This AI experiment originates from one of my favorite hobbies: DJing. I consider myself an amateur DJ, mainly performing “shows” in front of my friends. However, I now want to perform real shows in nightclubs. Therefore, I’ve started to think like a DJ, to make my DJ sets more enjoyable. The primary role of a DJ is to create innovative and captivating music that generates and sustains emotions on the dance floor. This entails extensive music research to discover new and lesser-known songs available on music platforms such as Spotify, Beatport, Soundcloud, and others.
I began following these steps and decided to use generative AI, specifically ChatGPT, to see if I could make music investigation less time-consuming and, more importantly, improve its quality. I used ChatGPT in two specific ways: First, I employed ChatGPT to help me find new and lesser-known music based on precise criteria. For instance, I specified the music style (House, Electro, Groove, etc.) and provided some music examples to support the research. I also indicated whether vocals were present and that the songs had less than fifty thousand views on music platforms. Second, I used ChatGPT to assist in preparing my DJ set by requesting a logical and coherent sequence of music based on a list of fifty songs and their corresponding beats per minute (bpm).
Once ChatGPT fulfilled all my requests, I used the suggested songs and followed the provided order during a DJ set to assess whether it could adequately improve my future shows. Based on the preparation process and the DJ set experience I concluded that: First, ChatGPT saves time in preparing a show and suggests songs matching my tastes. However, there is still work to be done to find other lesser-known music and ensure that the DJ set matches the emotions of the audience. In fact, ChatGPT cannot completely feel my emotions in terms of music tastes as well as of the audience, which requires adaptation according to the atmosphere.
I am interested in hearing other music fans’ thoughts about my experiment and whether they also used ChatGPT in a similar way.
I really liked the fact that you used ChatGPT in a practical way that I haven’t thought of yet. However my question how enjoyable is DJ-ing when using this technique, because some part of the fun must also include music research. It also brings up another question, will AI disrupt the creative industry. And if this happens is the art and the music that is being produced of the same value when produced by AI? And when this is the case how can current artist maintain their presence in the industry.
As an avid DJ I am very interested in your blog. I personally think that AI will not have as great of an impact as you think on set planning. Firstly, yes I can help you discover new genres and songs, however without ever listening to them by yourself, how can you ensure they match the energy or the story you are trying to create as a DJ. I believe that part of the beauty of DJing is finding tracks that have little plays, that slap the moment you play them. That brings a satisfaction that ChatGPT would not be able to match. As a DJ I feel it’s very important to not plan yoursets, to be able to improvise is essential as you have to constantly adapt to what the crowd wants. I do believe that ChatGPT can simplify the process of finding music, but the human aspect should be the larger part of the planning to better improve yoursets. Finding a balance between both will be the key in the future.
PS. Did you use GPT4.0? and lets mix sometime together <3