“I always wanted to write songs, but I just can’t write lyrics. Then, with a band of human musicians, Shimon will play the songs and sing. Shimon can also generate some melodies for Weinberg to use as he puts together a song. Weinberg puts them together and composes melodies to fit them. Weinberg will start with a theme - say, space - and Shimon will write lyrics around the theme. “Now we collaborate between humans and robots to make songs together.” “Shimon has been reborn as a singer-songwriter,” Weinberg said. It will drop on Spotify later this spring. The new album will have eight to 10 songs Shimon wrote with his creator, Georgia Tech Professor Gil Weinberg. Now he’s taking them on the road in a concert tour to support a new album - just like any other musician. Shimon, the marimba-playing robot, has learned some new skills: He sings, he dances a little, he writes lyrics, he can even compose some melodies. And he’s coming to a music venue near you.īut he’s not like any performer you’ve ever seen.
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