WP1: Open innovation, User Requirements and Design. Main results: 1) Low level co-design of FuturePulse requirements; 2) Delivery of two Music Industry Innovation Reports aimed at position FuturePulse in the highly dynamic landscape of on-line music by continuously analysing the market and pivoting to reach a real value and impact solution across the project lifetime.
WP2: Music Data Collection, Analysis and Indexing. Main results: 1) Data collection (broadcasting, on-line music statistics, social media and open data), which helps the development and evaluation of the predictive analysis and recommendations of artists and tracks in WP3; 2) High-level music content analysis developed and improved; 3) Analysis of the Terms of Service of third parties data sources.
WP3: Predictive Analytics and Recommendations. Main results: 1) Aggregation, estimation and prediction algorithms, a non-linear composite artist popularity score, genre association analysis, listening behaviour and audience and brand profiling; 2) Artist discovery.
WP4: Platform Integration and Application Development. Main results: 1) FuturePulse open platform (
https://app.futurepulse.eu/(opens in new window)) and API (
https://zenodo.org/record/4301354/files/FuturePulse%20APIs%20v1.0.7.pdf(opens in new window)). The platform integrated, tested and assessed all the modules researched and developed, and supported the three use cases with a user-friendly, highly intuitive interface of the platform’s capabilities for music professionals.
WP5: Pilots and Evaluation. Main results: 1) Test and evaluation of the FuturePulse platform impact so its outcomes are improved leading to a close-to-market-ready solution; 2) Identification of testers and potential future customers among three key use cases: Record Labels, Live Music and Music Platforms: record label managers, festival bookers, marketers, music editors and DJs, artists, producers, brands, shops, etc. -- were recruited by each WP5 partner or Use Case leader, who set up tests of the platform according to the technical timeline and the available technical features for each phase of the process.
WP6: Innovation Management, Dissemination and Exploitation. The WP focused on the definition of the plans and implementations of the strategies to both reach as many and key agents and partners as possible in music and technology industries, as well as plan individual and joint exploitation of FuturePulse outcomes. All partners were involved in activities related to this WP, involving their expertise and communication tools to achieve the biggest impact possible across all the potential stakeholders, ranging from the general public to specific user groups. As a result, several contacts within the music industry have been established to explore commercialisation paths.
WP7: Project Management. The WP covered the overall management of the project, at the organisational and financial level. Activities included management of amendments, partners’ coordination, quality assurance and risk management, as well as reporting and monitorisation of resources consumption and costs statements. The WP also managed meetings and reports with the External Advisory Board (EAB).
WP8: Ethics requirements. The WP watched for the application of the ethical considerations and requirements included in the deliverables D8.1: POPD – Requirement No. 1 (Protection of Personal Data) and D8.2: H – Requirement No. 2 (Humans): procedures and criteria to identify/recruit research participants, information on the informed consent procedures implemented and clarification whether children and/or adults unable to give informed consent are involved.
