Participant Selection Questionnaire

1. Which of the following best describes your involvement in music?* This field is required.Select all that apply.

Artist/Performer

Composer

Songwriter

Producer

Engineer

Manager

Promoter

Sound Designer

Music Teacher

Music Therapist

Other

Which of those is your primary role in music* This field is required.

2. How would you describe your current commitment to music?* This field is required.

Main profession

Meaningful part of income

Occasional income

Actively building a professional career

Hobby

3. Approximately how much income did you personally earn from music during the last 12 months?* This field is required.

No income

Less than £1,000

£1,000–£4,999

£5,000–£9,999

£10,000–£24,999

£25,000–£49,999

£50,000 or more

Prefer not to say

4. How active have you been during the last 12 months?* This field is required.For creators: consider songs, releases, recording projects, writing sessions or paid music engagements. For managers and industry professionals: consider artists, clients, releases, projects or music-related matters you have supported.

Not active

A few times a year

Monthly

Weekly

Several times a week

Daily

5. Who of the following are currently part of your music career or professional network?Select all that apply.

Artist/Performer

Composer

Songwriter

Producer

Engineer

Manager

Promoter

Sound Designer

Music Teacher

Music Therapist

Booking Agent

Label Representative

Venue Staff

Publisher

Other

6. How often do you share, receive or oversee unreleased creative work?* This field is required.

Never

Rarely

Sometimes

Often

Always

7. Which tools do you currently use to store, share or manage unreleased music and creative work?

WeTransfer

Google Drive

Dropbox

iCloud

Untitled

DISCO

Session Studio or another credits/splits tool

A label, publisher or studio platform

DAW folders, such as Logic, Ableton or Pro Tools

Computer folders, hard drives or physical storage

I do not use a consistent tool or process

Other

8. When sharing or collaborating on unreleased work, which three things matter most to you?* This field is required.Select all that apply

It is quick and easy

Files remain organised in one place

I can control who has access

I can see who received or accessed the work

Everyone can identify the latest version

Contributions and credits are recorded clearly

There is evidence of when the work was created or shared

Collaborators can work together easily

The work is presented professionally

It integrates with tools I already use

It is free or inexpensive

Other

9. During the last 12 months, have you experienced any of the following?Select all that apply.

Files were spread across several people or platforms

It was difficult to identify the latest version

I was unsure who still had access to a file

Contributions or credits were not recorded properly

Splits, ownership or authorship were left unclear

I had to reconstruct who contributed what after the session

I hesitated before sharing work because I did not fully trust the recipient

Work was copied, leaked or used without clear permission

A credit, payment, negotiation or release was delayed by missing information

A disagreement or dispute arose over creative contribution or ownership

None of these

Other

10. How well do your current tools and processes meet your needs?* This field is required.

Extremely well—I do not see a meaningful need to change

Quite well, although there are occasional problems

Adequately, but the process is fragmented or inconvenient

Not very well—I regularly experience problems

Poorly—I am actively looking for a better approach

I do not have a consistent process

11. Which statement best describes your current view?* This field is required.

I am actively looking for a better way to manage creative work and collaboration

I experience problems, but they are not urgent enough to make me change

I would change my process if a new approach were nearly effortless

I would use a new process if my manager, lawyer, publisher or another trusted person recommended it

My current tools are good enough

I do not believe this is a significant problem

12. Are you likely to be working on or supporting a live music project during the next six weeks?* This field is required.

Yes, definitely

Probably

Possibly

No, but I regularly work on or support active projects

13. Which of the following would you genuinely be willing to do?Select all that apply.

Attend a 60–90 minute focus-group session

Take part in a 45-minute individual interview

Show us how you currently store, share or manage creative work

Test Etched using part of a real project

Keep a short diary during a project or creative session

Take part in a product co-design session

Review Etched from a management, legal or industry perspective

Introduce other relevant creators or music-industry professionals

I am only interested in receiving updates

14. For managers and music-industry professionals: what influence do you have over the tools or processes used by artists or projects?* This field is required.

I can approve and pay for tools

I can recommend tools, but someone else approves them

I can ask or require artists or clients to follow a process

I could sponsor or host a pilot

I could introduce Etched to relevant decision-makers

I have limited influence over tool adoption

Not applicable

Other

15. What perspective or experience would you bring to the group?* This field is required.Please answer in one or two sentences. You might mention current projects, collaboration experience, your artist roster, professional expertise, previous problems or strong views about existing tools.

For managers and music-industry professionals: what influence do you have over tools or processes used by artists or projects?* This field is required.

Recommend tools or processes

Approve tools or processes

Select tools or processes

Set standards or guidelines

Directly manage implementation

None of the above

Other

Full name* This field is required.

First Name

Middle Name

Last Name

Email address* This field is required.

example@example.com

Artist name or organisation

Website or social profile

Are you happy for Etched to contact you about participating in this research?* This field is required.

Yes