Already a conceptual avatar for what’s possible with algorithmic and AI assisted sound design, the artist, musician and researcher Holly Herndon, has made this a (virtual) reality, with the unveiling of her latest project Holly+. 

An AI based tool for processing polyphonic sound, backed by a (DAO) Decentralized Autonomous Organization underpinned by the blockchain), Holly+ is a digital audio likeness of the artist that ‘sings’  uploaded audio in the artists own voice. For this special presentation at the AI and Music Festival, Holly will run a residency at Barcelona’s Hangar with two of the cities most forward thinking vocal artists - Maria Arnal and Tarta Relena - before presenting the results in a live show by Holly+  at the festival along with her creative partner Mat Dryhurst. 

An unmissable demonstration of the creative potential of AI, and of the power of the human voice.