Oh, I should mention that I was looking for the exact opposite of what you've mentioned - i.e. A Japanese style with more western concepts.
-Renegade
That seems to be the more popular preference. It's the same with the music I like, I seem to prefer the old-fashioned things. What I worry about is let's say I was doing this for a career...would most people think it's old hat, or would they enjoy it? Most people seem to think of my preferences as a been-there-done-that thing, but to me it really is a strong preference. That's why I want to try a few of these things and see if what I like is something others would enjoy, or am I just boring them? I'll have some musical things up soon and I'll be interested in people's reactions.
-superboyac
I LOATHE market segmentation, but, that's kind of what you're talking about in a way. (I'm using the terms in a kind of bastardized way there.)
If you think that there is a market for something, then, hey, go for it.
Thing is, different demographics like different things.
When you're 20, you don't know your mouth hole from your ear hole, and anything with alcohol is good. Once you've been around the block a few times though, you learn that not all booze is created equal, and that HOW you drink it is also a factor.
Same goes for pretty much anything. You can fool kids into sucking up damn near anything. You only need to coat it in sugar and they'll gobble it up. It doesn't matter if you've got sugar coated donkey poo.
So, if you're trying to reach a specific demographic, you need to know what they will swallow.
Also, inside of any given demographic, you'll only be able to reach a certain portion, and of them, only some will be "on board".
If you think about it, run these scenarios through your head for people in their 20's, 30's, 40's, 50's, 60's, etc.:
- Furniture
- Cars
- Medicine
- Medical insurance
- Booze
- Clothes
- Phones
- Computers
- Sex (porn, or things that are sex-based, e.g. night clubs)
- Music
- etc.
The attitudes towards those things differs greatly in those different age brackets.
Blah... I'm rambling.
In short, weigh those considerations against what you're thinking of, then, go back, adjust, rinse, repeat, etc., until you are happy.
For my own software, my audience runs the gambit of all ages. The only important thing for my software is, "Do you want to learn music easier?" Done. That fits pros, amateurs, 20's, 10's, 50's, and everywhere in between -- as long as they play a musical instrument. (Well, one other consideration, but that's enough of me rambling on.)
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