Trent Reznor Asks NIN Fans to Take Music Survey

Wants to know what fans want and what they like so that it has an idea of what the band should do to make them happy in its new world without greedy record labels.

I got a chain e-mail recently from Trent Reznor, courtesy of the NIN mailing list of course, that asks fan to please take a music survey so it may better suit the tastes and needs of its loyal fans.

As many of you recall, NIN has been at the forefront of bands deciding to dump their overbearing, greedy record labels and to forge a path on their own. Reznor was among the first to notice that albums have long been overpriced and that it’s no wonder that people steal music.

From a tour sampler to “Ghosts Vol 1,” from “Limitless Potential” to the recent album “The Slip,” Reznor and the rest of NIN has been working overtime to reach fans and provide them with FREE music to enjoy. Without record labels or fancy marketing machines to find out what they want, he’s asking them to fill out the survey as a courtesy so that it can better interact with its fans.

He writes:

Message from Trent:

Hello everyone.

I’d like to thank everyone for a very successful year so far in the world of Nine Inch Nails. I’m enjoying my couple of weeks off between legs of our Lights In The Sky tour and got to thinking… “wouldn’t it be fun to send out a survey to everyone that’s shown interest in NIN?” Well, that’s not exactly how it went, but regardless – here it is. As we’ve moved from the familiar world of record labels and BS into the unknown world of doing everything yourself, we’ve realized it would benefit us and our ability to interact with you if we knew more about what you want, what you like, what you look like naked, etc. I know it’s a pain in the ass but we’d truly appreciate it if you’d take a minute and help us out. As an incentive, everyone who completes the survey will be able to download a video of live performance from this most recent tour (and I know what’s going through your little minds right now: “I’ll just grab this off a torrent site and not have to fill out the survey!!!” and guess what? You will be able to do just that and BEAT THE SYSTEM!!!! NIN=pwn3d!!!)

BUT

What if we were to select some of those that DO complete the survey and provide them with something really cool? I’m not saying we’ll ever get around to it, but if we did maybe something like signed stuff, flying someone to a show somewhere in the world, a magic amulet that makes you invisible, a date with Jeordie White (condoms supplied of course), you know – something cool. See, you’d miss that opportunity AND be a cheater.
Do the right thing – help us out. You’ll feel better.

Thank you and I’ve had too much caffeine this morning,
Trent

Visit here to take the survey:
https://www.questionpro.com/akira/TakeSurvey?id=1049187

I timed myself and the survey took a measly 7 minutes and 23 seconds of my time. It’s surely nothing compared to what the band spends to put out quality music on a regular basis.

So if you’re a NIN take a few minutes and fill it out. If it helps at all, perhaps a healthy does of caffeine can help you be as motivated as it apparently made Trent this morning.

jared@zeropaid.com

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