin Bieburr]

Honestly I wouldnt be surprised if this has already been happening for a long time

Some of the music out here really feels randomly generated

 

[bigdaddy88]

this was in a black mirror episode, i think the miley cirus one




am no longer surprised am just getting ready

 

[feelosofer]

Most pop music today is more math than magic, this is partially why everything sounds basically the same.

 

[newworldafro]

Hip Bot

Rappers and ghostwriters gone be automated out of jobs soon.

In 2025, the new middle men of Hip Hop gone be Computer Science majors mixing the algorithms of other rappers music, then selling the lyrics and songs to rappers, producers, music companies...

 

[feelosofer]

Hip Bot

Rappers and ghostwriters gone be automated out of jobs soon.

In 2025, the new middle men of Hip Hop gone be Computer Science majors mixing the algorithms of other rappers music, then selling the lyrics and songs to rappers, producers, music companies...

Quite as kept this has been going to onto a lesser extent for years, why do you think people keep going back to music made from the 90's and earlier. It's more organic

 

[Saint1]

Good. Hurry up and make it so that 1st graders can make pop music on an iPad so real music can make a comeback.

 

[Artificial Intelligence]

.......................

 

[wild100sboy]

I bet they cant do this to 90s hip hop. Or even early/mid 2000s. Literally anything and anybody can create and copy the trash music now