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# The Challenges Facing Musicians In 2013 – Free Research Report
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/the-challenges-facing-musicians-in-2013-free-research-report/
- Published: 2013-08-15T10:05:00.000Z
- Updated: 2013-08-15T10:05:00.000Z
- Description: Being a successful musician in 2013 means overcoming a substantial amount of new obstacles. In June, Right Chord Music launched a survey to better understand what challenges musicians are facing. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2013/08/the-challenges-facing-musicians-in-2013-free-r
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Being a successful musician in 2013 means overcoming a substantial amount of new obstacles. In June, Right Chord Music launched a survey to better understand what challenges musicians are facing in the new music business. **Mark Knight** has posted those results on [MusicThinkTank.com](http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/the-challenges-facing-musicians-in-2013-free-research-report.html?ref=hypebot.com), offering us valuable insight. The struggle to get new music to target audiences and to turn around enough profit while building a sustainable career were front runners in the survey results.

Are you facing the same challenges? What are you overcoming as a musician in 2013?

*"Results highlight the increasing number of sites and services used by*  
*artists to promote their music. It’s no surprise that Facebook*  
*dominates, but it’s interesting to see the growing importance of*  
*Soundcloud and Bandcamp and the much heralded fall from grace of*  
*Myspace."*

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