Abstract: A method for creating a database that allows content based searching in the music domain is provided. The process provides music samples to music listeners, wherein the music listeners include a plurality of average music listeners and a plurality of expert music listeners. The process further provides a plurality of questions to the average music listeners and the expert music listeners; wherein the plurality of questions require a listener response and every listener response assigns a value to a feature vector, wherein the feature vector defines a music attribute. The process then compares the plurality of music samples, wherein comparing the feature vectors compares the music sample. Thereafter, the process stores the compared data.

Abstract: A system for searching music, based upon music content that may be described by a plurality of predetermined feature vectors is provided. The system includes a user interface that can receive a plurality of user requests for searching music, wherein the user requests define a set of search parameters. A user enters search parameters into the user interface that allows a user to vary the plural levels of the plural feature vectors. The system further includes a user interface engine that receives the user requests for searching music based upon user chosen feature vector levels, wherein the user interface includes a parser for parsing the user requests. The system also includes an inferential engine that performs a search for music by comparing plural feature vectors.