Hiring Audio AI Talent? Watch this! Valerio Velardo - The Sound of AI 2022-12-08 | Hiring audio AI talent or finding a job in the space can be a nightmare. The Sound of AI Recruitment is the only recruitment service focused on hiring audio / music / speech AI talent. Learn more in the video.The Sound of AI Recruitment:thesoundofai.com======================================The Sound of AI Academy:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.comAdvanced Python Programming:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.com/p/advanced-python-programmingJoin The Sound Of AI Slack community:valeriovelardo.com/the-sound-of-ai-communityInterested in hiring me as a consultant/freelancer?valeriovelardo.comConnect with Valerio on Linkedin:linkedin.com/in/valeriovelardoFollow Valerio on Facebook:facebook.com/TheSoundOfAIFollow Valerio on Twitter:twitter.com/musikalkemist======================================
AI Music Concert: 3rd Generative AI Music Workshop Valerio Velardo - The Sound of AI 2025-09-09 | Watch the concert of the 3rd Generative AI Music Workshop, organized by The Sound of AI in collaboration with the Music Technology Group. Participants perform using the AI music technologies they developed during the workshop. The workshop was held at University Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona in December 2024.🚀 Music Tech Advisory: valeriovelardoadvisor.com 🌱 Generative AI Music Workshop: https://www.upf.edu/web/mtg/generative-music-ai-workshop🎧 My new startup Transparent Audio: transparentaudio.ai✍️ My Substack on tech & society: valeriovelardotechandsociety.substack.com Content:0:00 Intro2:03 Binary Star12:04 Balkon 16:25 WavePlay20:12 The Hive25:44 ChordChemists29:23 asdf (Working Title)32:57 Synaesthesia45:03 LocomIA ChoIA
After a Year Away: Heres What Happened Valerio Velardo - The Sound of AI 2025-08-28 | After more than a year of silence, I’m finally back. In this video, I share what’s been happening in my personal and professional life, why I stopped publishing, and what you can expect from me and this channel going forward. I’ll also tell you about some exciting new projects I’ve been working on, like my book AI Music Revolution, my startup Transparent Audio, and my new Substack on tech & society.🚀 Music Tech Startup Advisory: valeriovelardoadvisor.com 🎧 My new startup Transparent Audio: transparentaudio.ai✍️ My Substack on tech & society: valeriovelardotechandsociety.substack.com Content:0:00 Intro1:02 Personal update1:58 Workshop on Generative AI Music3:45 Adjunct Professor of Gen AI Music at MTG5:21 Writing AI Music Revolution10:13 Substack on tech & society10:50 Consultant out, advisor in14:03 New startup: Transparent Audio16:16 What next?
5 Open Source Generative Music Models You Cant Miss Valerio Velardo - The Sound of AI 2024-05-07 | I introduce 5 open source generative music AI models. They are both in the symbolic and audio space. You can use them to streamline the development of your AI music systems.Interested in music AI consulting?thesoundofai.com/consulting.htmlInterested in music AI recruitment?thesoundofai.com/recruitment.html======================================MusicGenWebsite: ai.honu.io/papers/musicgenGithub: github.com/facebookresearch/audiocraft/blob/main/docs/MUSICGEN.mdMuseCocoWebsite: ai-muzic.github.io/musecocoGithub: github.com/microsoft/muzic/tree/main/musecocoMuseformerWebsite: ai-muzic.github.io/museformerGithub: github.com/microsoft/muzic/tree/main/museformerRAVEGithub: github.com/acids-ircam/RAVEMusicAgentArticle: arxiv.org/pdf/2310.11954Github: github.com/microsoft/muzic/tree/main/musicagent======================================Check The AI Leader's Blueprint website:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.com/p/the-ai-leader-s-blueprintBecome a Python ninja with my Advanced Python Programming course:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.com/p/advanced-python-programmingConnect with Valerio on LinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/valeriovelardoFollow Valerio on Twitter:twitter.com/musikalkemist======================================Content0:00 Intro1:08 MusicGen 6:36 MuseCoco11:40 Museformer16:37 RAVE19:19 MusicAgent
I Created An A.I. To ROAST Pop Songs Valerio Velardo - The Sound of AI 2024-02-27 | I implemented an AI music critic. It turned out to be more funny than I expected. Interested in music AI advisorship?thesoundofai.com/consulting.htmlInterested in music AI recruitment?thesoundofai.com/recruitment.htmlCode of the AI music critic on GitHub:github.com/musikalkemist/ai-music-critic======================================Check The AI Leader's Blueprint website:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.com/p/the-ai-leader-s-blueprintBecome a Python ninja with my Advanced Python Programming course:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.com/p/advanced-python-programmingConnect with Valerio on LinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/valeriovelardoFollow Valerio on Twitter:twitter.com/musikalkemist======================================Content0:00 Intro0:50 Why building an AI critic1:26 How humans judge music2:58 How AI understands music3:38 Designing the AI critic3:51 Essentia4:26 Implementation7:48 Running musiccritic9:08 AI critiques 22 by Taylor Swift11:50 Differences between human and AI critic12:56 How to improve the AI critic
3 Steps To SUCCEED At Any AI Project Valerio Velardo - The Sound of AI 2024-02-21 | 80% of AI projects fail. Learn how to maximise your success using a proven AI project lifecycle, that emphasizes customer discovery, strategic planning, and iterative development. Check The AI Leader's Blueprint website:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.com/p/the-ai-leader-s-blueprint======================================Interested in music AI advisorship?thesoundofai.com/consulting.htmlInterested in music AI recruitment?thesoundofai.com/recruitment.htmlBecome a Python ninja with my Advanced Python Programming course:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.com/p/advanced-python-programmingConnect with Valerio on LinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/valeriovelardoFollow Valerio on Twitter:twitter.com/musikalkemist======================================Content0:00 Intro0:38 Challenges with AI projects1:05 My mantra1:28 Customer discovery3:24 Planning4:48 Iterative development5:41 Proof of Concept6:12 Minimum viable product6:44 The AI Leader's Blueprint8:18 Full product8:58 AI lifecycle in a nutshell
OpenAI Sora: Full Breakdown Valerio Velardo - The Sound of AI 2024-02-19 | OpenAI released Sora, a state-of-the-art text-to-video deep learning model. In this video, I provide a complete breakdown of Sora. You can learn what Sora can do, how it works, its limitations, its emergent properties, its impact, and the safety threats it brings.Check The AI Leader's Blueprint website:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.com/p/the-ai-leader-s-blueprint======================================Interested in music AI consulting?thesoundofai.com/consulting.htmlInterested in music AI recruitment?thesoundofai.com/recruitment.htmlBecome a Python ninja with my Advanced Python Programming course:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.com/p/advanced-python-programmingConnect with Valerio on LinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/valeriovelardoFollow Valerio on Twitter:twitter.com/musikalkemist======================================Content0:00 Intro1:12 10K-foot overview2:21 Use cases4:17 How it works11:10 The AI Leader's Blueprint12:23 Emerging properties17:24 Is Sora a world model?21:49 Limitations23:59 Impact28:02 Safety29:30 Ethical problems
My new course. Its awesome! Valerio Velardo - The Sound of AI 2024-01-11 | "The AI Leader's Blueprint" is a 3-day crash course on Zoom that helps you become an AI leader.Check The AI Leader's Blueprint website:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.com/p/the-ai-leader-s-blueprint======================================Interested in music AI consulting?thesoundofai.com/consulting.htmlInterested in music AI recruitment?thesoundofai.com/recruitment.htmlBecome a Python ninja with my Advanced Python Programming course:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.com/p/advanced-python-programmingConnect with Valerio on LinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/valeriovelardoFollow Valerio on Twitter:twitter.com/musikalkemist======================================Content0:00 The AI Leader's Blueprint0:43 What it takes to be an AI leader2:17 Course focus3:06 Who's the course for?3:35 Teaching style4:23 Course schedule4:45 Course website5:37 What you'll learn8:45 Why should you attend this course?10:25 Student's feedback11:33 What you'll get
