MUSICOTAS 2025-2029

WP1 focuses on characterizing the ways in which concert music is experienced and consumed, while also leveraging citizen science to refine the experimental design for the concert studies. This work will be conducted in collaboration with musicians and listeners. We will use focus group interviews and social media sentiment analysis. We will also developing data collection and scraping interfaces. The findings from WP1 will inform the design of the concert experiments (WP3), providing valuable insights into factors such as preferred music genre(s) and potential artist(s) to study, ensuring the selected music and performers are optimal for comparisons across different concert contexts and enhancing the ecological validity of the experiments.

WP2 focuses on the technical preparation needed for the concert experiments in WP3, which involves developing, testing, and piloting data collection methods. These methods will capture biosignal data, self-reports, and interview data from both musicians and audience members to assess their physiological, movement, and psychological responses. Additionally, we will record live concert videos and audio, and produce media for public release. Pilot experiments will test the usability of sensors and questionnaires before the main data collection begins, ensuring all tools and methods are reliable for the concert experiments.

WP3 focuses on executing the concert experiments and collecting data in real-world settings. In particular, it is devoted to the practical aspects of conducting concert experiments, including participant recruitment, data collection, and concert recordings. A diverse and representative sample of participants will be recruited to ensure meaningful insights into different audience experiences. Key tasks include setting up and operating equipment to capture biosignals and subjective responses, managing data monitoring and storage, and ensuring data integrity and confidentiality throughout. The collected data will span both musicians and audience members, encompassing live and livestreamed performances. These tasks will be performed by technical assistants, supported by lab engineers from MAGICS, a research infrastructure network specializing in artistic production.

The live concert experiments will result in six studies, each aimed at gaining a deep understanding of different concert experiences from a multimodal perspective, considering both musicians and audiences. WP4 will focus on preparation, data analysis, and the writing of peer-reviewed articles based on these studies.

The studies focus on: 

• Multimodal intermusician synchrony in live musical performances – Impact of music and effects on audiences
• Impact of live versus livestreamed audience presence on musical features, interpersonal synchrony, affective responses, and subjective experiences during performance
• Influence of social viewing context on remote audience experiences in music livestreams
• Effects of live audience presence on prerecorded concert experiences
• Shared and individual concert experiences across delivery modes
• Role of individual factors on live music experiences