sxsw 2015 - how we listen to music

How we listen to music Paul Lamere The Echo Nest !SXSW 2015

I’ve got 30 million songs in my pocket. Now what?

In this data-driven talk we will look at how we can use big music data to get a better understanding of how people are listening to music !

What follows are just a few areas that we will be exploring in this talk

Low plays per listener

High plays per listener

We’ll explore fan passion

We’ll look at the effects of fan armies

We’ll look at the effect of listener demographics

We’ll look at the effect of listener location

Relative song abandonment rate

We’ll learn about music by looking at how people listen to it

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We’ll learn about music by looking at what the music sounds like

I’ve got 30 million songs in my pocket. Now what?

Data that help us better understand the world of music will be increasingly important

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