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Having asked people in Cardiff about there music buying patterns, there is an increasing shift towards downloads over hard copies. Here are some of the responses.

– Mike Hellier, 24, Shop Supervisor

Q. How much do you spend on music per month?

I know a lot of people download so about £10, £15 a month easily but then I do, I buy vinyl as well so if I’m going to spend I’ll have a big spend on it.

Q. Where do you buy your music and why?

Catapult because they’re local and Capital Record Store always try and as well, I always try and support the independent stores rather than HMV. I do try and support British, like I’ll always try and buy British.

– Joe Travnicek, 28, Waiter

Q. How much do you spend on music per month?

How much? Nothing at all to be honest. Normally I download it from internet, now I’m just thinking about website, I don’t know really.

Q. Where do you buy your music and why?

I mainly get music from friends you know what I mean – you see a friend they’ve got nice music and you just download it from him, that’s how I do it.

– Tom Davis, 20, hairdresser

Q. How much do you spend on music per month?

30 quid a month I’d say.

Q. Where do you buy your music and why?

Music shop or itunes.

– Lewis Welch, 22, shop assistant

Q. How much do you spend on music per month?

Not a lot, roughly £20 probably a month.

Q. Where do you buy your music and why?

I buy mine from itunes, all MP3 downloads. I don’t buy CDs any more really, apart from for presents.

– Emma Robinson, 30, unemployed

Q. How much do you spend on music per month?

Not a lot. 10, 20 quid?

Q. Where do you buy your music from and why?

Hard copies, I haven’t really got into the downloading stuff. So shops, online. HMV, Amazon.

– Sarah James, 26, PR

Q. How much do you spend on music per month?

None, nought pence. To be honest I’m terrible, I just like radio.

– Mark, 26, Student

Q. How much do you spend on music per month?

Right now hardly much at all. I used to be able to buy music all the time and I’m kind of gutted how there’s less money around

Q. Where do you buy your music and why?

I used to like buying albums, I was very happy to spend £5 to £10 on an album but I don’t really have the money to factor in that kind of cost any more so I don’t, I haven’t bought any music for a while.

Record shops respond to the needs of a download generation

Lewis Welch, 22, shop assistant

The rise in music downloads has forced many high street record shops to close down, but one Cardiff store is refusing to go quietly.

Next month Catapult Records relocates to a new, larger store, where they will host the first in a series of industry led classes, introducing the latest in digital music technology.

The store, which was once a haven for vinyl purists, has been forced to embrace MP3 technology to cater for music consumers in Cardiff.

“I buy mine [music] from itunes, all MP3 downloads,” said Lewis Welch, a 22 year old shop assistant form Cardiff. “I don’t buy CDs any more really, apart from presents.”

“Normally I download it from the internet.” said Joe Travnicek, a 28 year old waiter, also from Cardiff.

Having asked people in Cardiff about there music buying patterns, there is an increasing shift towards downloads over hard copies. Here are some of the responses.

– Mike Hellier, 24, Shop Supervisor

Q. How much do you spend on music per month?

I know a lot of people download so about £10, £15 a month easily but then I do, I buy vinyl as well so if I’m going to spend I’ll have a big spend on it.

Q. Where do you buy your music and why?

Catapult because they’re local and Capital Record Store always try and as well, I always try and support the independent stores rather than HMV. I do try and support British, like I’ll always try and buy British.

– Joe Travnicek, 28, Waiter

Q. How much do you spend on music per month?

How much? Nothing at all to be honest. Normally I download it from internet, now I’m just thinking about website, I don’t know really.

Q. Where do you buy your music and why?

I mainly get music from friends you know what I mean – you see a friend they’ve got nice music and you just download it from him, that’s how I do it.

– Tom Davis, 20, hairdresser

Q. How much do you spend on music per month?

30 quid a month I’d say.

Q. Where do you buy your music and why?

Music shop or itunes.

– Lewis Welch, 22, shop assistant

Q. How much do you spend on music per month?

Not a lot, roughly £20 probably a month.

Q. Where do you buy your music and why?

I buy mine from itunes, all MP3 downloads. I don’t buy CDs any more really, apart from for presents.

– Emma Robinson, 30, unemployed

Q. How much do you spend on music per month?

Not a lot. 10, 20 quid?

Q. Where do you buy your music from and why?

Hard copies, I haven’t really got into the downloading stuff. So shops, online. HMV, Amazon.

– Sarah James, 26, PR

Q. How much do you spend on music per month?

None, nought pence. To be honest I’m terrible, I just like radio.

– Mark, 26, Student

Q. How much do you spend on music per month?

Right now hardly much at all. I used to be able to buy music all the time and I’m kind of gutted how there’s less money around

Q. Where do you buy your music and why?

I used to like buying albums, I was very happy to spend £5 to £10 on an album but I don’t really have the money to factor in that kind of cost any more so I don’t, I haven’t bought any music for a while.

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