The shitty corporate festivals and mega venues for pop stars will do just fine, it’s the local, small, and mid-tier venues that are dead or dying. As an avid concertgoer, this hurts me a lot. I think this is the first year since my sophomore year of high school that I’ve gone so long without a show.
That's who I'm talking about. To me, 'music industry" covers a lot of ground. I have a family member who's in an orchestra, who's wondering if she'll ever perform again, because her orchestra is hearing rumblings of BK. It took years for her to get a seat in an orchestra as it is.
Bars and clubs are a wasteland. I don't go to nearly as many shows as i used to - but I feel you there. Most of the clubs that were left are gone now. Teens and young adults may never get that experience.
Theater, same. A guy I went to college with runs/ran a stage lighting design company on Broadway. He's wondering if he'll ever work again, doing that.
There's a little good news - music channels of people playing their own stuff is blowing up on Twitch, because they don't demonetize there like YouTube does. But it's not the same, and it never will be.
Everyone is SO concerned about the big labels and movie studios. Fuck them. They have cash in the bank, they'll still be standing when this is over. Everything else is gutted.
The live music industry is gutted. Might not even come back.
The shitty corporate festivals and mega venues for pop stars will do just fine, it’s the local, small, and mid-tier venues that are dead or dying. As an avid concertgoer, this hurts me a lot. I think this is the first year since my sophomore year of high school that I’ve gone so long without a show.
That's who I'm talking about. To me, 'music industry" covers a lot of ground. I have a family member who's in an orchestra, who's wondering if she'll ever perform again, because her orchestra is hearing rumblings of BK. It took years for her to get a seat in an orchestra as it is. Bars and clubs are a wasteland. I don't go to nearly as many shows as i used to - but I feel you there. Most of the clubs that were left are gone now. Teens and young adults may never get that experience. Theater, same. A guy I went to college with runs/ran a stage lighting design company on Broadway. He's wondering if he'll ever work again, doing that.
There's a little good news - music channels of people playing their own stuff is blowing up on Twitch, because they don't demonetize there like YouTube does. But it's not the same, and it never will be.
Everyone is SO concerned about the big labels and movie studios. Fuck them. They have cash in the bank, they'll still be standing when this is over. Everything else is gutted.