22. Text-To-Music Generation with Mustango - Generative Music AI Valerio Velardo - The Sound of AI 2023-12-09 | Learn about text-to-music generation with Mustango.Get the lecture slides:github.com/musikalkemist/generativemusicaicourse/blob/main/22.%20Text-to-music%20generation%20with%20Mustango/Slides/22.%20Text-to-music%20generation%20with%20Mustango.pdfIran's YouTube channel:youtube.com/@iran-r-roman/videosWebsite of the Generative Music AI Workshop in Barcelona:https://www.upf.edu/web/mtg/generative-music-ai-workshopSign up to The Sound of AI Slack Community to join the discussion:valeriovelardo.com/the-sound-of-ai-community======================================Interested in music AI consulting?thesoundofai.com/consulting.htmlInterested in music AI recruitment?thesoundofai.com/recruitment.htmlBecome a Python ninja with my Advanced Python Programming course:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.com/p/advanced-python-programmingConnect with Valerio on LinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/valeriovelardoFollow Valerio on Twitter:twitter.com/musikalkemist======================================Content0:00 Intro1:00 MusicBench dataset6:10 Architecture9:34 Sample generated music 13:48 Generating music with a prompt17:44 A word from Valerio
21. Piano Generation with Compose and Embellish - Generative Music AI Valerio Velardo - The Sound of AI 2023-12-08 | Learn about Composer & Embellish, a transformer model that generates expressive piano performances. We show the architecture of the model from a bird's eye-view first. Then, we teach you how you can create music with the pre-trained model in a notebook.Get code:github.com/musikalkemist/generativemusicaicourse/blob/main/21.%20Piano%20generation%20with%20Compose%20and%20Embellish/Code/Compose_and_Embelish.ipynbGet the lecture slides:github.com/musikalkemist/generativemusicaicourse/blob/main/21.%20Piano%20generation%20with%20Compose%20and%20Embellish/Slides/21.%20Compose%20and%20Embelish.pdfIran's YouTube channel:youtube.com/@iran-r-roman/videosWebsite of the Generative Music AI Workshop in Barcelona:https://www.upf.edu/web/mtg/generative-music-ai-workshopSign up to The Sound of AI Slack Community to join the discussion:valeriovelardo.com/the-sound-of-ai-community======================================Interested in music AI consulting?thesoundofai.com/consulting.htmlInterested in music AI recruitment?thesoundofai.com/recruitment.htmlBecome a Python ninja with my Advanced Python Programming course:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.com/p/advanced-python-programmingConnect with Valerio on LinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/valeriovelardoFollow Valerio on Twitter:twitter.com/musikalkemist======================================Content0:00 Intro0:49 How the system work3:44 Generating music with the model11:31 Listening to a generated piece12:56 Donwloading the genererated files13:40 Visualising the generated score15:28 Outro
20. Audio generation with RAVE - Generative Music AI Valerio Velardo - The Sound of AI 2023-12-07 | Learn how to perform audio synthesis with the RAVE model (Realtime Audio Variational Autoencoder). We cover the architecture of this variational autoencoder. We also provide a practical session in a Jupyter notebook, where you can quickly generate sounds with RAVE.Get code:github.com/musikalkemist/generativemusicaicourse/blob/main/20.%20Audio%20generation%20with%20RAVE/Code/RAVE_demo.ipynbGet the lecture slides:github.com/musikalkemist/generativemusicaicourse/blob/main/20.%20Audio%20generation%20with%20RAVE/Slides/20.%20Audio%20generation%20with%20RAVE.pdfIran's YouTube channel:youtube.com/@iran-r-roman/videosWebsite of the Generative Music AI Workshop in Barcelona:https://www.upf.edu/web/mtg/generative-music-ai-workshopSign up to The Sound of AI Slack Community to join the discussion:valeriovelardo.com/the-sound-of-ai-community======================================Interested in music AI consulting?thesoundofai.com/consulting.htmlInterested in music AI recruitment?thesoundofai.com/recruitment.htmlBecome a Python ninja with my Advanced Python Programming course:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.com/p/advanced-python-programmingConnect with Valerio on LinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/valeriovelardoFollow Valerio on Twitter:twitter.com/musikalkemist======================================Content0:00 Intro1:58 Iran's presentation2:50 Overview3:18 How RAVE works5:40 Generating sounds with rave14:28 Outro
19. Melody generation with transformers - Generative Music AI Valerio Velardo - The Sound of AI 2023-12-06 | Learn how to implement a transformer architecture in TensorFlow to generate melodies end to end. You’ll learn about melody encoding, dataset preprocessing, model building, training, and inference.Get code:github.com/musikalkemist/generativemusicaicourse/tree/main/19.%20Melody%20generation%20with%20transformers/CodeGet the lecture slides:github.com/musikalkemist/generativemusicaicourse/blob/main/19.%20Melody%20generation%20with%20transformers/Slides/19.%20Melody%20generation%20with%20transformers.pdfWebsite of the Generative Music AI Workshop in Barcelona:https://www.upf.edu/web/mtg/generative-music-ai-workshopSign up to The Sound of AI Slack Community to join the discussion:valeriovelardo.com/the-sound-of-ai-community======================================Interested in music AI consulting?thesoundofai.com/consulting.htmlInterested in music AI recruitment?thesoundofai.com/recruitment.htmlBecome a Python ninja with my Advanced Python Programming course:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.com/p/advanced-python-programmingConnect with Valerio on LinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/valeriovelardoFollow Valerio on Twitter:twitter.com/musikalkemist======================================Content0:00 Intro0:48 What we'll build7:13 Code overview7:29 Melody dataset9:03 MelodyPreprocessor19:57 Transformer28:12 Encoder36:34 EncoderLayer40:28 Decoder43:25 DecoderLayer48:30 MelodyGenerator54:54 Train script1:06:19 Runing the train script1:08:48 Experimenting with the code1:11:25What's up next?
18. Transformers Explained Easily: Part 2 - Generative Music AI Valerio Velardo - The Sound of AI 2023-12-04 | Learn about the intuition, theory, and mathematics of the transformer. I focus on the decoder component. I dive deep into masked multi-head attention and all the other sublayers. Learn how to use transformers for music generation. I share tips and tricks from the trenches. I focus on the importance of music representation and music data for generation. I also offer insights into future research in neuro-symbolic integration that can help transformers become more robust for music generation.Get the lecture slides:github.com/musikalkemist/generativemusicaicourse/blob/main/18.%20Transformers%20-%20Part%202/Slides/18.%20Transformers%20Part%202.pdfWebsite of the Generative Music AI Workshop in Barcelona:https://www.upf.edu/web/mtg/generative-music-ai-workshopSign up to The Sound of AI Slack Community to join the discussion:valeriovelardo.com/the-sound-of-ai-community======================================Interested in music AI consulting?thesoundofai.com/consulting.htmlInterested in music AI recruitment?thesoundofai.com/recruitment.htmlBecome a Python ninja with my Advanced Python Programming course:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.com/p/advanced-python-programmingConnect with Valerio on LinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/valeriovelardoFollow Valerio on Twitter:twitter.com/musikalkemist======================================Content0:00 Intro1:37 Decoder intuition5:24 Decoder input6:51 Decoder block7:21 Training / inference discrepancy13:10 Masked multi-head attention20:04 Add & norm20:25 Multi-head attention32:40 Feedforward33:30 Decoder block35:09 Linear & softmax38:11 Decoder step-by-step42:14 Training a transformer44:05 Music generation with transformers47:45 Valerio's music generation transformer routine51:51 Music data is key 53:15 Pros and cons 57:04 Most promising research1:00:32 Key takeaways1:02:58 What's up next?
