Jojo Mayer (Nerve) Interview: AI, Me/Machine & the Future of Creativity

About this episode

Jojo Mayer discusses his innovative generative music system and the future of creativity in the context of AI and human interaction.

We sat down with one of the most forward-thinking drummers on the planet - Jojo Mayer. Jojo talks about Me/Machine, his generative music system built from two years of pandemic-era coding, inspired by a session with Brian Eno. He explains how the system responds to his playing in real time, the role of probability in making music feel alive rather than mechanical, and why he believes this moment in human history is one of the most important we've ever faced. It was an honour and pleasure to ...

People in this episode

Guest: Jojo Mayer

Topics covered

• AI
• generative music
• creativity
• drumming
• technology

Keywords

• Me/Machine
• Brian Eno
• probability
• music

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Products: Me/Machine

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