reached Matt Schmitz — tour manager for Irish singer-songwriter Eden, stage manager for Maggie Rogers, and production manager for Santigold — he was sitting in London, having just learned that all seven remaining dates of Eden’s European tour had been canceled after President Trump’s confusing travel-ban announcement. “Even though this ‘travel ban’ doesn’t apply to U.S. citizens, it wasn’t clearly mentioned in his statement, and everyone freaked out,” he says. “Now I head back to L.A.
According to Pomerantz, every single one of her peers who works with stadium-level acts has had to lay off between 25 and 50 percent of their teams.Within the touring community, freelancers are arguably hit the hardest. “We don’t really have access to some of the support systems you might want at a time like this,” says Scheckel, the production manager. “We aren’t unionized, like a lot of musicians and local stagehands. There isn’t really a ‘roadie advocacy group’ that I’m aware of.
Even if you work for a specific venue, you might not be on salary. Kieran Blake, the general manager of New York’s Bowery Ballroom, says that venue’s house crew is “not exactly salaried, so all their livelihoods are affected — all the bartenders, the barbacks, box-office personnel. Bartenders are paid a certain salary, but they’re largely paid on tips. It’s not like they’re being laid off, but they’re not going to be earning a salary while this is going on.
“I hope that all involved in this industry, myself included, can learn from this experience and have better safeguards put in place should this happen again,” adds Caitlin Ray. “Whether it be access to health care, reworking contract clauses to encompass epidemics, or paying more mind to our savings accounts.”work in live events. Artists might work as a bartender or backline technician to make money when they don’t have shows lined up, but those day jobs are now made difficult or impossible.
Scheckel has a degree in political science. He used to do campaign work, and with it being an election year, he’s thinking about revisiting that path. The Iowa resident may also go out to the family farm for planting season. “I think I’ll start by working on projects around the house, maybe look at some additional training in my field,” he says, “and eventually pick up work wherever the gig economy will have me.
Already, new solutions are popping up. In South Korea, an array of free concerts are appearing online to lift spirits during quarantine. According to Quartz, the Seoul Philharmonic Concert
Yep, promoter here, this is sucking me future away.
hope it can bounce back after the virus ends.
This admin, not unlike all other GOP admin’s, will not even glance in the direction of lending support to those in the arts. It will only come from Musicares and any other publicly funded sources related to specific genres.
I have gone out of work and income completely since 24 shows got canceled over 5 weeks time. Right now I am streaming live shows in Facebook using a virtual tipjar. And it is better to buy my albums online than listening to them on streaming platforms. Please support musicians!
I share my new single, I hope you like it. Good vibes 🤘
Yep, lost 12 shows so far. Hope it stops soon!
Yes, was struggling normally but surviving, but now... its worse cant afford to miss work.
When the good times stop you know who your real friend are, few if any at all.
yashar Can you please bring attention to this? The people who work behind the scenes in the Live Concert business are really hurting and it seems like no one is talking about it. This industry is crippled at the moment and we have no idea when we we will be able to work again.
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