Travis Bott

The Rager in the Machine

The world has long harbored concerns about the incursion of artificial intelligence, echoing deep-seated fears of machine domination from sci-fi narratives. However, within this apprehension lies a significant opportunity for collaborative evolution in creative processes alongside AI.

In 2019, working at space150, Micah helped reimagined the intersection of technology and music creation.

Enter TravisBott, an intricately designed artificial neural network, shaped under our creative guidance to craft rap.

To harness the power of AI, we utilized the music library of Travis Scott as a foundation, influencing and training our machine on grammar, rhyming cadence, and customized workflows for precise rhyme and syllable matching.

The process involved extracting melodies, chords, and beats from Travis Scott's music, transforming them into midi files – the digital DNA of music. TravisBott then translated these files into numeric sequences, generating unique musical phrases. By incorporating Travis Scott's signature minor key chord progressions and diatonic melodies, TravisBott astoundingly produced music that closely mirrored the original, showcasing the potential of AI to deeply impact and augment creative endeavors.

EXPERIENCE

• Strategy

• PR Planning

• Artificial Intelligence