music survey fer a friend...

[meggo]

allo fine skancs, a friend of mine is a marketing student in vancouver and she's made a survey that she asked me to send along to all my music-head friends. if ya have a few minutes to kill and you don't mind, please go ahead and answer the questions and either send directly to fiona (febgrant@hotmail.com) or post on the board if you want all to see.

many thanks in advance to anyone who takes the time! [constructive discussion about said survey is also of course welcome and encouraged!]

THE SURVEY!

Interview Questions

1. What types of music are you a fan of?

2. Are your friends and others of your age group into the same types of music?

3. How do you perceive the music scene in your city?

4. Describe an up-and-coming artist in your city.

5. How do you perceive the scene specific to your favorite genres?

6. Describe the types of events and venues you attend.

7. What are the musicians at these events like?

8. Where do you get your new music?

9. How easy is it to find access to new music and artists? Any suggestions?

10. Do you use on-line downloading, if so, describe the sites you use and how you feel about them? Do you use free downloads?

11. How much do you spend on music per month? Attending live shows?

12. Would you pay to download music? If yes, how much per song? If not, why not?

Go to www.projectopus.com and surf around a bit. Then answer the following questions:

13. What are your feelings about this concept? Would you buy tracks from this site?

14. If not, what are your reservations?

15. What do you feel about interacting with artists and other fans on the site?

16. Do you have any suggestions for Project Opus to better appeal to your music scene?

[ollie]

Should we only answer if we know something about the Vancouver music scene? I'm looking at questions #3 to 5 specifically.

[meggo]

hey ollie, it doesn't matter what ya know about the vancouver scene.

[meggo]

okay one bump for the bored-at-work crowd. fiona is quite desperate for input so any help would be very much appreciated. i promise i'll let it die after this .

[AWeeJig]

I'm a little short on time, but I will get to it before the days end.

[StoneMtn]

1. What types of music are you a fan of?

All types; if the artist is talented.

2. Are your friends and others of your age group into the same types of music?

Each person is unique.

3. How do you perceive the Vancouver music scene?

It is wide and varied, with some great small local promoters.

4. Describe an up-and-coming artist in Vancouver

I describe such a person as fortunate.

5. How do you perceive the scene specific to your favorite genres?

You mean all genres?

6. Describe the types of events and venues you attend.

Concerts at theatres, bars, and occasionally stadiums.

7. What are the musicians at these events like?

It varies. Sometimes they are excellent. Sometimes they are terrible. Sometimes they fall somewhere in between.

8. Where do you get your new music?

Online and at concerts.

9. How easy is it to find access to new music and artists? Any suggestions?

It couldn't be easier these days. I suggest a high-speed Internet connection.

10. Do you use on-line downloading, if so, describe the sites you use and how you feel about them? Do you use free downloads?

I do. I usually use FTP servers. I never pay for downloads.

11. How much do you spend on music per month? Attending live shows?

Are those two separate questions? If so, approximately 40 dollars and approximately a hundred to two hundred dollars.

12. Would you pay to download music? If yes, how much per song? If not, why not?

No. It's all available for free.

Go to www.projectopus.com and surf around a bit. Then answer the following questions:

13. What are your feelings about this concept? Would you buy tracks from this site?

I didn't go to the site, but I suspect your answer is above at Question #12.

14. If not, what are your reservations?

(see above at #13.)

15. What do you feel about interacting with artists and other fans on the site?

(see above at #13)

16. Do you have any suggestions for Project Opus to better appeal to your music scene?

(see above at #13)

[meggo]

thanks guys! also - if anyone else does it [hope hope ] just apply it to your city, instead of vancouver.

thanks again.

[StoneMtn]

Meggo:

I'm willing to bet that if you post that survey on the message board on www.upstreamentertainment.com you'll get a fair number of responses; and they will be specific to Vancouver. There are some good people on that board, and rabid music fans.

[meggo]

thanks!

[ollie]

I plan on filling this out, I just need to find some time... is there a deadline?

[meggo]

don't think so!