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United States Holly Herndon is a composer, musician, and sound artist recognized for her innovative integration of human singing voices, computer-based music, and artificial intelligence in her work.
An interview featuring Holly Herndon discussing her pioneering work at the intersection of music and AI, highlighting her role as a composer, musician, sound artist, and Doctor of Musical Arts.
Collaboration for the creation and release of Holly+, a "digital twin" of Holly Herndon's voice, as a tool for others to create artwork with her voice.
Holly Herndon is mentioned as a contributor, with her ongoing collaboration with Mathew Dryhurst noted for exploring art and technology, including AI, Web 3.0, and blockchain systems.
Holly Herndon was featured as a keynote speaker on 'Creative Collaboration: AI and Art', focusing on her integration of machine learning, music, and technology.
Collaborated on various artistic projects, including 'Collusion' and 'C.回.R'.
Collaborated on artistic projects, including the track "Godmother" from the album "Proto".
Collaborated on projects, including the video for the single "Home" (2014) and contributions to the album "Platform" (2015).
Record label that released Herndon's debut album "Movement" (2012) and the "Chorus" EP (2014).
Record label that released Herndon's albums "Platform" (2015) and "Proto" (2019).
Herndon contributed a composition titled "Relations" for Shawcross' installation, "ADA", at the Palais de Tokyo (2014).
Herndon played seven shows with Radiohead in Amsterdam, Paris, and London, performing with Mat Dryhurst and Colin Self (2016).
Commissioned Herndon's visual art installation "Everywhere and Nowhere" (2015).
Spawning partnered with the stock footage company to allow artists to opt out of their imagery being used for AI training (2023).
Spawning partnered with the portfolio platform to facilitate artists opting out of their imagery being used for AI training (2023).
Herndon created a piece in collaboration with Mat Dryhurst for the 2024 Whitney Biennial, training an A.I. model with images of herself for visitors to generate images.
Holly Herndon was born in 1980 in Johnson City, Tennessee. She spent several years as a teenager in Berlin, where she immersed herself in the city’s dance and techno scene. Upon returning to the United States, Herndon pursued her academic career in electronic music, studying at Mills College in Oakland, California, where she earned her MFA in Electronic Music and Recording Media. During her time at Mills, she composed the vocal-generated piece “195,” which earned her the Elizabeth Mills Crothers award for best composer in 2010. She continued her studies as a doctoral candidate in composition at Stanford University, successfully defending her dissertation in 2019. Herndon primarily composes using a laptop, programming custom instruments and vocal processes with the visual programming language Max/MSP.
Herndon released her debut album, “Movement,” in November 2012 through RVNG Intl. The album featured custom instruments and vocal processes created using Max/MSP, and received positive reviews for its blend of academic experimentation and electronic accessibility. In 2014, she released the single “Chorus,” which gained recognition from Pitchfork as “Best New Track.” The song, and its accompanying EP, sampled her internet browsing experience. This exploration of technology’s impact continued with her 2015 album, “Platform,” which delved into themes of surveillance and included a track designed to trigger Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response (ASMR). Herndon’s work has consistently drawn attention for its blend of technological integration and critical perspective on the digital age.
In 2019, Herndon released her third full-length album, “Proto,” a collaborative project with Mathew Dryhurst and programmer Jules LaPlace. This album notably featured “Spawn,” a singing AI developed to mimic, interpret, and develop musical ideas based on human voices. Herndon and Dryhurst expanded on this concept with “Holly+” in 2021, a protocol that allows the public to experiment with a digital twin of her voice, exploring ideas of digital identity and co-creation. In 2022, alongside Dryhurst, Jordan Meyer, and Patrick Hoepner, she launched Spawning, an initiative enabling artists to manage whether their work is used in AI art generator datasets. For this work, she and Dryhurst won the 2022 Ars Electronica STARTS prize for digital art.
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