{"663690":{"#nid":"663690","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Shared Interests in Creativity, Cognition, and Technology Drive Music Industry Visit to Tech ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA delegation from Warner Music\u0026nbsp;Group recently visited with students and faculty working on various digital media projects, including labs run by School of Literature, Media, and Communication (LMC) faculty Brian Magerko, Noura Howell, Michael Nitsche, and Jay Bolter.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;They\u0026rsquo;re interested in our work on creativity and AI and in the larger realm of data science and data visualization, areas in which we have several faculty and student teams working,\u0026rdquo; said Magerko, an LMC professor and director of the School\u0026rsquo;s Digital Media graduate program.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe delegation \u0026mdash; which came from New York and England \u0026mdash; was led by Kobi Abayomi, an alumnus of the School of Public Policy and an\u0026nbsp;Ivan Allen College Advisory Board member.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAbayomi (BSPP, BSIE 2000) is senior vice president of data science at Warner Music Group. The team he brought includes the director of content for the Global Data Science Team, Julien De Mori; Philip Watson, who, as director of audience for the data science team, builds models to understand consumer behavior to help musicians better meet audience interests; and Kaidy Guo, the head of program management data science at Warner Music Group.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAre you interested in a graduate degree in Digital Media at Georgia Tech? Apply on the Digital Media program \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/dm.lmc.gatech.edu\/?doing_wp_cron=1670370023.9898960590362548828125\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ewebsite\u003C\/a\u003E by Dec. 15 for Ph.D. students and Feb. 1 for the master\u0026rsquo;s program.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe visit follows a talk Magerko gave to Warner Music Group on creativity and artificial intelligence a few weeks ago.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;They thought that was pretty sweet and wanted to see us and the School of Music over two days,\u0026rdquo; Magerko said.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe visit began with an overview from Magerko on the Digital Media program. It included tours of Magerko\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/expressivemachinery.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EExpressive Machinery Lab\u003C\/a\u003E, Howell\u0026rsquo;s Future Feelings Lab, Nitsche\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/dwig.lmc.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EDigital World \u0026amp; Image Group\u003C\/a\u003E, and Bolter\u0026rsquo;s \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/github.blairmacintyre.me\/site-archive\/ael-2015\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EAugmented Environments Lab.\u003C\/a\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe visit involved dozens of students, as well. Kaye Husbands Fealing, dean and Ivan Allen Jr. Chair in the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts, was also in attendance.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe next day, the Warner group met with the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/music.gatech.edu\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ESchool of Music\u003C\/a\u003E, which is part of the College of Design, to learn more about the School\u0026rsquo;s music technology program.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EMagerko, who co-founded the \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?sa=t\u0026amp;rct=j\u0026amp;q=\u0026amp;esrc=s\u0026amp;source=web\u0026amp;cd=\u0026amp;cad=rja\u0026amp;uact=8\u0026amp;ved=2ahUKEwjq7OHd8OX7AhVkjLAFHch5AYQQFnoECBQQAQ\u0026amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fearsketch.gatech.edu%2F\u0026amp;usg=AOvVaw1ZS3VJy0ck5KvYGZujRcgU\u0022 rel=\u0022noreferrer noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EEarSketch\u003C\/a\u003E coding education platform with School of Music Chair Jason Freeman, hopes the visit will someday lead to formal ties between LMC, the School of Music, and Warner Music Group.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cdiv\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It makes a lot of sense,\u0026rdquo; he said. \u0026ldquo;Each of us cares a lot about creativity and the role technology can play, and we\u0026rsquo;re excited to explore where that collaboration might lead.\u0026rdquo;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\u003C\/div\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EThe group was interested in work surrouding creativity, AI, data science, and data visualization.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"The group was interested in work surrouding creativity, AI, data science, and data visualization."}],"uid":"34600","created_gmt":"2022-12-07 14:25:59","changed_gmt":"2022-12-10 04:25:52","author":"mpearson34","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2022-12-07T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2022-12-07T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"663689":{"id":"663689","type":"image","title":"Warner Music Group team visits Georgia Tech","body":null,"created":"1670422955","gmt_created":"2022-12-07 14:22:35","changed":"1670854939","gmt_changed":"2022-12-12 14:22:19","alt":"People pose for a picture during the Warner Music Group visit.","file":{"fid":"251229","name":"Image (10).jpeg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Image%20%2810%29.jpeg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Image%20%2810%29.jpeg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":4098913,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Image%20%2810%29.jpeg?itok=jxSgEhy6"}}},"media_ids":["663689"],"groups":[{"id":"1281","name":"Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts"},{"id":"1283","name":"School of Literature, Media, and Communication"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EMichael Pearson\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nIvan Allen College of Liberal Arts\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["michael.pearson@iac.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}