Source: Session musicians are caught in a ‘broken system’. It affects Ed Sheeran too (smh.com.au)
Drummer and music director Peter Luscombe may not be a household name, but his music is familiar to…
Source: Sydney Venue Paid Bands As Little As $1 To Perform (pedestrian.tv)
A PEDESTRIAN.TV investigation has uncovered multiple bands were paid ridiculously low fees, some as little as $1, for their performances at…
Source: Labor to impose streaming content quotas and boost funding for writers and musicians | Australia news | The Guardian
Arts minister Tony Burke reveals policy that will also put ‘First Nations first’…
Source: NSW Labor promises minimum fee for musicians who play at publicly funded events - ABC News
NSW Labor has promised to make it mandatory that musicians receive a minimum fee if they…
Source: Time we paid our tab to support the live music industry (theage.com.au)
When I first started playing gigs as a teen in Brisbane in the mid-2000s, venues charged $10 entry for a…
Source: The Tote owner says musician minimum wage would kill off live music (theage.com.au)
Paying musicians a minimum rate for each gig would kill the punk, reggae and grind-core scenes, and spell the…
Source: Australia is one of few countries that doesn't pay session musicians ongoing royalties. Our music industry suffers as a result (theconversation.com)
Most of the music we listen to is made by session…
Source: MEAA Musicians’ union welcomes $250 minimum fee for gigs - MEAA
The introduction of a $250 minimum fee for government subsidised gigs in Victoria will put much needed money into the pockets…
Source: Call for NSW to pay musicians at least $250 per publicly-funded gig | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site
A bold new plan would guarantee musicians at least $250 per gig as…
Source: No pay, no play: The campaign to give musicians a minimum wage (smh.com.au)
There’s an old joke that defines a musician as someone who loads $5000 worth of gear into a $500…