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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…
The South Australian Premier Steven Marshall has written to us endorsing our campaign for a $250 minimum fee for all gigs funded with public money.
The South Australian Government has agreed to publish a…
Our musicians have spoken
98.4% of musicians have voted in favour of a minimum performance fee of $250 per musician, per gig. Australia’s live music sector was one of the first to be…
Musicians Australia supports all music businesses that do the right thing by musicians by providing a fair fee, and good conditions. Where good venues have their businesses put into jeopardy by unfair government decisions…
Australians love live music. It’s everywhere and part of everyone’s life. It’s also a multi-billion dollar industry, yet the majority of musicians do not make a living from music.
Average musician incomes are…
Musicians Matter
Music is the most productive industry in the arts and entertainment sector, contributing billions to our economy every year, and creating tens of thousands of jobs. But right now things are…
There‌ ‌is‌ ‌intrinsic‌ ‌and‌ ‌extrinsic‌ ‌value‌ ‌in‌ ‌music‌ ‌and‌ ‌music‌ ‌education.‌ ‌Some‌ ‌of‌ ‌the‌ ‌main‌ ‌areas‌ ‌where‌ ‌music‌ ‌and‌ ‌music‌ ‌education‌ ‌is‌ ‌valuable‌ ‌is‌ ‌in‌ ‌personal‌ ‌and‌ ‌social‌ ‌development,‌ ‌in‌ ‌enhanced/relational‌ ‌
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As restrictions ease, musicians are being asked to play gigs at rock-bottom rates in unsafe working conditions. Let’s get one thing straight: if a venue is opening, and serving drinks and food, they’ll…
