The Music Genome Project is an effort to "capture the essence of music at the most fundamental level" using various attributes to describe songs and mathematics to connect them together into an interactive map. The Music Genome Project covers five music genres: Pop/Rock, Hip-Hop/Electronica, Jazz, World Music, and Classical.
Any given song is represented by approximately 450 "genes" (analogous to trait-determining genes for organisms in the field of genetics). Each gene corresponds to a characteristic of the music, for example, gender of lead vocalist, prevalent use of groove, level of distortion on the electric guitar, type of background vocals, etc. Rock and pop songs have 150 genes, rap songs have 350, and jazz songs have approximately 400. Other genres of music, such as world and classical music, have 300–450[1] genes. The system depends on a sufficient number of genes to render useful results. Each gene is assigned a number between 0 and 5, in half-integer increments.[2] The Music Genome Project's database is built using a methodology that includes the use of precisely defined terminology, a consistent frame of reference, redundant analysis, and ongoing quality control to ensure that data integrity remains reliably high.[1]
Given the vector of one or more songs, a list of other similar songs is constructed using what the company calls its "matching algorithm". Each song is analyzed by a musician in a process that takes 20 to 30 minutes per song.[3] Ten percent of songs are analyzed by more than one musician to ensure conformity with the in-house standards and statistical reliability.
The Music Genome Project was first conceived by Will Glaser in late 1999, and populated with musicological input from Tim Westergren in early 2000. In January 2000, they joined forces with Jon Kraft to found Savage Beast Technologies to bring their idea to market.[4] The Music Genome Project was developed in its entirety by Pandora Media and remains the core technology used for Pandora Radio, its internet radio service. Although there was a time when the company licensed this technology for use by others, today it is limited for use only by its users.
"Music Genome Project" is a registered trademark in the United States. The mark is owned by the company Pandora Media, Inc.[5]
The Music Genome Project is covered by U.S. Patent 7,003,515 which shows William T. Glaser, Timothy B. Westergren, Jeffrey P. Stearns, and Jonathan M. Kraft as the inventors of this technology. The patent has been assigned to Pandora Media, Inc. With that initial patent filed, most of the intellectual property associated with Glaser's founding algorithm remains a trade secret to this day.
The full list of attributes for individual songs is not publicly released, and ostensibly constitutes a trade secret.[citation needed]
^Ike, Elephant (February 2006). "Tiny Mix Tapes: Tim Westergren Interview". Retrieved 30 May 2013.
^Westergren, Tim (March 9, 2009). "VV Show #54 - Tim Westergren of Pandora". Venture Voice (Interview). Interviewed by Greg Galant. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
Castelluccio, Michael (December 2006), "The Music Genome Project", Strategic Finance, 88 (6): 57–58, ISSN 1524-833X
Jennings, David (2007), Net, Blogs and Rock 'N' Roll: How Digital Discovery Works and What it Means for Consumers, Creators and Culture, London, UK; Boston, MA: Nicholas Brealey Pub., ISBN978-1-85788-398-5, OCLC 145379643
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Walker, Rob (October 14, 2009). "The Song Decoders at Pandora". The New York Times. Retrieved November 23, 2012.
