Take part in research into the monetisation of live-streaming concerts

Tuesday, February 2, 2021

The research, jointly run by Middlesex University and King's College London, will produce a report for musicians to be published in April 2021.

The researchers are asking for participants to fill in a survey that asks for their experiences and expectations of live-streamed concerts. Participants do not need to have watched or performed in a live-streamed concert to take part. The survey will be live until 24 February 2021 and can be accessed via this link: https://mdxl.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5pTbOJV8j6HBJQx.

Funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, the project aims to enable musicians to use monetised live streams as an additional income source, to make up for loss of earning during the pandemic. 

The research is led by Julia Haferkorn, senior lecturer at Middlesex University and former artistic director of the British Composer Awards. Other team members are Middlesex lecturer and jazz pianist Sam Leak, and King's College academic and classical guitarist Brian Kavanagh. 

Project partners include the Musicians’ Union, the Incorporated Society of Musicians, the Music Venue Trust, and jazz promoter Serious.

Julia Haferkorn said: 'The vast majority of musicians have been hit very hard financially by the pandemic. We are hoping that our report will make it easier for musicians to use monetised live streams as an additional income source.'

Additional information about the project can be found here: https://www.mdx.ac.uk/news/2020/12/julia-haferkorn-ukri-funding-live-streaming