Methods for Online Collaborative Music Composition

• US 20100326256A1
• Filed: 06/30/2009
• Published: 12/30/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Blog Band, LLC
• Original Assignee: Parker M D Emmerson
• Inventors: Emmerson, Parker M.D.
• Granted Patent: US 8,487,173 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 84/610
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/0025 Automatic or semi-automatic music composition, e.g. producing random music, applying rules from music theory or modifying a musical piece automatically producing a series of tones G10H1/26
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/175 for jam sessions or musical collaboration through a network, e.g. for composition, ensemble playing or repeating; Compensation of network or internet delays therefor

Abstract

Systems and methods for creating and editing collaborative music compositions via a computer network, including remote uploading tracks by musicians, and for creating and joining a band, wherein the system and methods provide for at least one musician to join a virtual group of at least one other musician for the purpose of virtual collaborative creating and/or editing music tracks remotely, via an online network and interactive website therefor.

Claims

1. A system for providing online music composition comprising:

an interactive website accessible from a remote computer device via a network, the website being operable for receiving a first track uploaded through the network from a first remote source, the first track created by at least one musician entity;

the website further operable for automatically saving and categorizing the at least one track according to the musician entity and a music genre;

the website further operable for receiving a second track from a second remote source, the second track created by a second musician entity, selectively combining the first track and the second track, and saving the combined tracks for creating a collaborative music composition.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the system is accessible remotely via a multiplicity of musician entities for uploading, editing, and creating collaborative music compositions selectively with other musician entities.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the collaborative music composition is editable via the interactive website.

4. A method for providing online music composition comprising the steps of:

providing an interactive website accessible with a remote computer via a network, wherein the website is operable for receiving a first track from a first remote source, the first track being created by at least one musician entity, saving and categorizing the at least one track according to musician and genre, receiving a second track from a second remote source, the second track created by a second musician entity, selectively combining the first track and the second track, and saving the combined tracks for creating a collaborative music composition.

5. The method of claim 4, further including the step of editing the combined tracks.

6. The method of claim 4, further including the step of receiving a multiplicity of tracks from more than one remote musician entity.

7. A method for online music collaboration including the steps of:

providing an interactive website accessible with at least one remote computer device via a network, wherein the website is operable for receiving a first track from a first remote source, the first track being created by at least one musician entity, saving and categorizing the at least one track according to musician and genre, receiving a second track from a second remote source, the second track created by a second musician entity, selectively combining the first track and the second track, and saving the combined tracks for creating a collaborative music composition; and

wherein the musician entities are self-selectively combinable to form at least one virtual band for online music creation, editing, and social network-based distribution through the interactive website.

8. The method of claim 7, further including the step of editing the combined tracks.

9. The method of claim 7, further including the step of receiving a multiplicity of tracks from more than one remote musician entity

10. The method of claim 7, further including the step of automatically categorizing the virtual bands based upon a track categorization of composite tracks and/or based upon a musician categorization of any or all of the at least one musician entities that contribute at least one track to the composite track.