NEXT23: AI as Assistive Intelligence

By Adam Tinworth

In our first exploration of the emergent themes of NEXT23, we look at the AI trailblazers, who have been exploring the intersection of creativity and AI for years.

Harry Yeff: building the digital Second Self

By Adam Tinworth

Can AI be a creative assistant, mentor and even opponent? Harry Yeff thinks so, and he wants us to embrace a narrative of hope.

LJ Rich: The Taste of Music, Synesthesia and the future of AI creativity

By Adam Tinworth

AI is limited by what we train it. But, as people with different perceptions of the world like LJ rich well understand, diversity of perception can trigger creativity.

NEXT22: making the most of the Reeperbahn Festival

By Adam Tinworth

NEXT22 x Reeperbahn Festival: our digital festival is right in the heart of Europe’s greatest music event, so you can blend the two for an unparalleled mental and cultural experience. Here’s how.

Imogen Heap: the diaries of a music and tech adventurist

By Adam Tinworth

What does Block chain have to do with music? Everything, if Imogen Heap has anything to do with it. It could build a new network of creativity…

A few concert suggestions for the Reeperbahn Festival

By Martin Recke

Your NEXT ticket will give you preferential access to the Reeperbahn Festival programme (first come, first served). While of course everything is worth your while, we'd love to give you a few recommendations.

NEXT Up: essential reads you might have missed

By Adam Tinworth

Google and Microsoft's heads speak, Taylor Swift talks tech, and Britain contemplates deep linking into your inline activity…

Sarah Willis: Google Glass and Horn Nerds

By Adam Tinworth

Can you use Google Glass to bring more attention to Classical music? Sarah Willis thinks so…

Stefan Moritz: prototyping your way to the best Spotify app ever

By Adam Tinworth

Veryday worked with Spotify and Microsoft to build an app for Windows Phone - and they did it without writing a spec along the way.

MusicPlayr: music for the online generation

By Adam Tinworth

One Berlin-based start-up is trying to rethink the way we discover, gather and share music. If you want to know why what they're doing makes perfect sense - look at the way children watch cartoons.

Schiller: Chances and challenges for artists in a post-digital world

By Ina Feistritzer

Inspired by electronic classics like Jean-Michel Jarre, Tangerine Dream and Kraftwerk, Schiller alias Christopher von Deylen creates visionary sounds in a genre of its own kind. For NEXT Berlin, Schiller will pause his creative studio work. In his keynote on the first conference day, he will talk about the chances and challenges for artists in a post-digital world.

The Post-Digital Week – 18 Mar

By Adam Tinworth

Post-digital discussions from the last week, on definitions, paradoxes, contexts and windsurfboards.

The Post Digital Week – 5 Feb

By Adam Tinworth

The latest reading on post digital culture, with a particular focus on consumer goods and artistic futures.