Paul McCartney's Got Back Tour to Feature a Virtual John Lennon

Paul McCartney will be bringing his renowned Got Back tour to Australia in October. What makes this tour particularly special is the inclusion of a virtual John Lennon, made possible through the use of AI-based machine learning technology.

This technology was first utilized during the filming of Peter Jackson’s Beatles documentary, ‘The Beatles: Get Back’. The machine learning model has been trained on old Beatles tunes, allowing it to identify and isolate each instrument’s sound.

The result is the ability to isolate John Lennon’s voice and have McCartney perform alongside his late bandmate once again. McCartney expressed his excitement about the technology in an interview with ABC, stating, “We could isolate John’s voice out. And that would mean [I would] be singing with John again.”
The virtual John Lennon made his debut at the Glastonbury Festival in 2022. During McCartney’s performance, Lennon was projected on a mega screen as they sang together. McCartney described the experience as emotional, saying, “The first time I ever did it was very emotional. And it keeps being emotional. Because, you know, I’m singing with my old buddy again.”

Source: Deborah Taylor/fagenwasanni.com

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