When It Comes To Post Covid-19 Event Activity, Don’t Get Sucked Into The Static Analysis Trap

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In today’s operating environment, there are no shortages of anxiety triggers. Having said that, it’s not like we should be going out of our way to pile on. Case in point: I’m seeing a lot of static analysis generated alarmism. One of the best examples of this are a few articles making the rounds that all but guarantee social distancing (mandated or otherwise) will make ticket revenue all but useless. The …

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Good News! You Helped Save The .Org Registry From A Private Equity Takeover

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Back in November, 2019 I published an action alert about an attempt by a private equity firm to purchase the .org registry. This would mean all the nonprofit organizations that rely on the registry to maintain affordable registration rates would have gone up in smoke. Thankfully, a large coalition of voices helped persuade the Internet Corp for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) from going through with the deal. It’s tough to …

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State Of Employment Poll & Review May 4 – 10

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We’re into our first full month of coronavirus shutdowns and that is enough time to have an impact on our weekly employment status polls, which track both orchestra administrators and musicians. For staffers and managers, the questions are straightforward. Music directors (employee or independent contractor status) and staff conductor positions should respond as an administrator. For musicians, questions are specialized for salary and per-service level musicians. While there are certainly musicians …

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Streamlining The Employment Status Reporting Process

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It’s been quite a week and while the past few Friday’s have been reserved for a formal overview of the week’s data for the employment status poll I think combining it with releasing the week’s new poll on Monday will be a good approach. Consequently, you can keep an eye out for that information in a few days. In the meantime, the numbers coming in this week have been very interesting …

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A Sad Day: Lynn Harrell Has Died

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The news arrived early Monday morning that Lynn Harrell passed away. It was devastating. I’ve been fortunate enough to know and work with Lynn for more than a decade. Our work literally took us to the other side of the world and throughout those journeys, the best part was getting to know Lynn. Regular readers know that one of my pet peeves is how often “beloved” is used in marketing copy. …

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