17. Transformers Explained Easily: Part 1 - Generative Music AI Valerio Velardo - The Sound of AI 2023-12-01 | Learn the intuition, theory, and mathematical formalization of transformer architectures, Transformers are widely used in Deep Learning. They now dominate Natural Language Processing, computer vision, and are extensively used in audio and music processing.Get the lecture slides:github.com/musikalkemist/generativemusicaicourse/blob/main/17.%20Transformers%20-%20Part%201/Slides/17.%20Transformers%20-%20Part%201.pdfWebsite of the Generative Music AI Workshop in Barcelona:https://www.upf.edu/web/mtg/generative-music-ai-workshopSign up to The Sound of AI Slack Community to join the discussion:valeriovelardo.com/the-sound-of-ai-community======================================Interested in music AI consulting?thesoundofai.com/consulting.htmlInterested in music AI recruitment?thesoundofai.com/recruitment.htmlBecome a Python ninja with my Advanced Python Programming course:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.com/p/advanced-python-programmingConnect with Valerio on LinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/valeriovelardoFollow Valerio on Twitter:twitter.com/musikalkemist======================================Content0:00 Intro2:57 Context6:01 The intuition8:30 Encoder12:15 Encoder block12:42 Self-attention16:36 Matrices17:04 Input matrix18:29 Query, key, value matrices21:20 Self-attention formula22:01 Self-attention: Step 128:07 Self-attention: Step 230:02 Self-attention: Step 332:59 Self-attention: Step 445:45 Self-attention: Visual recap47:47 Multi-head attention50:49 The propblem of sequence order52:33 Positional encoding55:30 How to compute positional encoding1:02:01 Feedforward layer1:03:27 Add & norm layer1:06:09 Deeper meaning of encoder components1:07:10 Encoder step-by-step1:10:37 Key takeaways1:12:20 What next?
16. Melody Harmonization with Genetic Algorithms - Generative Music AI Course Valerio Velardo - The Sound of AI 2023-11-29 | Learn how to implement a genetic algorithm in Python that generates melody harmonizations automatically.Get code:github.com/musikalkemist/generativemusicaicourse/blob/main/16.%20Melody%20harmonization%20with%20genetic%20algorithms/Code/geneticmelodyharmonizer.pyGet the lecture slides:github.com/musikalkemist/generativemusicaicourse/blob/main/16.%20Melody%20harmonization%20with%20genetic%20algorithms/Slides/16.%20Melody%20harmonization%20with%20genetic%20algorithms.pdfWebsite of the Generative Music AI Workshop in Barcelona:https://www.upf.edu/web/mtg/generative-music-ai-workshopSign up to The Sound of AI Slack Community to join the discussion:valeriovelardo.com/the-sound-of-ai-community======================================Interested in music AI consulting?thesoundofai.com/consulting.htmlInterested in music AI recruitment?thesoundofai.com/recruitment.htmlBecome a Python ninja with my Advanced Python Programming course:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.com/p/advanced-python-programmingConnect with Valerio on LinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/valeriovelardoFollow Valerio on Twitter:twitter.com/musikalkemist======================================Content0:00 Intro0:24 Harmonization task0:55 What we'll build3:28 Get the code3:57 Main function: First pass6:31 Example generation7:45 MelodyData10:25 GeneticMelodyHarmonizer12:57 Generate17:33 Initialise population19:56 Select parents22:59 Create new population26:22 Crossover27:45 Mutate29:24 FitnessEvaluator32.54 Evaluate36:35 Chord melody congruence38:18 Chord variety39:46 Harmonic flow42:44 Functional harmony44:49 Main function: Second pass47:28 Exploring the code further...49:04 What's up next?
15. Genetic Algorithms - Generative Music AI Course Valerio Velardo - The Sound of AI 2023-11-28 | Learn about Genetic Algorithms, and how they are used for music generation.Get the lecture slides:github.com/musikalkemist/generativemusicaicourse/blob/main/15.%20Genetic%20algorithms/Slides/15.%20Genetic%20algorithms.pdfWebsite of the Generative Music AI Workshop in Barcelona:https://www.upf.edu/web/mtg/generative-music-ai-workshopSign up to The Sound of AI Slack Community to join the discussion:valeriovelardo.com/the-sound-of-ai-community======================================Interested in music AI consulting?thesoundofai.com/consulting.htmlInterested in music AI recruitment?thesoundofai.com/recruitment.htmlBecome a Python ninja with my Advanced Python Programming course:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.com/p/advanced-python-programmingConnect with Valerio on LinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/valeriovelardoFollow Valerio on Twitter:twitter.com/musikalkemist======================================Content0:00 Intro0:41 What are genetic algorithms?1:08 Natural selection2:22 Core idea 4:10 Applications5:03 Key elements6:58 Genetic operators7:16 Selection9:11 Crossover11:36 Mutation12:44 Genetic algorithms step by step14:35 What are genetic algorithms good for?15:25 Genetic algorithms for music generation16:49 Use cases for music generation17:01 Examples of music encoding19:30 Music fitness function 22:32 Interactive genetic algorithms24:42 Pros and cons26:15 Key takeaways27:35 What's up next?
14. Drum Generation with Cellular Automata - Generative Music AI Course Valerio Velardo - The Sound of AI 2023-11-24 | Learn how to implement a cellular automaton that generates drum patterns in Python.Get code:github.com/musikalkemist/generativemusicaicourse/blob/main/14.%20Drum%20generation%20with%20cellular%20automata/Code/cellularautomaton.pyGet the lecture slides:github.com/musikalkemist/generativemusicaicourse/blob/main/14.%20Drum%20generation%20with%20cellular%20automata/Slides/14.%20Drum%20generation%20with%20cellular%20automata.pdfWebsite of the Generative Music AI Workshop in Barcelona:https://www.upf.edu/web/mtg/generative-music-ai-workshopSign up to The Sound of AI Slack Community to join the discussion:valeriovelardo.com/the-sound-of-ai-community======================================Interested in music AI consulting?thesoundofai.com/consulting.htmlInterested in music AI recruitment?thesoundofai.com/recruitment.htmlBecome a Python ninja with my Advanced Python Programming course:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.com/p/advanced-python-programmingConnect with Valerio on LinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/valeriovelardoFollow Valerio on Twitter:twitter.com/musikalkemist======================================Content0:00 Intro0:23 What we'll build 1:44 Main function3:21 Example generation running the script3:46 DrunInstruments and DrumStates enums5:18 CellularAutomatonDrumGenerator class8:48 Step method10:30 Applying transition rules12:05 Syncopation resolution rule15:41 Filling gaps rule17:29 Accenting rule18:46 Mutation rule20:42 DrumPatternMusic21Converter class21:58 Main function - 2nd pass 22:59 What's up next?
