The research theme Music & Technology explores the transformative role of technological innovations in musical practice. Developments such as artificial intelligence (AI) open up unprecedented creative possibilities while also raising fundamental questions. How can these technologies be used to create new forms of artistic expression? And how can musicians collaborate with AI without losing their creative autonomy?

This research provides students, teachers, and artists with tools to integrate new technologies into their practice. To this end, algorithms are developed that can perform in real time alongside musicians, becoming an active partner in live performances. In doing so, the research explores an embodied and equitable dialogue between human and machine.

Beyond the Prompt: Exploring Embodied Co-Creation with AI
Beyond the Prompt is a collaborative project with Sonic Acts and the University of Amsterdam. The project will start on November 1, 2025.
Read more about Beyond the Prompt on the SIA project page.

AHK AI Research Group
The AHK AI Research Group is a collaborative project involving several research units of the Amsterdam University of the Arts (AHK), namely the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, the Netherlands Film Academy, the Academy of Architecture, IDlab, and the Academy of Theatre and Dance.
Read more here.

Live Performing with AI (Marcel Wierckx)
Atser Damsma and Marcel Wierckx (lecturer-researcher at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam) are jointly involved in the research project Live Performing with AI. The project explores the question: how can AI be used within a musical context that involves live performance? The focus is on performances that combine both acoustic and electronic instruments, and on the interaction between musicians and AI systems.
Read more here.

Dancing Together - Which Rhythm Do You Follow?
Atser Damsma and Carolien Hermans (senior researchers at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam) collaborated with researchers from the Institute of Education and Child Studies at Leiden University on the research project Dancing Together – Which Rhythm Do You Follow? At the NEMO Science Museum, hundreds of children and their parents took part in a joyful dance encounter. Together, the parent-child pairs explored how music and rhythm can contribute to a sense of connection. 
Read more on the project page of NEMO science museum