Composing the Future: Music from Paper to Tape to AI workshop By Khaled Al Kammar

Name: Composing the Future: Music from Paper to Tape to AI workshop By Khaled Al Kammar
Start: 2026-03-12T20:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-03-14T23:00:00+02:00
Location: 22 Cleopatra Street, Korba, Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt

Schedule

Thu, 12 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 pm to Sat, 14 Mar, 2026 at 11:00 pm

UTC+02:00

Location

22 Cleopatra Street, Korba, Heliopolis, Cairo, Egypt | Heliopolis, QH

This workshop explores the evolving relationship between music and technology, from early technological shifts to the rise of AI and how tools have transformed music-making and the ongoing debate between human creativity and artificial intelligence.

Duration: 3 sessions
Date: 12,13 & 14 March 2026
Timing: 12 March ( From 8:00 pm -11:00 pm)
13 March ( From 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm)
14 March ( From 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm)
Level: Beginner/ Intermediate
Location: Photopia, 22 Cleopatra Street, Heliopolis, Cairo
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Workshop Outline
Theoretical Part:
-The eternal conflict between musicians and technology.
-What happens in the 1900s, stays in the 1900s.
-The democratization of music-making.
-The Semi-final round: Performer VS AI.
-The final round: Composer VS AI.
Practical Part:
-Real-life examples. From Cassettes, to sampling, to AI. How to use each and every tool available to deliver your artistic vision.
About Instructor
Khaled Al-Kammar is an Egyptian music composer who managed to break through one of the most competitive artistic fields among the most prominent composers with more than 25 artworks across films and TV dramas.
Throughout his studies, he worked as an assistant to several prominent composers, such as Hesham Nazih in Mohamed Yassin's AFRAH EL-QOBBA, Marwan Hamed's THE ORIGINALS, Hani Khalifa's EUGENIE NIGHTS, and Khaled Hammad's VALENTINO and HIDDEN WORLDS starring the superstar Adel Emam.
Al-Kammar's journey of composing soundtracks started with Asham in 2012, which garnered him the Best Soundtrack Award from the Cairo Film Society, followed by Ahmed Abdalla's DECOR in 2014, which won the Best Music Award from the Egyptian Catholic Center for Cinema Festival.
His remarkable projects:
Qabeel ,Paranormal , Al-ekhtyar ,Khali Balak Mn Zizi ,Faten Amal Harbi ,Finding Ola ,Leh Laa?,Family Matter , Saheb Al Maqam, Mousa, For Zeko, The Thief Of Baghdad, The Assassins, Shalaby, and the latest TV series La Torad Wala Tostbdal.
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