Musician’s Arsenal: Killer Apps, Tools & Sites – Future of Music Coalition Survey
Welcome back to Musician’s Arsenal! Before we go any further, I must admit that this post is not a real Musician’s Arsenal post, I will not be presenting a sweet app or tool for you this time (that’s coming next week), but rather a tool that will be very useful provided there is enough participation (that’s where you come in). The Future of Music Coalition is performing a survey now through October 28th to determine where artists receive most of their revenue.
Kristin Thomson from FMC was kind enough to answer some questions of mine about this survey and the importance of it. If you’re interested in taking this survey click here (and please do, the more response the better the results).
Without further delay, Kristin:
1. What was the impetus for this project?
Over the past eleven years, we’ve all witnessed drastic, profound and — dare I say — exciting changes in the music industry. Digital recording studios, digital aggregators, online music stores, on-demand streaming services, webcasting stations and satellite radio have greatly reduced the cost barriers to the creation, production, distribution and sale of music. A vast array of new platforms and technologies — from social networks to blogs to Twitter feeds — now help musicians connect with fans.
The Indie Maximum Exposure List is Ariel Hyatt’s manifesto on how indie musicians can realistically profit from Web 2.0 & social media. 