Wednesday, February 16, 2011

The Music Genome Project

If you’ve ever streamed music at Pandora.com or through any of its mobile applications you have had contact with theMusic Genome Project. Conceived in 1999, the MGP categorizes all music into 5 genomes (Pop/Rock; Hip-Hop/Electronica; Jazz; World Music; and Classical) and under these assigns about 400 attributes to a given piece in an effort to classify it comprehensively. As a result music can be viewed as made up of building blocks that make it objectively similar or dissimilar to other music. The result is a highly marketable product. [READ MORE HERE]

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