Two UK content material creators have landed spots within the Prime 15 shortlist of tracks of the Future Sound Awards – dubbed “The Grammys for AI music”.
Two UK content material creators have landed spots within the Prime 15 shortlist of tracks of the Future Sound Awards – dubbed ‘The Grammys for AI music‘
Organisers of the awards say they highlight artists from throughout the globe who’re harnessing synthetic intelligence to inform “deeply human tales”.
Launched by the Fanvue World AI Creator Awards in partnership with SoundCloud and TwoShot, awards bosses added they got down to show AI in music is “not nearly algorithms, however about amplifying life and giving artists’ voices – whereas doing so ethically”.
The awards marks the primary transfer into music for Fanvue, the subscription creator platform with over 180,000 creators.
It says it has been utilizing its pioneering AI-powered monetisation instruments to assist them unlock their earnings potential and construct an “AI infrastructure so creators throughout all verticals can scale – and earn”.
The staff behind the awards mentioned it was “surprised” with the usual and breadth of entries, and the “untold human tales behind the artists utilizing AI to make music”.
From greater than 500 entries spanning 20-plus international locations, the judges added that they had “unearthed songs born of heartbreak, resilience, reminiscence and survival”.
Amongst them is a monitor by a UK-based creator referred to as The BTO Child.
Aged solely 19, he emerged from a devastating coma that lasted from December 2016 to April 2017.
A mind damage left him unable to play actual devices.
However with AI, the BTO Child rediscovered his voice.
Now 26, his shortlisted monitor, AI Gave Me a Voice, channels the trauma of dropping his girlfriend months after his restoration.
One other creator who goes by the title Chiropractor, is the second UK entrant who landed a spot on the Future Sound Awards shortlist.
His work pulls from Trinidad’s gritty street-born fashion whereas rooted in Britain.
The judging panel for the awards included producer Jeff Nang – who has labored with Disney, Common and Sony – in addition to Butterbro, TwoShot founder Tobi Akinyemi, and Fanvue’s Head of AI Narcis Marincat.
They met at London’s iconic Westpoint Studios, residence to previous recordings by Adele, Kanye West and Frank Ocean, to guage the entries.
The panel rated the tracks on vocals, lyrics, beat and authenticity – however mentioned what moved them most was the humanity behind the tracks.
Narcis Marincat mentioned: “It was the richness and human emotion of the backstories that captivated us.”
He added: “The influence of AI in music continues to divide opinion however for the primary time, by way of the Future Sound Awards, we’re in a position to present a distinct perspective on the constructive influence of AI in music – uncovering the actual folks behind the know-how and sharing their tales and music.”
All prizes for the Future Sound Awards might be awarded and paid in full by 19 September.
