1) what percentage of music that you consume would you estimate is purchased?
0%.
2) if you purchase music,what is the breakdown on cd vs. electronic vs. vinyl?
n/a
3) in two years, do you think you will still be buying cds?
i do not
4) if you purchase mp3s, what should be the cost per mp3?
i think the cost is fine where its at...99c or so
5) should mp3 costs be variable based on song length?
in the case of Earth or Sleep records, where the entire album is a song, yes. maybe there should be a 12 minute mark or something.
6) if mp3s were $0.25 instead of $0.99 at itunes, do you think you would buy more of them or just spend less?
spend less
7) true or false: the continually increasing quantity of music I have access to affects my willingness to purchase more music inversely.
true
8) should bands give recorded music away entirely, in hopes of gaining as many new fans as possible, or should they continue to sell it (if so, what should be the price)?
no band should be forced to do anything, other than to learn certain market truths. for my own output, i've decided i'll go for frontline passive listener acquisition and count the digital delivery as a loss leader and do an official pirate bay upload or what-have-you, then print a 1000 CDs for the luddites and sign them all or insert a chinese fortune in every booklet, then print about 1000 color vinyl or pic discs with gigantic fold out artwork of my face (probably) for the collector snots, then make as many marketable configs as possible, throw in some giveaway shwag like jxmas brand chewing gum, nudie playing cards, or smokeless tobacco, then turn the publicity faucets on and hope i don't lose my ass in the process and make enough scratch for a second go.
if a butt rock band thinks its still possible to sell ten million CDs at 15.99, let them find their own inevitable path to truth. its a collectors market now.
oh, and you can have all the above for 29.99
pimp
