XJ music Podcast

About XJ music Podcast

XJ music founders Charney Kaye and Jamal Whitaker host this unique view into the lab, where we develop our innovative music engine, seeking a compelling future for artists to compose new possibilities for video games, live streaming, and environments.

Publisher

XJ music

Category

music · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

15 Jun 2023

Latest episode

6 Mar 2024

Latest episodes

6 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 Mar 2024

   Episode 6: Pure Cybernetic Chaos with Axel Chemla—Romeu-Santos, Post-Doctorate @ IRCAM

   Axel Chemla—Romeu-Santos, Post-Doctorate @ IRCAM joins Charney and Jamal to discuss using AI for music generation, the tension between control and randomness, the limitations of current AI technology.

2. 

   28 Feb 2024

   Episode 5: Gordon McGladdery, Studio Director, Composer and Game Designer at A Shell in the Pit

   Gordon McGladdery of A Shell in the Pit joins Charney and Jamal to discuss his journey in game music composition, working on titles like Rogue Legacy and Wandersong, and insights into dynamic music and middleware like FMOD.

3. 

   27 Nov 2023

   Episode 4: Catherine Gairard, independent singer, harpist, & movie soundtrack composer

   Catherine Gairard, independent singer, harpist, & movie soundtrack composer, joins Charney and Jamal to discuss nuance in music composition and meeting the future of music technology with solidarity.

4. 

   15 Sept 2023

   Episode 3: Dan Spencer, music evangelist & VGM analyst

   Dan Spencer, music evangelist & VGM analyst, joins Charney and Jamal to discuss the future of music in games, and the power of music to connect us.

5. 

   15 Jul 2023

   Episode 2: XJ music theory & artist collaboration

   Dive into XJ music theory and meet Voodoo Lion, a.k.a. co-founder Jamal Whitaker. This episode features Charney's deep dive with the music team on challenges of composing with limited senses, innovative tech, and preserving humanity in algorithmic media.

6. 

   15 Jun 2023

   Episode 1: Welcome to XJ music

   What makes music real? What's important to musicians? XJ music founder Charney Kaye introduces the team and shares highlights from our journey building this algorithmic medium for collaborative aleatory music.