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Exciting News: Aux Wins Innovate UK Grant for Music Innovation! 🚀
My company Aux has just been awarded £50,000 in Innovate UK funding, as part of the Creative Catalyst 2023 grant from Innovate UK, to turbocharge our mission: developing generative AI tools that are going to take music creation to the next level! What’s This All About? We’re diving headfirst into a six-month project that builds on…
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My First Paragliding Race – Dragon Hike and Fly 2023
In May 2023 I took part in my first paragliding hike and fly race, the Dragon Hike and Fly in
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Aux: making AI work for musicians: Courier Magazine Feature
Reposted from my Courier Magazine feature. Even though musicians collaborate online as often – if not more so – than their corporate counterparts, they’ve been largely ignored by the software world. Musicians and producers make projects happen through a patchwork of apps – SoundCloud, WhatsApp, Dropbox – often leading to lost files, delayed projects and…
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Aux Launches Connections AI – Part Funded by Innovate UK
We’ve been working away on something super exciting that we’ve implemented into the Aux app. Aux Connections AI automatically tags artists’ music projects with mood, genre and instrumentation. This data then builds a completely private profile of each artist which can then recommend new connections to collaborate with who have a similar style of music.…
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Speaking at SCREENxSCREEN on Merch Stragies for Artists
I am speaking at SCREENxSCREEN online music + tech conference • FEB 7 – 9 2023. Please check out my talk if you’re attending the event! #SXS23 #SCREENxSCREEN #SXSmusictech.
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Are you at ADE? Let’s meet!
Back in 2020, I was planning to head out to Amsterdam for a live streaming gig, and, well, you know what happened 🦠. This year I’ll be back out for Amsterdam Dance Event from the 19th to the 21st of October, taking meetings for Aux. If you’re heading to the conference, drop me an email…
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Innovate UK Feature: Upcoming talent: 19 young entrepreneurs to watch
This post was originally shared on the UKRI Website. Read the original article here. Who: Benjamin Bowler (30), founder of Aux: Open Music Where: Hackney, London Benjamin is building the future of music collaboration. His digital platform combines machine learning technologies with the latest neuroscience research, to connect musicians with collaborators and the wider music industry.…
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‘The majors have benefitted from AI for years. I want to bring it to indie labels and artists’ – Independent Music Insider Interview
Last month I spoke to the Independent Music Insider about Aux’s AI technology and how we’re helping bring the tools the majors have been using for years to independent artists and music businesses. Give it a read. Please read the full original article on the IMI website. At the start of June, Aux App was…
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Young Innovators Award Next Steps Grant to build Aux AI Technology
After the success of my Young Innovators Award project in 2020, I was invited to apply for the Young Innovators Award Next Steps grant which is a £50,000 grant designed to help Young Innovators Award grant winners to continue building on their innovation. Out of over 150 entrepreneurs who were eligible to apply, my application…
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Aux Wins the NY:LON Connect 2022 Startup Showcase Award
I’m super excited to have taken home the ‘Startup Showcase Award’ at this years NY:LON Connect for my startup, Aux. The event was hosted by Music Ally and the Music Business Association and featured a high-level roster of speakers from across the UK and US music industry. I was invited on stream to accept the award…