External links
"The Music Genome Project"—short historical statement by Tim Westergren
Patent Number 7003515—Consumer item matching method and system
Early interview with Tim Westergren about the Music Genome Project and Pandora
Inside the Net Interview with Tim Westergren of Pandora Media
March 23, 2007
Interview with Tim Westergren about the Music Genome Project and Pandora video
The first music of genes by Jean-claude Perez 1994 SACEM GEN0694
March 03, 2023
music, genome, project, effort, capture, essence, music, most, fundamental, level, using, various, attributes, describe, songs, mathematics, connect, them, together, into, interactive, covers, five, music, genres, rock, electronica, jazz, world, music, classic. The Music Genome Project is an effort to capture the essence of music at the most fundamental level using various attributes to describe songs and mathematics to connect them together into an interactive map The Music Genome Project covers five music genres Pop Rock Hip Hop Electronica Jazz World Music and Classical Any given song is represented by approximately 450 genes analogous to trait determining genes for organisms in the field of genetics Each gene corresponds to a characteristic of the music for example gender of lead vocalist prevalent use of groove level of distortion on the electric guitar type of background vocals etc Rock and pop songs have 150 genes rap songs have 350 and jazz songs have approximately 400 Other genres of music such as world and classical music have 300 450 1 genes The system depends on a sufficient number of genes to render useful results Each gene is assigned a number between 0 and 5 in half integer increments 2 The Music Genome Project s database is built using a methodology that includes the use of precisely defined terminology a consistent frame of reference redundant analysis and ongoing quality control to ensure that data integrity remains reliably high 1 Given the vector of one or more songs a list of other similar songs is constructed using what the company calls its matching algorithm Each song is analyzed by a musician in a process that takes 20 to 30 minutes per song 3 Ten percent of songs are analyzed by more than one musician to ensure conformity with the in house standards and statistical reliability The Music Genome Project was first conceived by Will Glaser in late 1999 and populated with musicological input from Tim Westergren in early 2000 In January 2000 they joined forces with Jon Kraft to found Savage Beast Technologies to bring their idea to market 4 The Music Genome Project was developed in its entirety by Pandora Media and remains the core technology used for Pandora Radio its internet radio service Although there was a time when the company licensed this technology for use by others today it is limited for use only by its users Contents 1 Intellectual property 2 See also 3 References 4 Further reading 5 External linksIntellectual property Edit Music Genome Project is a registered trademark in the United States The mark is owned by the company Pandora Media Inc 5 The Music Genome Project is covered by U S Patent 7 003 515 which shows William T Glaser Timothy B Westergren Jeffrey P Stearns and Jonathan M Kraft as the inventors of this technology The patent has been assigned to Pandora Media Inc With that initial patent filed most of the intellectual property associated with Glaser s founding algorithm remains a trade secret to this day The full list of attributes for individual songs is not publicly released and ostensibly constitutes a trade secret citation needed See also EditMoodbar MusicBrainz Pandora Radio WhoSampledReferences Edit a b About The Music Genome Project Pandora Internet Radio Retrieved 17 August 2014 U S Patent 7 003 515 Ike Elephant February 2006 Tiny Mix Tapes Tim Westergren Interview Retrieved 30 May 2013 Westergren Tim March 9 2009 VV Show 54 Tim Westergren of Pandora Venture Voice Interview Interviewed by Greg Galant Retrieved 2011 06 26 Music Genome Project US Trademark No 2731047 United States Patent OfficeFurther reading EditCastelluccio Michael December 2006 The Music Genome Project Strategic Finance 88 6 57 58 ISSN 1524 833X Jennings David 2007 Net Blogs and Rock N Roll How Digital Discovery Works and What it Means for Consumers Creators and Culture London UK Boston MA Nicholas Brealey Pub ISBN 978 1 85788 398 5 OCLC 145379643 John Joyce September 2006 Pandora and the Music Genome Project Scientific Computing 23 10 14 40 41 ISSN 1930 5753 archived from the original on 2012 02 16 retrieved 2008 08 03 Walker Rob October 14 2009 The Song Decoders at Pandora The New York Times Retrieved November 23 2012 External links Edit The Music Genome Project short historical statement by Tim Westergren Patent Number 7003515 Consumer item matching method and system Early interview with Tim Westergren about the Music Genome Project and Pandora Inside the Net Interview with Tim Westergren of Pandora Media Interview with Tim Westergren March 23 2007 Interview with Tim Westergren about the Music Genome Project and Pandora video The first music of genes by Jean claude Perez 1994 SACEM GEN0694 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Music Genome Project amp oldid 1138150364, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
