Music and AI – Competitor, Collaborator or Copycat

In an era of heated debate over AI’s impact on music, Dr. Tracy Redhead explores her experience working on projects that fuse AI with music, within the broader context of the music industry's evolution. From the datafication of personal experience—hinting at the ways data influences and shapes our interactions—to innovative music playback systems, she shares insights into how AI is reshaping the landscape. Recorded music is so readily accessible that it’s easy to take for granted. But imagine a future where a song is never the same each time you play it—a future where recorded music is as dynamic and fluid as the world around us. Transmutable music represents a radical shift in how we understand recorded music, now only possible thanks to the latest advancements in music technology, video games, and artificial intelligence.

Dr Tracy Redhead is a versatile musician, composer, researcher, and producer with almost 30 years of experience in the music industry, interactive media, and music technology. From her roots as a singer-songwriter to pioneering interactive music projects, Tracy’s career reflects a deep passion for innovation and creativity. She holds a Master of Arts and a PhD in Music and is currently the Chair of Contemporary Popular Music and a lecturer in Electronic Music and Sound Design at the University of Western Australia. Her research explores the impact of interactive technologies on music-making, drawing connections between creative practice, artificial intelligence, video game composition, the music industry, and audience engagement.

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