BON IS BACK IN BLACK

Bringing people back from the dead using AI ain’t new anymore.

But in this case, at least for me, is an almost-20-year wait finally over. For those who don’t know me, I’m a big AC/DC fan. And for those who don’t know AC/DC they have a history full of ups and downs. In 1980, they were at the very top with a just released album, but his lead singer Bon Scott was found dead in a car outside London.

But what would you do as a band after that tragedy? The Young Brothers hired Brian Johnson to lead the voice of one of the best selling rock & roll records of all time. “Back In Black” was not only the name of the album but also a song powered enough to pay respect and make a farewell to their fellow friend.

So today, on its 43th anniversary, Bon Scott sings one more song celebrating a worth listening comeback thanks to artificial intelligence. I trained his model using Retrieval based Voice Conversion with more than 90k steps using his voice on the records released from 1976 to 1979.

Hope you enjoy it as much as I did creating it. Thank you AC/DC for your music and using the same stages in your videos. And thank you Bon for using the same clothes and covering your mouth with the mic for the lipsync.

If you are curious about it as I am, reach out!