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To establish how many UK artists were affected by the demise of PledgeMusic and to what extent.

The following music industry organisations have come together to assess the damage caused by the collapse of PledgeMusic.  We have put together this survey in order to find out how many artists in the UK have lost money and what the impact has been for them.

UK Music, Music Managers Forum, Musicians' Union, Association of Independent Music, Help Musicians UK, PRS Foundation and International Showcase Fund partners including British Underground, PRS Members' Fund, Music Producers Guild, The Ivors Academy, Featured Artists Coalition, Music Support and the BPI.
 
Please note: the closing date of this survey is 12pm on 25th June 2019
Some of the questions are optional but please give us as much information as you can so we can build a full picture of the impact of PledgeMusic folding.
 
Thank you for taking the time to contribute.
How your data will be used:
Anonymised, overall statistics of the survey may be shared widely to inform the UK Music Industry and Government of the impact of the PledgeMusic closure.

Full data including names of artists, business partners and individual sums owed will only be accessible by nominated members of staff at each of the organisations listed above (who will keep it confidential).  Please indicate whether or not you consent to your data being shared in this way below.  The data collected via this survey will only be kept for a maximum of twelve months. 

If you have any concerns or questions about how your data will be used, please contact Naomi Pohl, Deputy General Secretary, Musicians’ Union at naomi.pohl@theMU.org 

One or more of the organisations listed above may wish to contact you to follow up on the information you provide.  If you would rather not be contacted, please indicate below.  You/the artist you represent must be based in the UK to complete this survey.

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* 1. Artist or band name

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* 2. Artist representative name (if applicable)

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* 3. Contact email

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* 4. Contact phone number

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* 5. Do you consent to your data being shared with the organisations listed above (who will keep it confidential)?

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* 6. Are you willing to be contacted by one or some of the organisations listed above if necessary (for example if we need to clarify one of your answers or we want to reach out with advice and support)?

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* 7. Are you a registered business or sole trader in the UK?

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* 8. Pledge Campaign Dates

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* 9. What was your Pledge Campaign for? (Please tick all that apply) 

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* 10. Was your Pledge Campaign a PRS for Music Foundation partnership?

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* 11. Was your Pledge Campaign a Help Musicians UK partnership?

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* 12. What was the status of your Pledge Campaign?

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* 13. Total income generated through PledgeMusic

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* 14. Total outstanding Pledge balance (excluding PledgeMusic commission)

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* 15. How much of the outstanding balance was profit?

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* 16. What outstanding payments are you responsible for / unpaid invoices?  (Please list products/services, amounts owed and which companies are due payment)

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* 17. What payments have you managed to temporarily cover in order to complete your Pledge Campaign? (Please provide a breakdown of costs incurred including products/services paid for and company details.)

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* 18. If you have covered costs temporarily in order to fulfil the campaign, how have you done so? (Please tick all that apply)

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* 19. What was the total number of donations or pledges to your campaign (ie the number of fans who donated)?

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* 20. Have you received any other form of investment for your campaign?

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* 21. If you answered yes to Q18, please provide further details.  If you answered no, please scroll down to the next question.

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* 22. Has losing PledgeMusic income negatively affected your relationship with fans?

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* 23. If you answered yes to Q20, please provide further details.  If you answered no, please scroll down to the next question.

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* 24. Has losing PledgeMusic income impacted on your mental health and wellbeing?

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* 25. Are you concerned about managing your debt? (Please be aware that Help Musicians UK can offer guidance if you are in financial crisis)

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* 26. Have you received legal advice (including through a music industry organisation such as AIM or the MU)?

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