Last summer, we launched Lab Sessions, which brings together experts like artists, academics, scientists and entrepreneurs to explore the potential of AI and inform our product development. Today, we’re unveiling our latest session, collaborating with Jacob Collier, a six-time Grammy award-winning singer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist.
Jacob has spent the last year working with Google DeepMind and Google Labs to help shape MusicFX DJ, a generative music creation tool that makes you the conductor of an AI-powered jam session. By mixing prompts like instruments, genres and even emotions, MusicFX DJ lets anyone steer a continuous flow of music, to spark ideas or sample within one’s own music creations.. These updates to MusicFX DJ are available starting today.
He explained his creative process sometimes starts with a simple question: Well, what am I dreaming up today? “That’s always a good first question with anything you make,” he says. “You answering that question gives you access to a kind of flow — once you’re in that flow you’re off, you’re going.”
Jacob’s work with the team was geared towards that user flow state — making creative expression and inspiration more accessible to people of all backgrounds and skill levels. He helped develop an expanded set of intuitive controls and a reimagined user interface that provides advanced capabilities for new or aspiring musicians.