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| From | Jocelyn Geboy <smussyolay@yahoo.com> |
| Subject | Fwd: Undeliverable: Pop Marketing |
| Date | Sun, 23 Mar 2003 16:34:41 -0800 (PST) |
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> got this from a friend of mine:
> jocelyn
> >
> >
> >
> > New Computer Program May Be Able to Determine
> a
> > Song's "Hit"
> > Potential
> > Major Music Labels Use Artificial
> Intelligence
> > to Help Determine
> > "Hitability" of Music
> > http://mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=48160
> > Dash for Cash Puts Tech Out of Tune
> > http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1107-991342.html
> > Polyphonic HMI
> > http://www.polyphonichmi.com/
> > The Billboard 200
> >
> >
> http://www.billboard.com/billboard/charts/bb200.jsp
> > Top 40-Charts.com
> > http://www.top40-charts.com/
> > RIAA: Top 100 Albums
> > http://www.riaa.com/Gold-Best-5.cfm
> > Earlier this week, the Polyphonic HMI company
> > announced that their
> > new software
> > program, Hit Song Science, may have the
> ability
> > to pick out which
> > songs might be
> > chart-toppers before they are even released
> to
> > the record-buying
> > public. The program
> > identifies certain characteristics, such as
> > melody, harmony, tempo,
> > and pitch, that
> > frequently result in songs that become
> > immensely popular.
> > Apparently, these shared traits
> > are not always obvious, as the rock group U2
> > and the works of
> > Beethoven shared similar
> > values, as did the music of the Beatles and
> > Elvis Presley.
> > Polyphonic HMI's chief
> > executive, Mike McCready, noted that "There
> are
> > a limited number of
> > mathematical
> > formulas for hit songs." Other commentators
> and
> > music journalists
> > have already
> > commented that much of contemporary popular
> > music does in fact
> > sound much the same,
> > due to the restrictive playlists of many
> radio
> > stations, with some
> > noting that the subtle
> > practice of "payola" seems to be alive and
> > well.
> >
> > The first link leads to a news article on
> this
> > new program from the
> > Music Industry News
> > Network. The second link will take users to
> an
> > insightful
> > commentary on these recent
> > developments by ZDNet UK columnist, Rupert
> > Goodwins. The third link
> > leads to the
> > homepage of Polyphonic HMI, which contains
> > information about their
> > work, their
> > technology, and their partners. Persons
> > interested in the current
> > state of popular music's
> > bestsellers will want to look at the fourth
> > link, which leads to
> > the Billboard's current top
> > 200 best-selling album chart. The fifth link
> > leads to a number of
> > music charts from around
> > the world, including some historic
> best-selling
> > charts from the
> > United Kingdom. The final
> > site contains the top 100 selling albums of
> all
> > time, as compiled
> > by the Recording Industry
> > Association of America, and includes a number
> > of familiar records,
> > such as Michael
> > Jackson's "Thriller" and "Led Zeppelin IV."
> > [KMG]
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> >
> >
> >
> >
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