One of the unfortunate consequences of the COVID-19 crisis is that it meant artists having to cancel shows. As a regular concert goer, this was of particulalr annoyance to me. But it got me thinking about the economic aspect of the decision. How much money was invloved in music tours? Well thankfully Statistica have data... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
The COVID19 pandemic has brought about an increase in both unemployment and remote home office working. This is seeing a lot more people with time at home. As well as this lockdown and social distancing restrictions have rendered socialising more difficult among friends and loved ones. All of this extra time at home got me... Continue Reading →