13. Cellular Automata - Generative Music AI Course Valerio Velardo - The Sound of AI 2023-11-23 | Learn how to use Cellular Automata to generate music, melodies, chords, and more.Get the lecture slides:github.com/musikalkemist/generativemusicaicourse/blob/main/13.%20Cellular%20automata/Slides/13.%20Cellular%20automata.pdfWebsite of the Generative Music AI Workshop in Barcelona:https://www.upf.edu/web/mtg/generative-music-ai-workshopSign up to The Sound of AI Slack Community to join the discussion:valeriovelardo.com/the-sound-of-ai-community======================================Interested in music AI consulting?thesoundofai.com/consulting.htmlInterested in music AI recruitment?thesoundofai.com/recruitment.htmlBecome a Python ninja with my Advanced Python Programming course:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.com/p/advanced-python-programmingConnect with Valerio on LinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/valeriovelardoFollow Valerio on Twitter:twitter.com/musikalkemist======================================Content0:00 Intro0:47 Intuition4:08 Formalisation6:33 Conway's Game of Life9:11 Music generation with CA11:17 Drum generation12:44 Melody generation13:37 Expressive chord generation15:36 Music strategies for CA16:34 Strengths and limitations17:51 Key takeaways 19:01 What's next?
12. Melody Generation with Markov Chains - Generative Music AI Valerio Velardo - The Sound of AI 2023-11-22 | We implement a Markov chain to generate melodies in Python.Get code:github.com/musikalkemist/generativemusicaicourse/blob/main/12.%20Melody%20generation%20with%20Markov%20chains/Code/markovchain.pyGet the lecture slides:github.com/musikalkemist/generativemusicaicourse/blob/main/12.%20Melody%20generation%20with%20Markov%20chains/Slides/12.%20Melody%20generation%20with%20Markov%20chains.pdfWebsite of the Generative Music AI Workshop in Barcelona:https://www.upf.edu/web/mtg/generative-music-ai-workshopSign up to The Sound of AI Slack Community to join the discussion:valeriovelardo.com/the-sound-of-ai-community======================================Interested in music AI consulting?thesoundofai.com/consulting.htmlInterested in music AI recruitment?thesoundofai.com/recruitment.htmlBecome a Python ninja with my Advanced Python Programming course:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.com/p/advanced-python-programmingConnect with Valerio on LinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/valeriovelardoFollow Valerio on Twitter:twitter.com/musikalkemist======================================Content0:00 Intro1:35 Running the script + melody example2:48 Main function3:52 MarkovChainMelodyGenerator6:50 Train method17:27 Generate method25:24 Revisiting the main function28:00 Possible code expansions30:09 What next?
11. Markov Chains - Generative Music AI Course Valerio Velardo - The Sound of AI 2023-11-20 | Learn how Markov chains work and how you can leverage them to generate music. Learn its use cases in generative music (e.g., melody, rhythm, form, dynamics generation). Learn the strengths and limitations of Markov chains for generative music.Get the lecture slides:github.com/musikalkemist/generativemusicaicourse/blob/main/11.%20Markov%20chains/Slides/11.%20Markov%20chains.pdfWebsite of the Generative Music AI Workshop in Barcelona:https://www.upf.edu/web/mtg/generative-music-ai-workshopSign up to The Sound of AI Slack Community to join the discussion:valeriovelardo.com/the-sound-of-ai-community======================================Interested in music AI consulting?thesoundofai.com/consulting.htmlInterested in music AI recruitment?thesoundofai.com/recruitment.htmlBecome a Python ninja with my Advanced Python Programming course:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.com/p/advanced-python-programmingConnect with Valerio on LinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/valeriovelardoFollow Valerio on Twitter:twitter.com/musikalkemist======================================Content0:00 Intro0:46 Intuition7:11 Formalisation11:11 Modelling music with Markov chains22:40 Pros and cons24:50 Key takeaways26:19 What's next?
10. Chord Generation with Generative Grammars - Generative Music AI Valerio Velardo - The Sound of AI 2023-11-15 | We implement an L-System that generates chord progressions in Python.Get the code:github.com/musikalkemist/generativemusicaicourse/blob/main/10.%20Chord%20generation%20with%20generative%20grammars/Code/lsystem.pyGet the lecture slides:github.com/musikalkemist/generativemusicaicourse/blob/main/10.%20Chord%20generation%20with%20generative%20grammars/Slides/10.%20Chord%20generation%20with%20generative%20grammars.pdfWebsite of the Generative Music AI Workshop in Barcelona:https://www.upf.edu/web/mtg/generative-music-ai-workshopSign up to The Sound of AI Slack Community to join the discussion:valeriovelardo.com/the-sound-of-ai-community======================================Interested in music AI consulting?thesoundofai.com/consulting.htmlInterested in music AI recruitment?thesoundofai.com/recruitment.htmlBecome a Python ninja with my Advanced Python Programming course:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.com/p/advanced-python-programmingConnect with Valerio on LinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/valeriovelardoFollow Valerio on Twitter:twitter.com/musikalkemist======================================Content0:00 Intro0:32 L-System design2:13 Music212:54 Code repository3:28 Main function5:32 Running the script7:01 LSystem class8:26 Alphabet property8:50 Iterate method 10:49 Private methods14:34 Converting output to music21 chords16:41 Create and show music21 score18:40 What next?
9. Generative Grammars for Music Generation - Generative Music AI Course Valerio Velardo - The Sound of AI 2023-11-14 | Learn about generative grammars and Lindenmayer Systems. See how you can leverage these algorithms to generate music. Learn how to design effective generative grammars for music generation.Website of the Generative Music AI Workshop in Barcelona:https://www.upf.edu/web/mtg/generative-music-ai-workshopGet the lecture slides:github.com/musikalkemist/generativemusicaicourse/blob/main/09.%20Generative%20grammars/Slides/9.%20Generative%20grammars.pdfSign up to The Sound of AI Slack Community to join the discussion:valeriovelardo.com/the-sound-of-ai-community======================================Interested in music AI consulting?thesoundofai.com/consulting.htmlInterested in music AI recruitment?thesoundofai.com/recruitment.htmlBecome a Python ninja with my Advanced Python Programming course:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.com/p/advanced-python-programmingConnect with Valerio on LinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/valeriovelardoFollow Valerio on Twitter:twitter.com/musikalkemist======================================Content0:00 Intro to Part 2 (Technical dive)1:12 Lecture overview1:51 Intuition 3:06 Formalising a generative grammar4:36 Example language grammar8:31 Probabilistic grammars11:22 Generative grammars for music generation13:28 Music grammar expansion16:10 Guidelines19:27 Gen Music AI workshop20:24 L-Systems24:26 Key takeaways26:20 What's up next?
8. Limitations and Future Vision - Generative Music AI Valerio Velardo - The Sound of AI 2023-11-10 | Learn about the limitations of state-of-the-art generative music systems, and procedural issues we're facing in generative music research. You'll also learn about possible solutions.Website of the Generative Music AI Workshop in Barcelona:https://www.upf.edu/web/mtg/generative-music-ai-workshopGet the lecture slides:github.com/musikalkemist/generativemusicaicourse/blob/main/08.%20Limitations%20and%20future%20vision/Slides/8.%20Limitation%20and%20future%20vision.pdfSign up to The Sound of AI Slack Community to join the discussion:valeriovelardo.com/the-sound-of-ai-community======================================Interested in music AI consulting?thesoundofai.com/consulting.htmlInterested in music AI recruitment?thesoundofai.com/recruitment.htmlBecome a Python ninja with my Advanced Python Programming course:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.com/p/advanced-python-programmingConnect with Valerio on LinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/valeriovelardoFollow Valerio on Twitter:twitter.com/musikalkemist======================================Content0:00 Intro0:41 Text-to-music limitations3:32 The curse of DL4:53 Deep learning limitations9:48 Solving the curse of DL11:26 Music representation limitations13:20 Music representation: Way forward14:12 User interfaces15:39 Problems with research procedure17:56 Research proedure: Way forward 20:09 Engineer / domain knowledge divide21:33 Key takeaways 24:05 What's up next?24:37 Workshop info
7. Generative Techniques - Generative Music AI Valerio Velardo - The Sound of AI 2023-11-09 | Learn about the techniques to generate music. From symbolic AI, to Deep Learning, passing through, optimisation algorithms, complex systems, and statistical methods.Get the lecture slides:github.com/musikalkemist/generativemusicaicourse/blob/main/07.%20Generative%20techniques/Slides/7.%20Generative%20techniques.pdfSign up to The Sound of AI Slack Community to join the discussion:valeriovelardo.com/the-sound-of-ai-communityWebsite of the Generative Music Workshop in Barcelona:https://www.upf.edu/web/mtg/generative-music-ai-workshop======================================Interested in music AI consulting?thesoundofai.com/consulting.htmlInterested in music AI recruitment?thesoundofai.com/recruitment.htmlBecome a Python ninja with my Advanced Python Programming course:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.com/p/advanced-python-programmingConnect with Valerio on LinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/valeriovelardoFollow Valerio on Twitter:twitter.com/musikalkemist======================================Content0:00 Intro0:50 Generative music taxonomy2:03 Symbolic AI6:03 CHORAL8:10 Optimazation techniques11:30 GenJam13:52 Complex systems16:35 CAMUS20:34 Statistical methods22:10 Continuator25:11 Deep learning30:50 DeepBach32:47 No silver bullet33:34 Additional resources34:37 Key takeaways35:25 What's up next?
