The Triumphant Return of the Question of the Day!

Hi everyone! It's been a while since I've posted a new question - I've been hard at work looking through the responses to the intro survey! 42 people responded, which is awesome. Thank you all so much!

But now that I've looked at the numbers I have even more burning questions for you all, so chime in and let me know if what the numbers are telling me match your experiences!

80% of both men and women see the stage as a typically male space, the remaining 20% felt they were equally likely to see men or women on a stage, and absolutely nobody who responded felt it was more typical to see a woman on stage.

The majority of instruments were reported to be typically played by men, though some were considered to be more typically male than others.

We did find one area that was reported to be a typically female space. 60% of women and 40% of men reported that they typically see women working behind the bar, the remaining 40% of women and 60% of men reported seeing men and women equally behind the bar. Nobody reported typically seeing men behind the bar. Reports of who sold merch showed a similar rise in female presence.


In addition to letting me know if the numbers I found in the intro survey match your experiences, I would also love to know about your buying habits!

• If you are in a band, do you notice a difference in your merch sales when a male friend sells merch for you versus a female friend? Is there a difference in your merch sales on nights you sell your own merch versus nights you ask a friend to help?

• Are you ever influenced by the sales person when considering whether or not to buy merch? (eg. you want a chance to chat to the cute guy/girl selling merch, you want to tell a band member who's behind the merch table that you enjoyed their set, you liked the band but the person selling merch is creeping you out, or any other reason!)

Question of the Day:

Hey everyone! Thanks for the great turnout on my Intro Survey! If you haven't taken it yet, please do. I've been getting some wonderful responses.

There was a really interesting response on the survey today. It really made me stop in my tracks a bit and think about it. In response to the final question, one woman shared: I think less men go to school therefore they are band members.

What do you think of that? Do you feel this is a common perception? Do you feel it's accurate? What do you think are some reasons that men appear on stage and are in bands so often? What are some reasons that women appear on stage and are in bands less often?

Question of the Day:

Hey Everyone! I've been getting some great responses to the Intro Survey, but I'd still love to hear from more of you.

The responses so far have been really interesting! A few of the responses have gotten me really interested in *why* some instruments are more or less frequently played by either men or women.

So my question today is, are there stigmas attached to any instruments or stereotypes about either men or women who play a particular instrument or act in particular ways at shows that are well know in the music scene?

What kinds of stereotypes exist that would *encourage* either a man or a woman to play a particular instrument or act in a particular way?

What kinds of stereotypes exist that would *discourage* either a man or a woman from playing a certain instrument or acting in a particular way?

Question of the Day:

Why do you play the type of music that you play? What is it about the genre that attracts you? Have you played in bands across multiple genres? Would you like to?

If you haven't already, please take the INTRO SURVEY. I'm trying to collect at least 40 responses in the next 2 weeks, and I'm about a quarter of the way there! I'm looking for people involved in the music scene at every level. Musicians, bartenders, audience members, door guys - I want to hear from everyone.

Today's Question: What kind of music do you LISTEN to? Do you only listen to the kind of music that you play, or do you enjoy a broad range? Does the music you listen to affect or influence the music that you make? Always? Only sometimes? Never?

Question of the Day:

New term! Sorry to go absentee for a few days!

I have a brand new Intro Survey, hosted by surveymonkey, up in the links section. It's super-short - only 10 questions, you can probably complete it in under a minute. Fill it out, share it with your friends who don't have the time to come here to spend time answering questions. Spread it around like the clap.

Today's question:
What kinds of relationships do you form through music?
Do you gain a lot of friendships? Do you tend to talk more to people who play the same instrument(s) you do? Or people who are the same gender as you are? Do you have the same kinds of relationships with audience members as you do with other bands you have performed with?

Question of the Day:

Hi Everyone!

I hope that everyone had a great New Years Eve and first few days of the New Year.

Since this is my first question of the new year, I thought a question about beginnings might be appropriate. So tell me - when you and/or your band was first getting started, how did you first start performing live?