The Artificial Third: Two Musicians and a Musical Intelligence

A Live Masterclass and Performance with Nadav Rajuan and Chen Elmakias
What happens when artificial intelligence joins a band as its newest member? Can it listen, suggest ideas, make creative decisions, and even surprise the musicians it plays alongside?
In this live masterclass, Nadav Rajuan and Chen Elmakias take the stage with a third band member – an AI, for a musical journey from the very first rehearsal to a fully produced arrangement and music video. Starting with an original musical idea performed on live instruments, the two musicians will gradually develop it into a complete piece in collaboration with the machine. At first, the AI will act as a studio engineer, shaping sounds, adding effects, and adjusting the mix while the musicians play. But as the performance unfolds, it will gain more and more creative freedom: composing instrumental parts, finding samples, suggesting musical directions, and making decisions of its own. Rather than simply following instructions, the machine will play, listen, produce, edit, and become an active participant in the creative process.
From there, the collaboration moves into the visual world. Using the latest AI video models, the machine will be given the freedom to create its own music video, complete with a story, characters, and a visual language born from the music itself. We’ll explore how this unexpected visual world might influence the musicians and transform the way they play.
Throughout the session, we’ll reveal the tools and creative workflows that make this collaboration possible, from connecting Claude to Ableton Live to generating video with models such as Seedance. An opportunity to see and hear how emerging technologies are transforming not only the way we produce music, but the creative process itself.
Recommended for music and creative industry professionals. Open to the general public.
Nadav Rajuan is a technology entrepreneur, musician, and lecturer specializing in artificial intelligence for creators.
Chen Elmakias is a musician and creative artist.

Duration: Approximately 75 minutes.

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Fri 27.11, 10:00, Hall 2  |  Buy tickets

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