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Inside the Mind of the Music Industry: Understanding the Psychology of Listener Behaviour

Inside the Mind of the Music Industry: Understanding the Psychology of Listener Behaviour

By: ListenPath
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 You can read it at ListenPath.com. But now you can hear it, right here. The ListenPath podcast is the audio counterpart to our blog—music marketing explained through science, psychology and insights you will not find anywhere else.© 2025 ListenPath
Episodes
  • #002 - “Pre-Save My Song”: Why Promoting ‘Music-Forward’ in Today’s Social Climate Is Ultimately Ineffective

    #002 - “Pre-Save My Song”: Why Promoting ‘Music-Forward’ in Today’s Social Climate Is Ultimately Ineffective
    Aug 22 2025

    Most artists still ask people to “check out their song”—but today’s listeners need more than that. In this episode, I explore why attention spans aren’t shrinking, why your real challenge is emotional compatibility and how neuroscience reveals music is chosen more like medicine than entertainment.


    🎧 For questions or comments, reach out to me at jayson@listenpath.com—I’d love to hear from you.

    📝 The full transcript of this episode is available at listenpath.com.
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    10 mins
  • #001 - Success by Accident: Why Music Artists Struggle to Repeat Breakthroughs in the Streaming Era

    #001 - Success by Accident: Why Music Artists Struggle to Repeat Breakthroughs in the Streaming Era
    Aug 21 2025

    Many artists can’t explain why their biggest songs work—because the success wasn’t designed, it was stumbled into. In this episode, I explore the dangers of accidental resonance, the algorithm’s emotional blindness and how neuroscience offers a clearer route to repeatable, authentic connection.


    🎧 For questions or comments, reach out to me at jayson@listenpath.com—I’d love to hear from you.

    📝 The full transcript of this episode is available at listenpath.com on the blog.
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    8 mins
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