We’re back with two new challenges for the AWS DeepComposer Chartbusters 2021 season! Chartbusters is a global challenge in which developers use AWS DeepComposer to create original compositions and compete in monthly challenges to showcase their machine learning (ML) and generative artificial intelligence (AI) skills. Regardless of your background in music or ML, one of the two new challenges will be right for you.
You can choose between two different challenges this season. In the basic challenge, Melody-Go-Round, you can use any of the generative AI models available in the AWS DeepComposer Music studio to create new compositions. In the advanced challenge, Melody Harvest, you train a custom generative AI model with your own dataset using Amazon SageMaker. In this challenge, you can dive deeper into the mechanics of data preparation, model training, and evaluation to teach a model to play your favorite style of music.
The 2021 season runs through October 31, 2021. Winners of each challenge are selected on the last day of each month, and we’ll feature the winners in an AWS Machine Learning Blog post. Monthly winners of the Melody Harvest challenge will also win a ticket to AWS re:Invent 2021. To participate, go to the AWS DeepComposer console and choose the Chartbusters challenge that’s right for you in the navigation pane.
You can compete in the AWS DeepComposer Chartbusters Melody-Go-Round challenge in just a few simple steps:
You can also download the melody and import it into a digital audio workstation like GarageBand and further indulge your creativity.
For more information on judging criteria, visit AWS DeepComposer Melody-Go-Round page.
For more information on datasets and judging criteria visit AWS DeepComposer Melody Harvest page.
Congratulations! You have successfully submitted your composition to the AWS DeepComposer Chartbusters challenge. Now you can invite your friends and family to listen to your creation on SoundCloud, vote for their favorite, and join the fun by participating in the competition.
Although you don’t need a physical keyboard to compete, we’re offering the AWS DeepComposer keyboard at a special price of $69.00 (30% off) for a limited time on Amazon.com to improve your music generation experience. The pricing includes the keyboard and 3 months of the AWS DeepComposer free trial. To learn more about the different generative AI techniques supported by AWS DeepComposer, check out the learning capsules available on the AWS DeepComposer console.
Maryam Rezapoor is a Senior Product Manager with AWS AI Devices team. As a former biomedical researcher and entrepreneur, she finds her passion in working backward from customers’ needs to create new impactful solutions. Outside of work, she enjoys hiking, photography, and gardening.
Chris Whittam is a Senior Product Manager on the AWS AI Devices team helping developers get hands on (literally) with machine learning.