The purpose of the MusicDish & Mi2N Industry Survey series is to provide the music industry with a better understanding of the trends shaping the music business both online and offline.
-- Current Survey Reports --
Songwriters in the New Millennium
Sponsored by Livewire Contacts, TAXI, USA Songwriting Competition, Songsalive!, Songwriters Directory & Songwriter's Monthly
(August 2001)
"Changing Expectations & Realities": The authors of the report discuss songwriters' engagement with, perceptions and expectations of the music industry and the implications for organizations serving songwriters and the community.
"Charting a Career Path": The authors of the report use the survey to identify what songwriters are or are not doing to further their career and discuss important points that songwriters should consider when mapping out their career
20 Questions with the Songwriting Community
Sponsored by Livewire Contacts, TAXI, USA Songwriting Competition, Songsalive! and Songwriters Directory
(April/May 2001)
Tag It, through its industry e-Journal MusicDish, conducted
an online survey of songwriters on their perceptions of the
organizations and activities that have traditionally
supported them. The results of the survey will form the
basis for a series of reports to be released over the summer
by Tag It. 20 Questions with the Songwriting Community is
the first of this series and is meant as a brief overview of
the survey with 20 key results.
-- Survey Results from Mi2N --
(April - July, 2000)
- Napster vs. RIAA II
- Work For Hire Amendment
- Retail CD Pricing
- My.MP3.com
- Napster vs. RIAA Results
-- Survey Reports from MusicDish --
MusicDish / Indie Music Forum SDMI Survey
Sponsored by IndieBiz.com
(October 1999)
SDMI has the potential to either jumpstart the industry into a new era of growth and prosperity or delay the availability of music consumers want and are willing to pay for. MusicDish in collaboration with Indie Music Forum has conducted the following survey to gain a more in-depth understanding of the SDMI Forum, their announced solution and the impact it may have on the industry.
SDMI: Boom or Bust for the Music Industry
(July/August 1999)
On July
13th, the Secure Digital Music Initiative (SDMI) Forum released the
Portable Device Specification Part 1, Version 1.0 to the public. Consequently,
we launched the fourth in our MusicDish Industry Survey series
dedicated to obtaining your views, perceptions and actual plans regarding
the SDMI Forum and the new specification.
MP3: Digital Music for the Millennium?
(May/June 1999)
Final results from "MP3: Digital Music for the Millennium?" the MusicDish Industry Survey produced in collaboration between Tag It, MusicDish's publisher, and MP3.com. Summary results and interpretation were presented at the MP3 Summit '99. The white paper is now freely available for download as a pdf file.
Marketing and Promotion in the Music Industry
(March/April 1999)
Marketing and Promotion in the Music Industry was conducted to gauge the current methods, preferences and opinions of members of the music industry, primarily musicians, on the ways that they market and promote their business (i.e. music).
Music and Copyrights in the Digital Age
(February 1999)
* Use of the Internet by music professionals, including artist and businesses,
* Legal issues affecting the online music industry,
* Purchasing habits of used equipment.
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