[Infowarrior] - FW: Music Genome Project

[Richard Forno]

(c/o WN)

It is really cool tool to discover new music & free (soundcard needed).
 
http://www.pandora.com/
 
About Pandora 

When was the last time you fell in love with a new artist or song?

At Pandora Media (formerly Savage Beast Technologies), we have a single
mission: To help you discover new music you'll love.

To understand just how we do this, and why we think we do it really, really
well, you need to know about the Music Genome Project
<http://www.pandora.com/corporate/mgp.shtml> .

For almost six years now, we have been hard at work on the Music Genome
Project. It's the most comprehensive analysis of music ever undertaken.
Together our team of thirty musician-analysts have been listening to music,
one song at a time, studying and collecting literally hundreds of musical
details on every song. It takes 20-30 minutes per song to capture all of the
little details that give each recording its magical sound - melody, harmony,
instrumentation, rhythm, vocals, lyrics ... and more - close to 400
attributes! We continue this work every day to keep up with the incredible
flow of great new music coming from studios, stadiums and garages around the
country. 

We've now created an interface to make this available to music lovers so
they could use this musical 'connective-tissue' to discover new music based
on songs or artists they already know.

Pandora is the doorway to this vast trove of musical information. With
Pandora you can explore to your heart's content. Just drop the name of one
of your favorite songs or artists into Pandora and let the Genome Project
go. It will quickly scan its entire world of analyzed music, almost a
century of popular recordings - new and old, well known and completely
obscure - to find songs with interesting musical similarities to your
choice. Then sit back and enjoy as it creates a listening experience full of
current and soon-to-be favorite songs for you.

You can create as many "stations" as you want. And you can even refine them.
If it's not quite right you can tell it more and it will get better for you.

The Music Genome Project was founded by musicians and music-lovers. We
believe in the value of music and have a profound respect for those who
create it. We like all kinds of music, from the most obtuse bebop, to the
most tripped-out drum n bass, to the simplest catchy pop tune. Our mission
is to help YOU connect with the music YOU like.

We hope you enjoy the experience!