Artist on Artist: Composer Dana Leong (iDragon) and Carol Reiley discussing AI composition
Channel: Deep Music AI
Date: 2021-01-19

In-depth interview with 2x Grammy winner and WEF Young Global Leader, Dana Leong. Interviewed by DeepMusic.ai CEO Carol Reiley.

Dana's Piece (iDragon with AIVA): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12MlP6LoN94

1:13 - Talk about who you are. Start with what is your philosophy for creating music
4:30 - Background and familiarity with tech
9:40 - initial thoughts about AI when approached about the project
11:00 - What impressed/limited about each AI platform you tried
18:45 - what was initial concept for the piece you composed
20:00 - what was AI good at for music and how did it help your process?
25:15 - what was your process and steps in composing this piece
32:20 - what asks/limitations with AI software today?
39:40 - What are your musical influences?
48:00 - Did the AI generated pieces sound like your style?
49:30 - Would you work with AI programs again?
52:20 - How does AI/tech affect your life? And what is important for you as an artist?