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"I know a [company] in Barcelona [that] develop[s] algorithms to determine whether a song is going to be a hit. It analyzes music to figure it out--and they're selling it to the record companies, and it's quite effective. If you expand on that, there's no reason you couldn't have your own personal search engine that understands your taste and can instantly analyze music based on a whole bunch of different, very subjective criteria to determine whether you might like it."

Moby - Time Magazine Cover Story - October 24, 2005

Providing Music Intelligence

People like music for many different and varied reasons. These are often social, habitual, historical or emotional.

But why do we really like the music that we like?

HSS visualization of an album superimposed into the recent "hit universe"

Well, much of what attracts us to a particular song is found in the basic structure of the music. Particular rhythms, changes in key and certain melodic patterns define the psychological and very human response we all have to music.

Polyphonic HMI has developed proprietary music analysis technologies capable of identifying music preferences of a user or the whole current recorded music market and intelligently selecting music to recommend to the user or to release as a single.

Our technology not only allows similarities to be identified between existing successful music and unreleased or unsigned music, but can also use that data to identify emerging trends as the music landscape changes.

What people are saying about Polyphonic HMI's Hit Song Science:
"HSS takes a song that sounds like it might be a hit and makes sure it can be one. With finely tuned adjustments in the mix we can ensure it has the optimal mathematical patterns for maximum market performance. With that base covered, the odds of success are tremendous." - Ric Wake, two time Grammy-winning producer
"We, as producers have an ability to "hear" what sounds right and what doesn't. Making hit songs is what we do. However I think we can always become more precise and that is what we're doing with Hit Song Science". - Peter Swartling, Producer, consultant to Sony Music
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View a Simplex IT Magazine interview (Spanish).
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Listen to Grammy-winning producer Ric Wake being interviewed by ex-Twisted Sister front man Dee Snider about Hit Song Science
Rick Wake interview part 1 (mp3)
Rick Wake interview part 2 (mp3)
The WB Network's Lolita Lopez investigates Hit Song Science: February 6, 2004.
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Hit Song Science on The Discovery Channel: Jennifer Scott puts our tech to the test.
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Polyphonic HMI's Hit Song Science technology on BBC World: Spencer Kelly reports...
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View an NBC news clip about Polyphonic HMI's Hit Song Science technology and how it is being used by the music industry.
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View an Antena 3 news report (Spanish).
November 17, 2004.

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