DIANA AI SONG CONTEST

DIANA AI SONG CONTEST 2023

The third edition of the DIANA AI Song Contest took place in Cologne
from October 25 to 28, 2023.

After a two-day songwriting camp in which the 12 selected DIANA participants created songs and music videos using AI tools, the winning team, consisting of songwriters/producers  Nola (Cologne) and Aufmischen (Frankfurt), received the DIANA trophy from DIANA initiators Jovanka von Wilsdorf and Ralph Christoph (c/o pop) at the DIANA Award Ceremony at the Christuskirche of Cologne.

THE DIANA AWARD CEREMONY

In addition to the presentation of the created works and the introduction of the artist teams, the ceremony also featured a performance by the artist FLOSS (winner of the DIANA AI Song Contest 2020), who fired off a brilliant live set of her very own Feminist Fantasy Pop in the impressive church hall. Another highlight was the video shoutout by Sophia The Robot, the world’s most advanced human-like robot (Hanson Robotics). Together with the audience, the jury finally selected the most outstanding song and decided who would take home the coveted DIANA Award. The evening was hosted by DIANA initiator Jovanka v. Wilsdorf.

ABOUT THE DIANA AI SONGWRITING CAMP 2023

Jovanka v. Wilsdorf: „It was fantastic to see how these great musicians blossomed in interaction with the AI tools at the songwriting camp. AI should always inspire, never dictate our creative output, and I believe DIANA provides a wonderful framework for precisely that „.

THE SELECTION PROCESS

To actively promote the creative dialog between musicians and AI tools and launch unique songs beyond genre bubbles, an expert jury selected the 12 participating musicians for the third DIANA AI Song Contest from over 100 applications in advance. The evaluation criteria were musical skill and a creative signature. Previous knowledge of AI was not required.

Big thanks to the DIANA sponsors AIVA, AIBEATZ, BOOMY, LOUDLY, LYRICSTUDIO, THOMANN, and MEETING SPACES.

The DIANA AI Song Contest was presented by Cologne Music Week and
supported by the BKM and the INITIATIVE MUSIK.

 

LOOKING BACK –>

DIANA Songwriting Camp & Award Zeremonie 2021:
2021 a documentary of the second edition of the DIANA AI Song Contest, was created in collaboration with the Sónar Festival, Barcelona, and the ℅ Pop Festival, Cologne  aimusicfestival.eu

For one day, teams of selected musicians worked with their instruments and artificial intelligence to create unique songs and music videos. At the festive awards ceremony the following evening, the music videos were presented, and the winning team was determined and awarded the DIANA trophy, among other valuable prizes.

„We don’t want to make AI creative; we want AI to make us humans more creative. “
The sole criterion of the DIANA jury was the musical quality and uniqueness of the applications. No prior knowledge of AI was required to participate in the contest.

The expert jury 2021 included Dr. Maya Ackerman, CEO of LyricStudio AI, and Gerhard Behles, CEO of Ableton.

DIANA 2121 was kindly supported and sponsored by Ableton Live, LyricStudio, Boomy AI, LANDR, KölnBusiness Wirtschaftsförderung-GmbH kindly supported DIANA 2021

Foto credit: Philipp Pongratz