Did You Know About Zoom’s New High Fidelity Audio Mode?
Thu, Sep 9, 2020
by Drew McManus
They didn’t make a big fuss about it, but Zoom’s latest update brings a new High-Fidelity Audio Mode option that made especially for live music settings. In addition to making sure your settings are correct, there are a few additional considerations to keep in mind in order to get the most out of the new
Shop Talk S01E02: Art Has Always Been Political
Tue, Sep 9, 2020
by Drew McManus
“Yes, duh, art has always been political.” That’s the way one of this episode’s guests described today’s topic, but in the form of one slice of bread used to create the larger sandwich: are opera companies living up to their missions? This episode’s guests include Weston Sprott, Dean of the Preparatory Division at the Juilliard
State Of Employment Poll & Review August 31 – September 6
Mon, Aug 8, 2020
by Drew McManus
The upcoming week is traditionally the last week of the summer season and most groups are either getting into 20/21 season activity. Consequently, this week will be the final week for the poll in its current format so please encourage your friends and colleagues to submit a response. Moving forward, I’ve been putting together an
Getting A Look At How The Social Distance Music Sausage Is Made
Fri, Aug 8, 2020
by Drew McManus
There’s a fabulous article in the 8/18/2020 edition of sfcv.org by Jim Farber that takes a detailed look at how live classical music is returning by way of Hollywood studio work. What’s really fascinating is Farber’s juxtaposition between that sector and traditional nonprofit orchestra groups. For example, Faber interviewed LA studio musician heavyweight Marc Sazer
New For ArtsAdminJobs.com: Remote Job Category
Thu, Aug 8, 2020
by Drew McManus
For the immediate future, remote working is a fact of life for arts organizations. So in order to help both employers and job seekers connect, I created a new Remote work category at Arts Admin Jobs. Employers can combine it with ever other existing category (marketing, development, production, executive, etc.) and job seekers can use
Thankless Tasks
Wed, Aug 8, 2020
by Drew McManus
There’s no getting around the fact that groups are shedding staff and while there’s no shortage of heart-wrenching aspects to that process, one that gets overlooked is removing staff members with admin accounts from the institution’s online platforms. It’s a sucky job but it still has to get done. In order to make it suck
Remember That Time When Plácido Said He Accepted Full Responsibility For His Actions?
Tue, Aug 8, 2020
by Drew McManus
After multiple accusations and two formal investigations found a large number of sexual harassment allegations were credible, opera star Plácido Domingo issued multiple apologies. Back in February, I wrote “only time will tell if Domingo decides to make a tangible connection between regret and contrition” and as it turns out, it didn’t take much time
State Of Employment Poll & Review August 24 – 30
Mon, Aug 8, 2020
by Drew McManus
Weekly Report Responses from Administrators indicate the shift from furlough to laid off status has continued to decline and the remaining respondents are beginning to level out into three primary groups: unemployed (40 percent), underemployed (37 percent), and employed (23 percent). It’s worth noting that this week saw the highest number of admin respondents, 73,
Shop Talk Last Call: Goals! We Got Goals Around Here!
Fri, Aug 8, 2020
by Drew McManus
As promised, today’s post includes the bonus after show content from Shop Talk S01E01: Reaching Diverse Audiences Through The Marcom Lens. This short segment focuses on guests Ann Marie Sorrell and Ceci Dadisman talking about a series of fashion shows designed in conjunction with a multi-year engagement program to improve audience diversity. FYI, this is
CAMI’s Closure Isn’t A Canary In The Coal Mine Event