The federal government is holding an inquiry into the state of the Australian music industry, with musicians from around the country giving evidence about its struggle to survive.
"inquiring into and report on the challenges and opportunities within the Australian live music industry", "Accessing and sustaining a career in music is unviable for the majority of Australian musicians," she said. "Providing artists in the live sector with a basic income would mean that there is a larger diversity of voices including artists who are parents, those living with chronic health conditions, mid-career and late-career artists, artists of different abilities and varied economic, educational and cultural backgrounds, and young people who otherwise would not have the opportunity.
"Technically, I'm peddling the same product as Taylor Swift but I don't have the collateral behind me to be able to compete with what she's able to do to market herself."The Standing Committee on Communications and the Arts heard evidence from a variety of stakeholders, including the state government's Arts Queensland, peak body QMusic, and a research round table.
"The local industry won’t survive if the next generation of listeners are cultivated via out of the USA, Sweden or China.Michael McMartin OAM was renowned for his long tenure as the manager for Australian band Hoodoo Gurus, and his work as a founding member of the Music Managers' Forum of Australia.
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