Algorithm — Ken Sandoval

Desperate to break out of obscurity, struggling music producer Derrick Sims downloads a mysterious app called Echotrax, a free tool promising innovation through AI-generated sound.What begins as creative magic quickly spirals into something far stranger. Tracks made with Echotrax go viral overnight, triggering mass reactions that defy explanation: trance-like states, hallucinations, even memory loss.The music doesn't just move people, it rewires them.As Derrick's fame explodes and the app begins evolving on its own, an investigative journalist and a government-linked neurologist race to uncover the truth behind the sounds. But the deeper they dig, the clearer it becomes: Echotrax isn't just listening, it's learning.And it's ready to be heard.