Berklee Embraces Emerging Technology
Exploring AI, immersive media, and emerging technologies in music and art.
Overview
Our mission with BEATL is to provide an artist-first environment where students and the broader creative community can master next-generation tools, from AI and machine learning to immersive experience design. This page is designed to help you navigate our diverse engagement opportunities, whether you are looking to enroll in specialized courses, attend industry-led events, or join technology-focused clubs and communities. We invite you to explore our list of offerings and find your place in our culture of experimentation, where together we are shaping the future of music creation and performance.
Learn more about what's happening with BEATL through AI courses, XR / VR / AR courses, student clubs and communities, and past events and symposia.
AI Courses
Dive into the technical foundations and creative applications of artificial intelligence to enhance your songwriting, production, and musical analysis through hands-on experimentation.
Bots and Beats: AI and the Future of Songwriting: Explore how music makers can use the latest AI tools to expand their craft.
AI for Music and Audio: Understand the many ways you can use AI to help you in your creative process.
AI in Music: Composition, Production, and Analysis: Explore the technologies at the core of the AI transformation, combining technical foundations with hands-on practice.
Artificial Intelligence Foundations: Establish a solid foundation in essential AI concepts such as machine learning, neural networks, and natural language processing.
Machine Learning for Musicians: Learn the basics of machine learning and explore applications specific to music, art, and creativity.
Advanced Projects in Creative Coding: Learn how to develop AI-driven audio plugins or virtual instruments.
AI in Music: Composition, Production, and Analysis: Work on music recognition, analysis, production, and generation, using a range of AI-based apps and software shaping today’s music industry.
AI for Music and Audio: Explores AI models and their diverse applications in the music lifecycle, from creation to distribution.
AI for Songwriters: A four-week course designed for songwriters who are eager to explore how AI can enhance their creativity.
Special Topics in MP&E/IRP: Focuses on special topics (such as artificial intelligence) at a depth beyond what's possible in general music production and engineering (MP&E) and independent recording and production (IRP) classes.
Introduction to Creative Media Technology: Learn basic audio and video production skills, as well as how to use AI in the context of artistic expression.
Advanced Topics in Music Technology: Designed for students who are eager to delve deeper into cutting-edge techniques and applications in music and art technologies.
XR / VR / AR Courses
Master the tools of spatial audio and immersive design to build, compose, and synchronize sound within virtual, augmented, and mixed-reality environments.
Making VR Experiences: Collaborate with students from MIT, Berklee, and Harvard on group projects developing virtual reality and new media experiences.
Audio for Virtual Reality and Immersive Environments: Gain a hands-on approach to developing and integrating audio assets for immersive environments such as virtual-reality games, movies, simulations, and installations.
Introduction to Immersive Audio: Gain a fundamental understanding of capturing and designing sound environments for 360 sound localization of traditional audio assets.
Composing Music for VR/AR/XR: Learn to harness and take advantage of VR/AR/XR and 360 sound technology and tools to transform your art.
Advanced Composition in VR/AR/XR: Learn to master advanced techniques to seamlessly synchronize audio with immersive VR/AR/XR environments.
Student Clubs and Communities
Connect with a passionate network of peers in student-led organizations dedicated to exploring the intersection of new music technologies and collaborative innovation.
AudioVerse Lab: A student group devoted to exploring and promoting the intersection of artificial intelligence, music, and technology.
Past Events and Symposia
Look back at our history of high-level discussions, summits, and speaker series that brought together industry experts and artists to help define the future of music technology.
AI and Music Innovation event: Artists and educators explored how artificial intelligence is reshaping creativity and artistic responsibility.
The Berklee Music and AI Innovation Series: A dynamic speaker series exploring the intersection of artificial intelligence and the evolving music landscape.
AES International Symposium on AI and the Musician: This event aimed to provide a comprehensive forum for discussing the impact and applications of AI in music creation.
Berklee XR Summit: Window into the Future: Berklee staff and faculty were joined by visiting experts to discuss and showcase work in areas such as spatial audio, artificial intelligence, and live performance.
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