Gershon Wolfe, Ph.D.

Artistic and Intelligent Music

Gershon Wolfe, Ph.D. on SoundBetter

I create software that generate musical melodies using rule-based artificial intelligence. Then, use this software, in combination with real acoustic and electric instruments to generate pieces of music.

Algorythms LLC is dedicated to creating a sophisticated and state-of-the-art system for generating musical melodies. We believe that a combination of techniques pulled from several disciplines are necessary to create the most knowledgeable tool for algorithmic music composition. Applying statistical physics and thermodynamics to tackle the problems associated with selecting the most appropriate melodies is an important part of our system. Our melody generators create many melodies via rule-based artificial intelligence and chooses a subset of three melodies based on level of complexity. Each level of complexity is used in combination with one another to generate a complete and original piece of music.

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Interview with Gershon Wolfe, Ph.D.

  1. Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?

  2. A: arsNova, a software tool for generating melodies. I am proud of this because it actually generate very good melodies.

  3. Q: What are you working on at the moment?

  4. A: Rule-based artificial intelligence software for generating melodies with varying complexity.

  5. Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?

  6. A: Not yet.

  7. Q: Analog or digital and why?

  8. A: Digital, mainly because that is what I have for anything except for my violin.

  9. Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?

  10. A: I promise you will be happy with what I produce.

  11. Q: What do you like most about your job?

  12. A: It's what I want to do because I really love music composition.

  13. Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?

  14. A: Can you really produce a cool tune.

  15. Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?

  16. A: That artificial intelligence can actually produce very good melodies.

  17. Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

  18. A: The type of music they are interest in. What will it be used for. How long does the music have to be.

  19. Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?

  20. A: Honestly, my advice is to be yourself, then we will go from there.

  21. Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?

  22. A: Laptop, violin, violin bow, guitar, and a generator.

  23. Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?

  24. A: I have a Ph.D. in chemical physics. My career path has been full of learning new technologies.

  25. Q: How would you describe your style?

  26. A: Very cool.

  27. Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?

  28. A: Philip Glass. I believe less is more, and it would be great to learn from what Philip Glass has done, and how I can expand on this type of music.

  29. Q: Can you share one music production tip?

  30. A: The melody is the most fundamental part of a piece, everything else is built on it.

  31. Q: What type of music do you usually work on?

  32. A: I like ambient music.

  33. Q: What's your strongest skill?

  34. A: Composition.

  35. Q: What do you bring to a song?

  36. A: I bring the melody and instrumental composition.

  37. Q: What's your typical work process?

  38. A: Discuss requirements, produce a piece that can be worked with to a final product.

  39. Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

  40. A: Very simple. Mostly computers and my wooden violin.

  41. Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?

  42. A: Quite a few. From classical to pop.

  43. Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.

  44. A: I'm new to clients. I have generated a software tool for producing melodies. These melodies can be used to compose a complete piece of music.

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GenresSounds Like
  • Erik Satie Ensemble
  • Philip Glass
  • Arvo Pärt
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  • Violin
  • guitar
  • keyboard
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