Have you ever heard that listening to Mozart makes you smarter? I have. I can't remember where from but I certainly have heard it. Naturally with statements like this that seem to float around I am a tiny bit skeptical of whether there is truth in it or not. Fortunately for me, someone has already... Continue Reading →
For today's post I thought I would review a paper I came across in the Journal of Computers in Human Behavior titled 'The effect of music streaming services on music piracy among college students'. This paper looks to examine the likelihood of college students to engage in music piracy activities depending on wehther or not... Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago I did a post (see here) where I hypothesised that the explanation behind the increasing price of concert tickets was due to the decline in revenue generated from the sale of music. Streaming sites have made it far cheaper for fans to pay for their music and as a result, musicians... Continue Reading →
Last week I was fortunate enough to be published on RTE's Brainstorm platform. I wrote a piece which discussed news that the Irish government was considering bringing back music events provided they were alcohol-free events. The piece can be found below: Are alcohol-free live music events really a good idea? The piece contains discussion on... Continue Reading →
The phrase "I think I want to be a musician" is one that terrifies the ears of every parent. Of course most of us appreciate musicians and their beautiful craft, but it is no secret that the road to become a musician is incredibly difficult and stressful. Even the most successful musicians have to go... Continue Reading →
An anecdotal observation that is often mentioned about musicians and artists is that a large number of them suffer from bipolar disorder. American rapper Kanye West even mentioned his disorder on an album title of his that read "I hate being bipolar[,] It's awesome". This week by chance I happened upon a research paper in... Continue Reading →
Last week I examined the varying rates of income for entertainers in different regions in Ireland. That post focused more so on the economic gains which individuals can make off of music, but this week I would like to focus more so on the economic gains which society can accumulate from music. A report titled... Continue Reading →
It's well known that economic prosperity is not evenly distributed across land. Internationally we have developed countries and developing countries and even within these countries we have areas which are more developed than others. Any Irish person will be well aware of this in the case of Dublin. There are more people, jobs, services, and... Continue Reading →
A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post (see here) about how concert tickets have been getting more expensive. I touched on two main explanations for this, one is inflation, the other is the change in revenue artists make from selling their music. Artists used to sell millions of records and would see a... Continue Reading →
