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Learning About Artists Needs
Are you a music/sound-making artist? Do you need more money and resources in your personal, creative, and professional life?

We are a new artist-driven group acting to bridge the gaps between funding, mentorship, and artists’ needs. Our group has done initial research to consider new endeavors to help artists financially and otherwise, and in order to continue we need your help: please fill out our anonymous 15 minute survey. It is critical that we gather input from as many artists as possible to better understand our vast community’s needs. Your answers will directly inform how we build new pathways for artists to access more resources to thrive.

THANK YOU!
I consider myself to be a freelance music/sound-making artist.*

YesNoOther, Please Describe
Primary Metro/Geographic Areas That You Work In:*
How do you generally get gigs?
Examples: past collaborators, someone gave your name to someone else, mentors, your own promotion, a PR person, manager

Please select the top 3 methods you use to get gigs, with 1 being the method through which you get the highest percentage of your gigs

	1	2	3
Past collaborators/word of mouth
Approaching venues/artists/curators myself
Manager/agent
Networking events
Publicist
Public calls/applications to submit projects
Other, please explain

If you selected other, please explain
On average, is the amount you make per gig worth it?*

YesNo
If you’d like to share more about your answer, please feel free to do so:
What is the minimum amount you need for a one-day engagement (gig) for it to be net positive income? Considering factors such as: childcare, transportation, meals, etc. *
Please write your answer as currency numerical amount for the amount you'd need per day. ex: $300, €300 etc. if you needed 300 a day.
What are all of your current income streams?
Do you earn the majority of your income through music?*

YesNo

Please explain in one sentence or less what your number one primary source of income is.
(ex: real estate, non-music related part-time job, etc.)
What would be your ideal monthly income to thrive?*
Please list as: Currency and amount. Ex: $6000 or €6000
Based on your current income, will you definitely be able to cover next month’s expenses without accruing debt?*

YesNo
In order to help us calculate living wages, which of the following best describes your household?*

I am the only adult working for wages in my household.There are two or more adults working for wages in my household.There are two or more adults in my household with one who’s working for wages.No adults in my household need to work for wages.I live in a household where one or more members are financially dependent on state/federal support.Prefer not to answer.Other, Please Describe
Are you the parent or guardian of any children or other dependents?*

Yes, for children.Yes, for adult dependents living in household.Yes, for children and for adult dependents living in household.No.Prefer not to answer.Yes, other (please describe)
Other than children/dependents, are you an unpaid caregiver to a relative or friend involved in assisting them with activities of daily living and/or medical tasks?*

YesNoPrefer not to answerOther, Please Describe
What areas do you need help as a person/working professional that you don’t have at this point? These are areas that affect you as a person (we’ll ask about creative/professional resources later)

RentUtilitiesPhone and internetHealth insuranceHealthcare resources not covered by insuranceChild care supportIncome to pay billsTravel and transportationElder care supportTime off/vacation access/resourcesTax guidanceAffordable housingWellness resourcesNonePrefer Not to AnswerOther, Please Describe
What areas of your professional and creative practices do you need help with that you currently lack?*

New EquipmentStudio SpaceArtist ResidenciesPublicityFinancial Guidance (Project Budgeting, Life Planning)Grants StrategyGrant WritingMentorship/NetworksManagementLegalCareer PlanningGigsFunds To Support Creative Work (i.e. working on a piece to be considered for a commission)Prefer Not AnswerNoneOther, Please Describe
Solutions
If you could get support in professional/administrative areas of your artistic career that you don’t have at this point, which types of professionals would be helpful?*

Booking AgentManagerPublicist/Marketing SupportLegal AdvisorFinancial Advisor/PlannerFundraising Advisor/WriterLong-Term Career PlannerGeneral MentorBookkeeperTax AdvisorCopyist /EngravingNoneOther. Please Describe
What current platforms/resources do you use?

Fundraising: (Patreon, Kickstarter, GoFundMe, Grants for Artists)Health and housing, aging, and larger resource issues (ex: Entertainment Community FundFiscal Sponsors (Ex: Fractured Atlas, NYFA, the Field)Finance: (Ex: Nonprofit Finance Fund)Legal (Ex: Lawyer’s Alliance for the Arts)Artist residencies (Ex: Artist Communities Alliance)In-person conferences/networking events (Ex. APAP)For connections: (Ex: LinkedIn, Instagram)

What current platforms/resources are you aware of and/or have you used in the last 4 years? (Select all that apply)*

	Aware Of	Used in the Past 4 Years
Fundraising: (Patreon, Kickstarter, GoFundMe, Grants for Artists)
Health and housing, aging, and larger resource issues (ex: Entertainment Community Fund)
Fiscal Sponsors (Ex: Fractured Atlas, NYFA, the Field)
Finance: (Ex: Nonprofit Finance Fund)
Legal (Ex: Lawyer’s Alliance for the Arts)
Artist residencies (Ex: Artist Communities Alliance)
In person conferences/networking events (Ex. APAP)
Promotion: Social media
For connections: (Ex: LinkedIn, Instagram)
None

If you could wave a magic wand, what would radically support you in your artistic practice and your creative community in the next 6 months?*
If you could receive funding to cover all costs associated with a creative project over a three-month period, how much would you need? (examples: writing your next opera, recording your next album, distributing your record, going on tour, etc.)

Less than $2,500$2,500 - $10,000$10,001 - $20,000$20,001 - $40,000$40,001 - $60,000More than $60,000
What is missing from service organizations or from the field at large that could be offered in a different way to help better support you?*
Are there needs that you have that you don’t see addressed on this survey?
Are there needs that you have that you don’t see addressed on this survey?
Demographics

All questions in this section are optional
What is your age range?

0-1718-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465+
Which most closely describes your gender?

WomanManTransgender WomanTransgender ManNon-BinaryAgender/I do not identify with any genderPrefer not to stateGender not listed. My gender is:
Sexual Identity/Sexual Orientation

Asexual/ A RomanticBisexual/ Pansexual/ FluidGayLesbianQueerQuestioning Or UnsureStraight (Heterosexual)Prefer Not To Disclose Additional Category/Identity Not Listed (Please Specify)
Please describe your race and ethnicity:
Are there any other identities that are important to you? If so, please list:
Should be Empty:

	1st	2nd	3rd
Playing live
Commissions
Recording
Publishing/licensing
Teaching
Prizes
Nonprofit administrative work for arts nonprofit
Grants
Panelist

Learning About Artists Needs

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Demographics