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EDM Fan Survey
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| EJMC |
I am writing an anthropological research paper on people who listen to EDM. If you would kindly take part in this brief questionnaire it would be greatly appreciated. Please note that no real names will be used in my final paper. Please take this seriously and answer the questions completely if you choose to participate.
1. How many years have you listened to EDM?
2. Was there one event in particular which grabbed your attention and made you become a listener?
3. In what country/city/state were you born?
4. Do your parents listen to EDM?
5. What type of music were you exposed to as a child?
6. What is your highest level of education?
7. What is your occupation?
8. What genre of music did you listen to when you first began listening to EDM? Do you continue to listen to that same genre?
9. What genre(s) of music do you prefer now?
10. Are illegal or prescription drugs prevalent in the EDM community? If so which kind?
11. In your opinion, does EDM promote the use of drugs?
12. What is the farthest you have traveled to attend an event and what was your city of departure?
13. If there was one song you thought everyone should hear at least once, what would it be?
Please keep in mind that the information provided will only be used as a source for my paper and no real names will be used if quoted. Feel free to add any additional information that you feel will be an asset in conducting research.
When answering the survey please accompany your answers with the questions. Thank you! |
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| Sykonee |
| What exactly is the purpose of this project? Just a general survey of a specific demographic, or is there an underlying thesis that this information will tie into? |
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| EJMC |
| The purpose is to study a group of people, any group of people. As a fan of EDM myself, I thought I would take a step back and look in as an outsider might. This research paper is to learn about the people, their lives, or anything that might be considered notable. I am taking an emic approach. |
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| Darkarbiter |
1. How many years have you listened to EDM?
12ish?
2. Was there one event in particular which grabbed your attention and made you become a listener?
Not really, since I've listened to it most of my life... but the thing that allowed me to find more then just commercial house was really gatecrasher classics. All started from there.
3. In what country/city/state were you born?
Melbourne, Australia
4. Do your parents listen to EDM?
My dad listens to synth classical, oldschool ambient and classic trance occasionally (previously a lot more). My mum listens to some edm influenced stuff... and tribal ambient type stuff.
5. What type of music were you exposed to as a child?
My dads stuff mostly,
6. What is your highest level of education?
Year 8
7. What is your occupation?
School, haven't got a job yet.
8. What genre of music did you listen to when you first began listening to EDM? Do you continue to listen to that same genre?
Probably either my dads stuff, or commercial house.
Don't listen to commercial house anymore... but classic trance/ambient/synth classical most definitely.
9. What genre(s) of music do you prefer now?
Psy/goa trance, dnb, ambient mostly.
10. Are illegal or prescription drugs prevalent in the EDM community? If so which kind?
I think you know,
11. In your opinion, does EDM promote the use of drugs?
Yes, however I'll argue otherwise wherever possible if its in my best interests/interests of the community. Then again, rock and such promotes the use of speed and heroine and stuff, so at least edm is the softer drugs.
12. What is the farthest you have traveled to attend an event and what was your city of departure?
Only really been to one, probably about 40 kilometres
13. If there was one song you thought everyone should hear at least once, what would it be?
deadmau5 not exactly :gsmile:
Probably the entire the gathering album. Although that'd probably be at least 10x... since even the most musical of people take a few listens to get it, and its everyone we're talking here. |
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| noikeee |
1. How many years have you listened to EDM?
I believe about 8 or 9 years.
2. Was there one event in particular which grabbed your attention and made you become a listener?
Not really.
3. In what country/city/state were you born?
Madeira Island, Portugal.
4. Do your parents listen to EDM?
No.
5. What type of music were you exposed to as a child?
Radio top 40, nothing in particular.
6. What is your highest level of education?
I'm currently finishing my masters degree.
7. What is your occupation?
Student.
8. What genre of music did you listen to when you first began listening to EDM? Do you continue to listen to that same genre?
I started with epic trance, and I don't continue to listen to with.
9. What genre(s) of music do you prefer now?
Tech house, deep house and techno.
10. Are illegal or prescription drugs prevalent in the EDM community? If so which kind?
I'm not really into the EDM community here to have a relevant opinion. Alcohol is very easily obtainable and encouraged here though, and IMO tends to dominate over illegal drugs. Talk of EDM drugs in this board seems to be mostly ecstasy, cocaine and hashish.
