Food For Thought
Fri, Jan 1, 2014
by Drew McManus
Just a quick post today on the the topic of music journalism; specifically, some good articles about a recent discussion going on about whether or not the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s CSO Sounds & Stories website qualifies as what the CSO describes as a “dedicated music journalism site.” Chris Jones kicked off the heated discussion in an article
As If There Weren’t Enough Problems Already
Thu, Jan 1, 2014
by Drew McManus
A colleague of mine posted a picture of a frozen rat on a Chicago city sidewalk via his Facebook wall yesterday with the caption “Even the rats are suffering, folks. Even the rats. #PolarVortex” and on the same day, one of my clients in Florida sent an email noting that there was a 93 degree
Patron Group Attempts To Help Dislodge MOA From Orchestra Hall
Wed, Jan 1, 2014
by Drew McManus
The latest news out of the labor relations scorched earth that is the Minnesota Orchestra Association (MOA) is an effort from the patron advocate group Save Our Symphony Minnesota (SOSMN) to pressure the city of Minneapolis to kick the MOA out of Orchestra Hall for defaulting on lease terms. The 1/03/2014 edition of MinnPost.com published
There’s Nothing Quite Like Beating Your Goals
Mon, Jan 1, 2014
by Drew McManus
2013 was a banner year for The Venture Platform; our first economy of scale business model produced the first major upgrade threshold in March which brought a slew of system enhancements at zero cost increase for users. By the end of the year, new users tripled and at the present, we have another four new
Getting Real About Transparency: The Compensation Double Standard