The central problem that I am looking at addressing in this project is helping people, who like me, often find themselves bored with the music they usually listen to, to find new music.
Before going all out trying to figure out how to create something to help people overcome this problem, I first needed to confirm that it was actually a problem that affected others and not just a pet peeve of mine.
I devised a quick survey with the aim of answering this as well as shedding some light on how others go about seeking new music and how they interact with music.
Of the 31 people that responded:
-55% often found themselves stuck in a rut with the music they listen to.
-Most said their preferred way to find new music was through friends' recommendations, with 61% reporting this as a method they use.
-94% said they considered their taste to be eclectic as opposed to centring around certain genres.
-Most listened to music in one of these ways (ranked in popularity)
1) on a computer through a media player such as iTunes
2) through an mp3 player or iPod and
3) through a streaming service such as Spotify.
It seems that, from looking at this, that getting bored with all your music is not something limited to me, that human intuition trumps algorithms when it comes to recommendations, eclecticism is emphatically preferred over single genres and that most of the music people listen to is that which they have chosen to download/buy and import into a media player.
Also, whilst people have resoundingly given the thumbs up to eclecticism, half of them get bored with their music, is there a way that my system could facilitate the musical exploration that they would purportedly be open to?
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