Comments on: Hype Survey Results: How Do You Discover Music?

By: Machine Shop: The Hype Machine Blog about Hype Machine (and things we love)

Machine Shop: The Hype Machine Blog about Hype Machine (and things we love) — Mon, 12 May 2008 15:18:17 +0000

[...] here in the future. You can check out some info from our last survey on our Demographics Page and various blog [...]

By: Culture System

Culture System — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 22:05:47 +0000

[...] recent non-scientific survey of users of the blog aggregator Hype Machine found that, like the first report, friends still [...]

By: taylor

taylor — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 17:00:58 +0000

Marc: You raise a good point. I went back and filtered responses that checked the “other” box and mentioned radio. Here’s what I found:

7.6% of all respondents (not just ones who checked ‘other’) mentioned radio as a source of music discovery.

7.6% percent is pretty significant, but I would argue not a “major source of new music discovery” compared to even our lowest ranking source “online mechanical” (with 22%).

By: Jason B

Jason B — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 05:05:56 +0000

I only listen to radio for sports talk. I know what style of music I like, so it makes sense that I follow my favorite bands through searches on music blogs, music video sites, music forums, etc. The odds of me finding anything in a music magazine like Blender or Rolling Stone are nil. For God’s sake, Paris Hilton is mentioned in them! They push what their advertisers tell them to push.

By: Marc Cohen

Marc Cohen — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 23:59:52 +0000

Not including terrestrial radio in this question was much more than an oversight. I am afraid it is a serious case of investigator bias. Yes, people - even young people - still listen to radio and even thought they are listening less and less, radio remains a major source of new music discovery.

Check out the Ad-Supported Music Central blog:
http://ad-supported-music.blogspot.com/

By: Net, Blogs and Rock'n'Roll

Net, Blogs and Rock'n'Roll — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 16:25:58 +0000

Promiscuous discovery: another digital music survey…

Entertainment Media Research weren’t the only people publishing results of a survey of digital music listeners yesterday (see yesterday’s post). On a slightly smaller scale, The Hype Machine an aggregator of music blogs that many consider a prime ind…

By: your wiki guide

your wiki guide — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 09:59:55 +0000

Most of the time, aside from my friends and online radio, I discovered music through watching TV. I don’t actually go for just new music, I want music that can magnetize my attention. It doesn’t matter if it’s just a new released or an old one. I’d always end up surfing the net to find those songs.