June 2018

Santa Clara University COEN 160

Artificial Intelligence: Genetic Algorithms to Create Blues Riffs

I developed this python program where a user enters a MIDI track either via the command line or interactively with a Midi controller. The program uses a Genetic Algorithm with the Normalized Compression distance as a Fitness Function to generate 12 bar blues riffs.

Source Code Link: https://github.com/eliyale/genetic-algorithm-music-composition

Presentation Link: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1z8tWGGTYtUCVJFFciOBTlUFqTn7ru_B_7rrXTLQVexM/edit?usp=sharing