Operations
Traveling Artist Housing Takes A Big Step Forward In San Francisco
Wed, Aug 8, 2022
by Drew McManus
Artist housing is a topic long time readers know we cover every few years and over all this time, the idea has yet to catch on. At the same time, the need for affordable musician housing at summer festivals and regional orchestras is stronger than ever. Having to rely on the largesse of patrons to
Is Now The Time To Revamp The Audition Process?
Thu, Feb 2, 2022
by Drew McManus
Holly Mulcahy published an article at Neo Classical about audition requirements. It serves as a follow-up to something she wrote in 2018 on the topic and spoiler alert: not much has changed for the better. “Over the last four years, the social justice movement has had a positive influence on the way orchestras approach programming while some
Nothing Says Safe Like Floor Stickers (Seriously)
Thu, Dec 12, 2020
by Drew McManus
The ever thoughtful Joe Patti published one of those right topics and the right time posts at ArtsHacker that examines the value of thinking about updating your venue images now that we have some vaccinated light at the end of the pandemic tunnel. Even pre-Covid the general guidance for promotional images and text was to
The Difference Between Per-Service and Salary-Based Musicians
Thu, Jun 6, 2020
by Drew McManus
Following yesterday’s article that referenced per-service and salary-based musician employment, a number of readers reached out asking about the difference. To that end, I’m certainly guilty of assuming too much from time to time and this is decidedly one of those issues that can be very confusing if you aren’t already familiar with the distinction.
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