11. In your opinion, does EDM promote the use of drugs?
Some of it does, yes. But it's entirely possible to enjoy it without them.
12. What is the farthest you have traveled to attend an event and what was your city of departure?
About 50km, which is the distance from my home to the island's main city. Which is the distance I do for everyday life anyway.
13. If there was one song you thought everyone should hear at least once, what would it be?
Aztec Mystic - Knights of the Jaguar |
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| adi_hanson |
1. How many years have you listened to EDM?
15 years
2. Was there one event in particular which grabbed your attention and made you become a listener?
School disco's playing early classic trance
3. In what country/city/state were you born?
UK , Blackburn , lancashire
4. Do your parents listen to EDM?
No
5. What type of music were you exposed to as a child?
Pink Floyd , Dire straits , Status Quo , Beautiful south
6. What is your highest level of education?
High school
7. What is your occupation?
Manager
8. What genre of music did you listen to when you first began listening to EDM? Do you continue to listen to that same genre?
90's pop eurodance , eg 2unlimited , snap ,capella
9. What genre(s) of music do you prefer now?
Trance , Some house and yoji
10. Are illegal or prescription drugs prevalent in the EDM community? If so which kind?
EXTC , Nitrous oxide , booze
11. In your opinion, does EDM promote the use of drugs?
No , never done drugs , booze is enough for me.
12. What is the farthest you have traveled to attend an event and what was your city of departure?
London , travelled from manchester UK
13. If there was one song you thought everyone should hear at least once, what would it be?
Li Kwan - point zero |
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| Watts |
1. About eight years now.
2. The timbre of synthesizers
3. Okinawa, Japan
4. Yes
5. 80s new-wave and Hip-Hop, Euro dance, things from the 70s
6. College
7. Student
8. Happy/Euro house. Yes this stuff is still gold
9. Detroit techno, happy hardcore
10. Anything and everything I have seen, so yes.
11. No, it doesn't. The Brits and Ibizans unfortunately gave it this connotation.
12. I traveled halfway across the country from Harrisonburg, VA to Detroit, MI
13. Reflket - Need to Feel Loved |
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| elFreak |
| drugs for all of them. |
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| daphunky1 |
1. 8
2. No. i always liked the constant beat of dance music, ever since dance music had its explosion on North America in the mid 90's.
3.Coronach, Saskatchewan, Canada
4. No.
5. whatever my older sisters listened to.... so whatever was mainstream at the time.
6 University Degree
7.Unemployed
8. cheesey euro dance, and trance. I still listen to a bit of trance.
9. Progressive and funky house.
10. E is by far most prevalent. speed, coke, k, and booze are also common.
11. Yes in a few ways. 1) All night events encouraging people to look to artificial means to stay awake.
2) Certain types of edm seem to be made purely for the mangled.
3) EDM encourages drug use because loud repetitive music seems to elicit the most effect from drugs.
12. Regina, Sask, to Edmonton, Alberta. 9 hours of driving.
13. BT - Godspeed |
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| Trance-MB |
1. +21 years (1987)
2. In general Synthesizer tracks.
3. The Netherlands/Heerlen
4. No.
5. Top 40. Can remember "Y.M.C.A." 1978 song by the Village People :) :) and no I'm not gay...
6. Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering.
7. Development Engineer.
8. Synthesizer tracks and (Acid)House. I see a lot synthesizer stuff back in trance. House too.
9. Trance and Clubhouse (Club)
10. Probalby yes, but I never needed drugs to have fun. Some beer helped. XTC, speed with or without alcohol.
11. No I don't think so, although some tracks refer to it: Sniff, Cocain, hardcore tracks (Dutch gabber), but I think that's funny too...
12. 100 miles or so, Holland is a small country :) Belgium and German border for me is within 10 miles. Also Pinkpop is around the corner.
13. Jam & Spoon - Follow Me (12 minutes version)
Good luck. |
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| nchs09 |
| You should probably try surveymonkey so its easy to gather data? |
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| EJMC |
| Thanks for the recommendation! |
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