Artists Kelly Heaton and Johann Diedrick will talk about their collaborative project, "Deep Fake Birdsong" (2020), in which they explore the expressiveness o...

In this casual first recording session, Kelly Heaton presents her analog electronic songbird to software engineer Johann Diedrick. Two minutes of audio were recorded from the electronic songbird and analyzed using Diedrick's Flights of Fancy software system to determine whether AI detects actual species of birds. Four bird species of birds were identified by the software with a percent confidence match range of 48% - 96%.

“Breadbird (No. 1),” 2020. In order to convey the core of my electronic practice, I built this demonstration piece featuring five oscillators and an audio transformer circuit. The oscillators have adjustable base resistors which enable me to alter the pattern (and therefore the song). Does this oscillating circuit have something in common with bird neurology?