6. Symbolic Vs Audio Generation - Generative Music AI Valerio Velardo - The Sound of AI 2023-11-08 | Learn about 2 types of music representations for generative music: symbolic, and audio. Learn their pros and cons, when it makes sense to use one or the other.Get the lecture slides:github.com/musikalkemist/generativemusicaicourse/blob/main/06.%20Symbolic%20vs%20audio%20generation/Slides/6.%20Symbolic%20vs%20audio%20generation.pdfSign up to The Sound of AI Slack Community to join the discussion:valeriovelardo.com/the-sound-of-ai-communityWebsite of the Generative Music Workshop in Barcelona:https://www.upf.edu/web/mtg/generative-music-ai-workshop======================================Interested in music AI consulting?thesoundofai.com/consulting.htmlInterested in music AI recruitment?thesoundofai.com/recruitment.htmlBecome a Python ninja with my Advanced Python Programming course:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.com/p/advanced-python-programmingConnect with Valerio on LinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/valeriovelardoFollow Valerio on Twitter:twitter.com/musikalkemist======================================Content0:00 Intro1:07 Music representation8:19 Symbolic representation16:24 Symbolic generation18:40 Pros and cons of symbolic22:54 Join The Sound of AI community! 23:14 Audio representation26:47 Audio-based generation28:50 Pros and cons of audio generation31:41 Key takeaways
5. Ethical Implications - Generative Music AI Valerio Velardo - The Sound of AI 2023-11-07 | Generative music poses serious ethical questions about copyright, replacing musicians, and energy consumption. Learn the golden rules of generative music, and explore the legislation that's popping up to regulate generative AI.Get the lecture slides:github.com/musikalkemist/generativemusicaicourse/blob/main/05.%20Ethical%20implications/Slides/5.%20Ethical%20implications.pdfSign up to The Sound of AI Slack Community to join the discussion:valeriovelardo.com/the-sound-of-ai-communityWebsite of the Generative Music Workshop in Barcelona:https://www.upf.edu/web/mtg/generative-music-ai-workshop======================================Interested in music AI consulting?thesoundofai.com/consulting.htmlInterested in music AI recruitment?thesoundofai.com/recruitment.htmlBecome a Python ninja with my Advanced Python Programming course:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.com/p/advanced-python-programmingConnect with Valerio on LinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/valeriovelardoFollow Valerio on Twitter:twitter.com/musikalkemist======================================Content0:00 Intro0:48 Copyright infringement4:27 Replacing musicians5:43 Energy consumption6:22 Golden rules 9:16 Join The Sound of AI Community!10:01 Generative music and legal15:46 The EU AI Act18:22 How's copyright going to evolve? 20:58 Key takeaways22:33 What's up next?
4. Use Cases - Generative Music AI Valerio Velardo - The Sound of AI 2023-11-06 | Learn how to classify generative music systems. Review different generative music use cases and business opportunities.Get the lecture slides:github.com/musikalkemist/generativemusicaicourse/blob/main/04.%20Use%20cases/Slides/4.%20Use%20cases.pdfSign up to The Sound of AI Slack Community to join the discussion:valeriovelardo.com/the-sound-of-ai-communityWebsite of the Generative Music Workshop in Barcelona:https://www.upf.edu/web/mtg/generative-music-ai-workshop======================================Interested in music AI consulting?thesoundofai.com/consulting.htmlInterested in music AI recruitment?thesoundofai.com/recruitment.htmlBecome a Python ninja with my Advanced Python Programming course:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.com/p/advanced-python-programmingConnect with Valerio on LinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/valeriovelardoFollow Valerio on Twitter:twitter.com/musikalkemist======================================Content0:00 Intro0:34 How to classify gen mus systems5:19 Ex. 1: Melodrive7:24 Ex. 2: Aiva9:12 Text-to-music generation11:04 Singing voice cloning15:35 Automatic accompaniment17:54 Sound synthesis21:37 Business opportunities24:12 Key takeaways26:00 What's up next?
3. History of Generative Music - Generative Music AI Valerio Velardo - The Sound of AI 2023-11-03 | Learn about the fascinating history of generative music, from Mozart's dice game, to the latest deep learning architectures published by Google (MusicLM) and Meta (MusicGen).I've broken down this journey into 5 distinct eras:1. Pre-computer era (1700 - 1956)2. Academic era (1957 - 2009)3. First startup wave (2010 - 2016)4. Big tech experiments (2017 - 2022)5. Music AI hype (2023 - ?)Get the lecture slides:github.com/musikalkemist/generativemusicaicourse/blob/main/03.%20History%20of%20generative%20musci/Slides/3.%20History%20of%20generative%20music.pdfSign up to The Sound of AI Slack Community to join the discussion:valeriovelardo.com/the-sound-of-ai-communityWebsite of the Generative Music Workshop in Barcelona:https://www.upf.edu/web/mtg/generative-music-ai-workshop======================================Interested in music AI consulting?thesoundofai.com/consulting.htmlInterested in music AI recruitment?thesoundofai.com/recruitment.htmlBecome a Python ninja with my Advanced Python Programming course:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.com/p/advanced-python-programmingConnect with Valerio on LinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/valeriovelardoFollow Valerio on Twitter:twitter.com/musikalkemist======================================Content0:00 Intro0:42 5 generative music eras1:43 Pre-computer era5:40 Academic era11:40 First startup wave era13:41 Big tech experiments era17:24 Music AI hype era24:30 What's up next?
2. Whats Generative Music? - Generative Music AI Valerio Velardo - The Sound of AI 2023-11-02 | Learn about the definition of Generative Music, the difference between creative and intelligent task, the disciplines that make up Generative Music, and some of the current challenges we face with creative music AI.Get the lecture slides:github.com/musikalkemist/generativemusicaicourse/blob/main/02.%20What's%20generative%20music/Slides/2.%20What's%20generative%20music%20.pdfSign up to The Sound of AI Slack Community to join the discussion:valeriovelardo.com/the-sound-of-ai-communityWebsite of the Generative Music Workshop in Barcelona:https://www.upf.edu/web/mtg/generative-music-ai-workshop======================================Interested in music AI consulting?thesoundofai.com/consulting.htmlInterested in music AI recruitment?thesoundofai.com/recruitment.htmlBecome a Python ninja with my Advanced Python Programming course:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.com/p/advanced-python-programmingConnect with Valerio on LinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/valeriovelardoFollow Valerio on Twitter:twitter.com/musikalkemist======================================Content0:00 Welcome to Part 1: Foundations1:32 Lecutre overview2:13 Intelligent vs creative tasks9:47 Defining generative music13:20 Join the discussion on The Sound of AI Community13:54 One field, many names16:48 Disciplines that contribute to Gen Music22:18 GM challenges25:28 Key takeaways26:27 What's up next?
