Five graphs which show how COVID-19 has affected DJs and music producers

Since the Covid-19 pandemic, global search interest in digital audio workstations (DAWs) has seen a surge.

With people across the world stuck in lockdown and self-isolation, Google Trends results show a significant increase in people looking up DAWs, presumably to take up a new talent.

FL Studio has been the most popular DAW to search for, also having the broadest global appeal. This is followed by Ableton Live, which stood out for British, Australian, and Israeli searchers.

Searches for “how to make music” have increased along with general interest topics related to it.

With the absence of running venues across most of the world, search interest in streaming DJ sets increased significantly, as more people took to performing online.

Unsurprisingly, the music performance and concert industry has faced a major hit, with online interest plummeting. This is a major hit to the industry as there has been a strong upwards trend for search interest over the past five years.

The impacts of the virus will be long-lasting for the music industry, but the silver lining is that an increase in interest will encourage more people to get involved in it.

With a surplus of free time, it will become more accessible to get into music production and people will be able to develop skills while unable to leave their houses.

As dark a time as it is, it will also be pivotal for the future of many producers who would never have had the time to make the songs they have done in these past few weeks.

Stay safe, and stay producing!