Drew McManus on the Orchestra business | est. 2003

Today Marks The Beginning Of The End For Net Neutrality

Mon, Apr 4, 2018
by Drew McManus
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Today marks the beginning of the Federal Communication Commission’s (FCC) repeal of net neutrality. While portions of the repeal are scheduled to be rolled out at later dates, they mostly deal with issues that won’t have any direct impact on the nonprofit performing arts sector (such as data collection requirements). Having said that, you shouldn’t expect
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“There is a difference in creating a musical market and a musical community.”

Fri, Apr 4, 2018
by Drew McManus
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If you’re a regular reader, you probably know that my wife, Holly Mulcahy, is the concertmaster of the Chattanooga Symphony. Since we live in Chicago, that tends to catch people off guard. Wait, you live in Chicago, but perform in Chattanooga…Chattanooga, Tennessee, right? Musicians commuting long distances is nothing new but using the commute to
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#TBT Venture Event Manager Plugin Is Now Available At The WordPress Repository

Thu, Apr 4, 2018
by Drew McManus
Granted, today’s headline is definitely a current event and while having the plugin available at the WordPress repository is a big step, it did bring to mind the past seven years of progress with The Venture Platform that led to this latest development. It seems like it was only yesterday when the entire platform was
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Time To Get Your GDPR On

Wed, Apr 4, 2018
by Drew McManus
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On May 25, 2018, the European Union’s (EU) new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) regulations related to personal data collection will go into effect.  A quick google search will produce a wide range of sources capable of providing an overview but in a nutshell, it means that if your organization processes personal data of EU
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Is There Anything More Inspiring Than Compliance Deadlines?

Tue, Apr 4, 2018
by Drew McManus
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The 4/14/18 edition of US News and World Reports published an article by Rachael Pacella that examines some a new program at the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra (ASO) designed to being moving more minority music students toward careers as professional orchestra musicians. The ASO’s Annapolis Symphony Academy intends to fill half of the available openings with
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