1. Course Overview - Generative Music AI Valerio Velardo - The Sound of AI 2023-11-01 | In the first video of the Generative Music AI series, I tell you what to expect from the course.Here are 5 key points you can’t miss from the video:1. The course targets both technologists and musicians.2. If you follow the course, you’ll acquire the necessary AI skills to be creative with music.3.The Sound of AI teamed up with the Music Technology Group to deliver the course.4. The course consists of two phases: firstly, a series of video lectures, followed by an in-person workshop in Barcelona (December 11 - 15).5. Registration for the workshop opens November 13.Will you be joining us for the workshop in Barcelona?Get the lecture slides:github.com/musikalkemist/generativemusicaicourse/blob/main/01.%20Course%20overview/Slides/1.%20Course%20overview.pdfSign up to The Sound of AI Slack Community to join the discussion:valeriovelardo.com/the-sound-of-ai-communityWebsite of the Generative Music Workshop in Barcelona:https://www.upf.edu/web/mtg/generative-music-ai-workshop======================================Interested in music AI consulting?thesoundofai.com/consulting.htmlInterested in music AI recruitment?thesoundofai.com/recruitment.htmlBecome a Python ninja with my Advanced Python Programming course:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.com/p/advanced-python-programmingConnect with Valerio on LinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/valeriovelardoFollow Valerio on Twitter:twitter.com/musikalkemist======================================Content 0:00 Intro0:54 Who's this course for?1:12 Pre-requisites1:56 Course structure2:36 Video lecture series5:31 Workshop9:30 Instructors10:18 Teaching style11:21 Learning goals for technologists12:18 Learning goals for musicians13:13 Software tools13:42 The Sound of AI Slack Community14:40 GitHub repo for learning material14:58 Course timeline15:18 Course pace15:33 Outro
Demo Day - The Sound of AI Accelerator v1 Valerio Velardo - The Sound of AI 2023-07-03 | Demo Day session where the 10 startup music / audio AI companies formed during The Sound of AI Accelerator v1 pitch their ideas to investors.The session was held on Zoom on June 30 2023.The Sound of AI Accelerator is a 12-week startup accelerator programme focused on music, audio, and voice AI. It’s the only accelerator run by audio AI leaders, with the goal to help build the next batch of audio AI companies. The v1 iteration of the accelerator ran from Aprill 11 to July 2 2023. Interested in joining the next batch? Check out thesoundofai.com/accelerator.html ==========================Content:0:00 Intro presentation14:47 MusicMind19:57 SonicSentry25:50 AI Sound Engineer31:39 DataMxr37:24 SoundsWise42:41 Starchild48:49 HotShot54:03 Evolving Voices59:10 Echolair1:04:46 Nootone1:09:50 Conclusion
GPT-4: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly [Paper Breakdown] Valerio Velardo - The Sound of AI 2023-04-04 | GPT-4 is the most competent general-purpose AI trained to date. It can reason, it shows an advanced understanding of the world, and it has common sense. We know OpenAI used a transformer architecture to build GPT-4, but what else do we know about the model? What are the shortcomings and threats of this technology? Why is OpenAI research procedure problematic? Join The Sound of AI Slack Community:valeriovelardo.com/the-sound-of-ai-communityGPT-4 Technical Report:arxiv.org/abs/2303.08774======================================Music AI talent recruitment:thesoundofai.comInterested in hiring me as a consultant/freelancer?thesoundofai.com/consulting.htmlThe Sound of AI Academy:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.comAdvanced Python Programming:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.com/p/advanced-python-programmingConnect with Valerio on Linkedin:linkedin.com/in/valeriovelardoFollow Valerio on Facebook:facebook.com/TheSoundOfAIFollow Valerio on Twitter:twitter.com/musikalkemist======================================Content 0:00 Intro1:30 What we know about GPT43:35 Capabilities9:21 Earth, chicken nuggets, and intelligence12:28 Intelligence = language + multimodality?13:29 Limitations and safety concerns16:26 Procedural no-gos19:24 The Sound of AI Slack Community
I Launch My Biggest Project. Valerio Velardo - The Sound of AI 2023-02-07 | I launch The Sound of AI Accelerator. It's the first startup accelerator dedicated to music / audio / voice AI companies. It’s run by audio AI leaders, with the goal to help build the next batch of audio AI companies. Learn what it's all about and how to apply.The Sound of AI Accelerator website:thesoundofai.com/accelerator.htmlConnect with Valerio on Linkedin:linkedin.com/in/valeriovelardoJoin The Sound of AI Slack Community:valeriovelardo.com/the-sound-of-ai-community======================================Music AI talent recruitment:thesoundofai.com/recruitment.htmlInterested in hiring me as a consultant/freelancer?thesoundofai.com/consulting.htmlThe Sound of AI Academy:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.comAdvanced Python Programming:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.com/p/advanced-python-programmingFollow Valerio on Facebook:facebook.com/TheSoundOfAIFollow Valerio on Twitter:twitter.com/musikalkemist======================================Content: 0:00 Intro0:07 Context1:07 What's The Sound of AI Accelerator?2:02 Team + mentors2:35 Partners2:56 What do you get?4:52 How much will it cost you?5:40 What do we expect from you?6:03 The programme7:31 Where does it take place?7:59 How to apply9:00 Who can apply?9:46 How to get further info
MusicLM Generates Music From Text [Paper Breakdown] Valerio Velardo - The Sound of AI 2023-01-31 | MusicLM has taken the Music AI community by storm. The model published by Google is a step ahead towards text-based music generation in the audio realm. By leveraging a clever combination of deep learning base models, MusicLM generates convincing short music clips with good audio fidelity.Join The Sound of AI Slack Community:valeriovelardo.com/the-sound-of-ai-communityMusicLM paper:arxiv.org/abs/2301.11325MusicLM demo:google-research.github.io/seanet/musiclm/examples======================================Music AI talent recruitment:thesoundofai.comInterested in hiring me as a consultant/freelancer?thesoundofai.com/consulting.htmlThe Sound of AI Academy:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.comAdvanced Python Programming:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.com/p/advanced-python-programmingConnect with Valerio on Linkedin:linkedin.com/in/valeriovelardoFollow Valerio on Facebook:facebook.com/TheSoundOfAIFollow Valerio on Twitter:twitter.com/musikalkemist======================================Content:0:00 Intro0:45 Text-to-music2:15 MusicLM demo3:31 Riffusion and Mubert AI4:37 MusicLM architecture 6:08 Components overview7:40 SoundStream8:20 w2v-BERT8:51 MuLan10:51 Training16:18 Inference19:52 Experiments21:52 Limitations24:40 Thoughts on research procedure
Why My Audio AI Project Failed? Valerio Velardo - The Sound of AI 2023-01-23 | Learn why hiring generalist data scientists to work on music AI projects is the biggest mistake your company can make when working on a music AI project. ======================================The Sound of AI Recruitment website:thesoundofai.comInterested in hiring me as a consultant/freelancer?valeriovelardo.comThe Sound of AI Academy:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.comAdvanced Python Programming:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.com/p/advanced-python-programmingConnect with Valerio on Linkedin:linkedin.com/in/valeriovelardoFollow Valerio on Facebook:facebook.com/TheSoundOfAIFollow Valerio on Twitter:twitter.com/musikalkemist
