The HipsterTrek Project


Over the past few decades we have seen the global music industry evolve at continuously increasing rates, and with this phenomenon comes the advent of music becoming more accessible to individuals overall. Just like how no two people share the exact same character traits, our music tastes vary from person to person as well. This notion had me thinking about different major music genres and how it could be possible to find similarities between them and create a basic graphical representation. In the process of creating this map one question began to rise in my mind: could it be possible to create an algorithm that would offer the shortest path to go from one music genre to another? This became the basis for my implementation project.