Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

Don’t Forget To Hold Elected Officials Accountable For Their Position On The Arts

Mon, Jul 7, 2018
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Granted, there are no shortages of topics that inspire passions among voters in today’s political climate but it’s worth reminding everyone that you should take the time to explore a candidate’s arts policy. For some candidates, positions are well known such as Rep. Martha McSally (R-AZ), who is running to fill the Senate seat vacated

Equal Work, Equal Pay Lawsuit Could Change The Entire Landscape Of Musician Individual Agreements

Fri, Jul 7, 2018
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For far too long, orchestras have relied on a combination of hierarchical tradition and path of least resistance to arrive at terms for musician individual agreements. Unfortunately, this is exactly the sort of environment that leads to cronyism, discrimination, and resentment. I like to call it the garbage in, garbage out method of negotiating individual

#TBT Work Loves Me…Work Loves Me Not

Thu, Jul 7, 2018
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In 2016, 523 nonprofit professional orchestra employees took part in a survey design to learn more about how and why they decided to change jobs. The end result produced one of the more enlightening series of articles over Adaptistration’s history. All things being equal, I’d love to revisit the topic with an updated survey in

Happy 4th Of July

Wed, Jul 7, 2018
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While celebrating the founding of the country, take a moment today to remember those who don’t have the opportunity to be with family and friends while serving overseas in the Armed Forces. Band Facts            

A Step By Step Guide For To Getting Into Influencer Marketing

Tue, Jul 7, 2018
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If you’re curious about investigating whether influencer marketing might be worth allocating time and treasure, I would be remiss if I didn’t point out a post by Jonathan Eifert in in the 7/1/18 edition of ArtsHacker. There’s a lot to consider when thinking about testing the waters with influencer marketing and this article is an