I Interview ChatGPT Valerio Velardo - The Sound of AI 2023-01-09 | Who better than a machine can talk about machine creativty? I interview ChatGPT about the impact of AI on music and creativity. I also show the system I've built to talk directly with ChatGPT and its components (speech recognition, speech synthesis, and audio playback).Prophet's code:github.com/musikalkemist/prophetJoin The Sound Of AI Slack community:valeriovelardo.com/the-sound-of-ai-community======================================The Sound of AI Recruitment website:thesoundofai.comInterested in hiring me as a consultant/freelancer?valeriovelardo.comThe Sound of AI Academy:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.comAdvanced Python Programming:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.com/p/advanced-python-programmingConnect with Valerio on Linkedin:linkedin.com/in/valeriovelardoFollow Valerio on Facebook:facebook.com/TheSoundOfAIFollow Valerio on Twitter:twitter.com/musikalkemist======================================Content:0:00 Intro0:56 The Prophet system2:24 Interview with ChatGPT8:56 Reflections11:39 Outro
Is Your Company Ready to Adopt AI? Valerio Velardo - The Sound of AI 2022-12-16 | It's not easy to know when to start using machine learning. If you don't get the timing right, your business could waste a lot of money. In this video, I share a number of signs to check when deciding if you should invest in a machine learning solution to get a competitive advantage.The Sound of AI Recruitment website:thesoundofai.comInterested in hiring me as a consultant/freelancer?valeriovelardo.com======================================The Sound of AI Academy:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.comAdvanced Python Programming:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.com/p/advanced-python-programmingJoin The Sound Of AI Slack community:valeriovelardo.com/the-sound-of-ai-communityConnect with Valerio on Linkedin:linkedin.com/in/valeriovelardoFollow Valerio on Facebook:facebook.com/TheSoundOfAIFollow Valerio on Twitter:twitter.com/musikalkemist======================================Content:0:00 Intro0:52 Is AI necessary for my use case?1:29 Can ML solve my problem?2:01 Will the benefits of adopting ML outweigh the costs?2:46 Do we have the necessary data?3:25 Do we have the right talent to build an ML solution?3:49 Help hiring (music) AI talent4:18 Final advice
7 Strategies to Help Junior AI Engineers Become an Unstoppable Force Valerio Velardo - The Sound of AI 2022-12-13 | Junior ML engineers can be an invaluable asset to any company. With the right support and guidance, they can grow and develop their skills quickly and provide great benefit to their teams. In this video, we'll explore 7 strategies tech companies can implement to let their juniors reach their full potential setting up an environment tuned for personal growth.The Sound of AI Recruitment website:thesoundofai.comLearn more about The Sound of AI Recruitment:youtube.com/watch?v=EckIJAUx684&feature=youtu.be======================================The Sound of AI Academy:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.comAdvanced Python Programming:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.com/p/advanced-python-programmingJoin The Sound Of AI Slack community:valeriovelardo.com/the-sound-of-ai-communityInterested in hiring me as a consultant/freelancer?valeriovelardo.comConnect with Valerio on Linkedin:linkedin.com/in/valeriovelardoFollow Valerio on Facebook:facebook.com/TheSoundOfAIFollow Valerio on Twitter:twitter.com/musikalkemist======================================Content0:00 Intro0:49 Hands-on on the full ML lifecycle1:28 Ownership of mid-size ML projects2:12 Mentorship2:57 Code reviews3:52 Pair programming4:15 Time for self-learning5:00 Presentations5:52 Advice to juniors6:25 The Sound of AI Recruitment
Build a Spotify-Like Music Recommender System in Python Valerio Velardo - The Sound of AI 2022-12-06 | Learn how to build a music recommender system that suggests music artists using collaborative filtering and Alternating Least Squares. In the process, you’ll get a foundation about music recommenders, how Spotify recommends music, and how to use a production-ready collaborative filtering Python library called ‘implicit’.======================================Get the code:github.com/musikalkemist/musiccollaborativefiltering Last.fm Music Artist Recommendation Dataset:grouplens.org/datasets/hetrec-2011======================================The Sound of AI Academy:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.comThe Sound of AI Recruitment:thesoundofai.comAdvanced Python Programming:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.com/p/advanced-python-programmingJoin The Sound Of AI Slack community:valeriovelardo.com/the-sound-of-ai-communityInterested in hiring me as a consultant/freelancer?valeriovelardo.comConnect with Valerio on Linkedin:linkedin.com/in/valeriovelardoFollow Valerio on Facebook:facebook.com/TheSoundOfAIFollow Valerio on Twitter:twitter.com/musikalkemist======================================Content0:00 Intro0:28 Types of music recommendation2:17 Spotify recommendation architecture3:41 What are we building?4:18 User-item matrix6:41 Alternating least squares13:50 Last.fm dataset16:46 Package overview17:28 Data loader routine20:30 Artist retriever23:12 Implicit - a collaborative filtering library23:47 Recommender implementation27:55 Running artist recommendations30:35 Join The Sound of AI Slack Community!
When should your company adopt AI? Valerio Velardo - The Sound of AI 2022-12-01 | Most AI projects fail miserably. You should understand when it makes sense to embrace AI to minimise the risk of failure. In this video, we'll explore the necessary conditions for AI adoption in your business.======================================The Sound of AI Recruitment:thesoundofai.comThe Sound of AI Academy:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.comAdvanced Python Programming:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.com/p/advanced-python-programmingJoin The Sound Of AI Slack community:valeriovelardo.com/the-sound-of-ai-communityInterested in hiring me as a consultant/freelancer?valeriovelardo.comConnect with Valerio on Linkedin:linkedin.com/in/valeriovelardoFollow Valerio on Facebook:facebook.com/TheSoundOfAI
What’s the salary of an AI audio engineer? [2022] Valerio Velardo - The Sound of AI 2022-11-28 | Whether you are a company looking for music AI talent or you’re an audio AI engineer looking for a job, there’s one important question you may have in mind: what’s the typical salary of an AI audio engineer? In this video I’ll try to answer this question, providing salary ranges for juniors, seniors, and lead roles.======================================The Sound of AI Recruitment:thesoundofai.comThe Sound of AI Academy:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.comAdvanced Python Programming:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.com/p/advanced-python-programmingJoin The Sound Of AI Slack community:valeriovelardo.com/the-sound-of-ai-communityInterested in hiring me as a consultant/freelancer?valeriovelardo.comConnect with Valerio on Linkedin:linkedin.com/in/valeriovelardoFollow Valerio on Facebook:facebook.com/TheSoundOfAI
Hiring recent audio AI graduates. Good or bad idea? Valerio Velardo - The Sound of AI 2022-11-21 | Experienced audio AI engineers cost a lot. To save money, companies can employ recent graduates. They are relatively cheap compared to more senior engineers. Generally, they are passionate. And they are receptive. But is it always a good idea to hire them?======================================The Sound of AI Recruitment:thesoundofai.comThe Sound of AI Academy:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.comAdvanced Python Programming:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.com/p/advanced-python-programmingJoin The Sound Of AI Slack community:valeriovelardo.com/the-sound-of-ai-communityInterested in hiring me as a consultant/freelancer?valeriovelardo.comConnect with Valerio on Linkedin:linkedin.com/in/valeriovelardoFollow Valerio on Facebook:facebook.com/TheSoundOfAI
