In October 2019, MTF ran a 3-day #MTFLabs in residence in one of Sweden’s leading AI research institutions at Örebro University. The theme of the event was ‘Humans in da Loop’, which placed human creativity and expression at the centre of AI innovation. MTF experts in neural networks, robotics, dance, accessibility, medical research, automotive and more joined researchers from the university to push at the boundaries of AI-assisted human creativity.

 In addition to the Labs, MTF ran a Trackathon, led by electronic music pioneer Graham Massey (808 State). Participants were challenged to incorporate AI-generated sounds trained on traditional Russian folk singing into their compositions and put complex rhythms to the fore to find new ways of moving the human body through music.

This episode of the MTF podcast was recorded live at the final showcase of #MTFÖrebro at Örebro University. AI Professor Amy Loutfi joined MTF founder Michela Magas and music tech CEO Niclas Molinder of Session to discuss AI innovation, human creativity and the importance of initiatives like the MTF Labs for an ecosystem like Örebro.

At MTF Örebro, Graham Massey of 808 State led a 24-hour challenge to break the standard 4/4 pop song grid, bring rhythm to the fore and move the human body in new ways. He provided his own unique percussive samples, as well as some sounds created by an AI neural network algorithm trained on traditional Russian folk singing. The music production students (and guests) at Örebro University formed teams and got to work - and the results were incredible.

At MTF Örebro, Graham Massey of 808 State led a 24-hour challenge to break the standard 4/4 pop song grid, bring rhythm to the fore and move the human body in new ways. He provided his own unique percussive samples, as well as some sounds created by an AI neural network algorithm trained on traditional Russian folk singing. The music production students (and guests) at Örebro University formed teams and got to work - and the results were incredible.

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