Musician Issues
Instruments On Airlines: Fighting Crazy With Crazy
Mon, Dec 12, 2014
by Drew McManus
If you’re a musician with a story about being hassled by airline employees for bringing your instrument on the plane or an arts manager dealing with the endless pain in the neck that is making travel arrangements for instrumentalists, Chattanooga Symphony & Opera concertmaster Holly Mulcahy may have a new trick to help bypass the
Whoever Said Musicians Are Lazy Never Met This Guy
Wed, Nov 11, 2014
by Drew McManus
Here’s a little something today for anyone looking for some good news. National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) principal trombone, Craig Mulcahy, recently underwent rotator cuff surgery on his left shoulder which will leave him without the use of that arm for anywhere from three to six weeks. Although that’s usually enough to get any good musician
Are You Making This Critical Mistake?
Thu, Jul 7, 2014
by Drew McManus
There is a fascinating post by Joe Patti up at Butts In The Seats, which in turn, is examining a post from Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq at MABlogs about ownership of an artist’s booking data; for example, name and contact information for arts org artistic administrators or performing arts center venue managers that are either
One Simple Key To Getting The Most Out Of Your Artist Agent Retainer
Wed, Jul 7, 2014
by Drew McManus
There is a fascinating post by Joe Patti up at Butts In The Seats, which in turn, is examining a post from Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq at MABlogs about ownership of an artist’s booking data; for example, name and contact information for arts org artistic administrators or performing arts center venue managers that are either
A Conversation About Orchestra Musicians, PR, And Change
Fri, May 5, 2014
by Drew McManus
There was a terrific comment from a long time reader, Robert Simonds, the other day in response to the post about the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra Musician website and communication initiatives. Always the deep thinker, Simonds presents some intriguing points that I took some time to address in a reply (albeit belatedly). It’s a great exchange