OpenSource Research Project: Post-Mortem Analysis Valerio Velardo - The Sound of AI 2022-10-17 | Open Source Research is one of the first community-driven research projects, where hundreds of people collaborated to create a research output and publish a paper collaboratively. Watch the video to learn more about the project, its organisation, and learnings. ======================================OSR linksPaper: zenodo.org/record/7088416#.Y00Md0pBxH5Paper companion website: thesoundofaiosr.github.io/Paper_CompanionOSR website: thesoundofaiosr.github.ioGithub: github.com/TheSoundOfAIOSRTry our sound generation system on the web: share.streamlit.io/thesoundofaiosr/rg_sound_generation/main/app.py======================================The Sound of AI Academy:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.comAdvanced Python Programming:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.com/p/advanced-python-programmingJoin The Sound Of AI Slack community:valeriovelardo.com/the-sound-of-ai-communityInterested in hiring me as a consultant/freelancer?valeriovelardo.comConnect with Valerio on Linkedin:linkedin.com/in/valeriovelardoFollow Valerio on Facebook:facebook.com/TheSoundOfAIFollow Valerio on Twitter:twitter.com/musikalkemist======================================Content0:00 Intro0:50 What's OSR?8:50 Organisation19:46 Project phases23:10 Advice28:24 Final thoughts
Best Universities to Study AI Music Valerio Velardo - The Sound of AI 2022-08-30 | Discover the universities with the best degrees and research programmes in AI applied to music, sound, and signal processing. The Sound of AI Academy:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.comAdvanced Python Programming:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.com/p/advanced-python-programming======================================Join The Sound Of AI Slack community:valeriovelardo.com/the-sound-of-ai-communityInterested in hiring me as a consultant/freelancer?valeriovelardo.comConnect with Valerio on Linkedin:linkedin.com/in/valeriovelardoFollow Valerio on Facebook:facebook.com/TheSoundOfAIFollow Valerio on Twitter:twitter.com/musikalkemist======================================Content0:00 Intro1:03 Universities in Europe9:30 The Sound of AI Academy10:07 University in North America14:31 Bonus universities15:57 Outro
My new project Valerio Velardo - The Sound of AI 2022-08-08 | Finally, I can show you the project I've been working on over the last few months. It's The Sound of AI Academy, an e-learning platform where you can learn all the necessary skills to become an AI (music) ninja.The Sound of AI Academy:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.comAdvanced Python Programming:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.com/p/advanced-python-programming33% discount coupon valid until August 25 2022 (use in the check-in page):TSOAIACADEMYLAUNCH======================================Join The Sound Of AI Slack community:valeriovelardo.com/the-sound-of-ai-communityInterested in hiring me as a consultant/freelancer?valeriovelardo.comConnect with Valerio on Linkedin:linkedin.com/in/valeriovelardoFollow Valerio on Facebook:facebook.com/TheSoundOfAIFollow Valerio on Twitter:twitter.com/musikalkemist
How to Deploy ML Models in Production with BentoML Valerio Velardo - The Sound of AI 2022-07-25 | In this video, you can learn how to deploy Machine Learning models into production using BentoML. I explain how to install BentoML, how to save ML models into BentoML's local store, how to create a BentoML service, how to build a bento, and how to containerise a bento with Docker. I also send requests to the BentoML service to receive back inferences. Check code:github.com/musikalkemist/mldeployment=================Join The Sound Of AI Slack community:valeriovelardo.com/the-sound-of-ai-communityInterested in hiring me as a consultant/freelancer?valeriovelardo.comConnect with Valerio on Linkedin:linkedin.com/in/valeriovelardoFollow Valerio on Facebook:facebook.com/TheSoundOfAIFollow Valerio on Twitter:twitter.com/musikalkemist=================Content0:00 Intro0:19 BentoML deployment steps1:03 Installing BentoML and other requirements2:11 Training a simple ConvNet model on MNIST5:52 Saving Keras model to BentoML local store10:26 Creating BentoML service15:28 Sending requests to BentoML service22:06 Creating a bento25:46 Serving a model through a bento28:25 Dockerise a bento30:46 Run BentoML service via Docker32:41 Deployment options: Kubernetes + Cloud33:43 Outro
Awards Ceremony - 1st The Sound of AI Hackaton Valerio Velardo - The Sound of AI 2022-07-19 | Watch the recording of the Awards Ceremony of the 1st The Sound of AI Hackathon. In the session, I present The Sound of AI Community and its activities, give a summary of the hackathon, and declare the winners picked by the jury.=============================================Check my new course "Advanced Python Programming" on The Sound of AI Academy:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.com/p/advanced-python-programmingJoin The Sound Of AI Slack community:valeriovelardo.com/the-sound-of-ai-communityInterested in hiring me as a consultant/freelancer?valeriovelardo.comConnect with Valerio on Linkedin:linkedin.com/in/valeriovelardoFollow Valerio on Facebook:facebook.com/TheSoundOfAIFollow Valerio on Twitter:twitter.com/musikalkemist
The Most Inspiring Music Tech Projects Youve Seen in a While Valerio Velardo - The Sound of AI 2022-07-18 | Watch the presentations of the 30 teams which participated in the 1st The Sound of AI Hackathon. The quality of the AI music projects presented is high. Hacks cover many sub-fields of audio and music processing. A few examples: music recommendation, audio-based music generation, automatic dj-ing, audio denoising and way more. =============================================Check my new course "Advanced Python Programming" on The Sound of AI Academy:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.com/p/advanced-python-programmingJoin The Sound Of AI Slack community:valeriovelardo.com/the-sound-of-ai-communityInterested in hiring me as a consultant/freelancer?valeriovelardo.comConnect with Valerio on Linkedin:linkedin.com/in/valeriovelardoFollow Valerio on Facebook:facebook.com/TheSoundOfAIFollow Valerio on Twitter:twitter.com/musikalkemist
Neural Synthesis & Generative Music: CJ Carrs Keynote Talk at the 1st TSOAI Hackathon Valerio Velardo - The Sound of AI 2022-07-14 | In his keynote talk for the 1st The Sound of AI Hackathon, CJ Carr recounts his journey into neural audio synthesis with Dadabots. He also provides insights on how to generate music with neural networks from raw audio and talks about open-source neural synthesis models. =================Check my new course "Advanced Python Programming" on The Sound of AI Academy:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.com/p/advanced-python-programmingJoin The Sound Of AI Slack community:valeriovelardo.com/the-sound-of-ai-communityInterested in hiring me as a consultant/freelancer?valeriovelardo.comConnect with Valerio on Linkedin:linkedin.com/in/valeriovelardoFollow Valerio on Facebook:facebook.com/TheSoundOfAIFollow Valerio on Twitter:twitter.com/musikalkemist
AI for Music Analysis: Keunwoo Chois Keynote Talk at 1st TSOAI Hackathon Valerio Velardo - The Sound of AI 2022-07-13 | In his keynote talk for the 1st The Sound of AI Hackathon, Keunwoo Choi provides a tour into Music Information Retrieval. He outlines fundamental MIR tasks, use cases, pitfalls, and interesting AI Music tools. Keunwoo's keynote slides:drive.google.com/file/d/1k6NMli8QAWK_bUIn9ZgKTvJ9JcdKJvcp/view?usp=sharing =================Check my new course "Advanced Python Programming" on The Sound of AI Academy:the-sound-of-ai-academy.teachable.com/p/advanced-python-programmingJoin The Sound Of AI Slack community:valeriovelardo.com/the-sound-of-ai-communityInterested in hiring me as a consultant/freelancer?valeriovelardo.comConnect with Valerio on Linkedin:linkedin.com/in/valeriovelardoFollow Valerio on Facebook:facebook.com/TheSoundOfAIFollow Valerio on Twitter:twitter.com/musikalkemist=================Content:0:00 Intro1:12 Keynote session introduction4:34 Keunwoo's keynote talk43:08 Final thoughts
