Grammy-winning musician Imogen Heap has partnered with AI music platform Jen to create two AI models based on her music and voice. StyleFilter is an AI tool trained on her new singles “What Have You Done To Me” and “Last Night of an Empire,” allowing users to apply Heap’s unique style to their own music using a dial to determine the level of her influence in the final composition.
Imogen Heap and Jen have also announced an AI voice model trained on her own vocals. Jen claims to have set a new standard for copyright compliance in generative AI music, as its AI models are trained on material licensed from the original artists. The platform uses blockchain as part of its compliance model, generating a timestamped cryptographic hash for each new track, which is then logged on The Root Network’s blockchain to ensure the integrity and timestamp of each track’s creation.
Imogen Heap is an early adopter of new technologies, having previously developed motion-tracking gloves for making music and the blockchain-powered Creative Passport digital ID service for musicians. She also created a biographical AI, To be allowed to, trained on her interviews and speeches, which she hopes to use as a collaborator for live performances.