On this episode of Spark: Computers that write music, play chess, and listen to cocktail parties. To listen, download the MP3 (runs 54:00).

• Justin Bieber is nominated for three Juno awards
• Jay Frank explains how technology is changing pop music.
  • Jay's book is Futurehit.DNA: How the Digital Revolution is Changing Top 10 Songs
  • Nora's full interview with Jay Frank
  • Download the first chapter of Futurehit.DNA at Jay's site
• Lauren Simmons assigns a DRM assignment to her Music and Computers class at Leaside High School
• Nora mentions openparliament.ca
• John Culling builds audibility maps to help solve the cocktail party problem
• Robert Martens and Steve Labourveau respond to Nora's interview with Jesse Schell
• Tim Devine created Two Computers at Leisure Playing Chess in a Park
• David Cope co-creates music with software composers Emmy and Emily Howell (full interview)

Music and sound effects used in this episode:

• Countdown by Corsica_S
• "Invisible" by Drift
• "Code Monkey" by Jonathan Coulton
• "TiK ToK" by Ke$ha
• "Music! Music! Music!"  (1950) by Teresa Brewer Feat. Dixieland All Stars
• Music from "Music For Daydreaming" by Podington Bear
• "Walking Along" by Kevin McLeod
• Music from "Music For Sleep" by Podington Bear
• Clip from Spring Comes to a Pond (1952)
• "Invention" by Emmy
• "From Darkness, Light - 3 Prelude" and "From Darkness, Light - 4 Fugue" by Emily Howell

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