Released on 9th Dec 2022: This is my first ever research-based AI audiovisual album as a singer/producer released on my independent Hybrid Arts Label + Sonic Innovation Archive SOUND OBSESSED as NFT to Vinyl on twelve x twelve NFT marketplace. Over the last few years, I got to collaborate with data scientists for raw audio + visuals. In collaboration with CJ Carr (1/2 of Dadabots), he generated 10 hours of new audio based on my voice by training 1 hour of my singing voice over 2 1/2 days with a custom SampleRNN AI model.
This is a concept album exploring how inspiration can happen from writing with ‘another self’. What started as a scientific experiment turned into a very personal + the most intimate reflection of what human-machine collaboration looks, sounds, and feels like.
All songs written, recorded, and produced by Portrait XO
Mixed and Mastered by Michele Balduzzi
Photography by Lydia Goolia
Machine Learning font by NaN
Artwork by Camilia Roriz + Harriet Davey + Portrait XO