Some Historical Perspective On Met Labor Relations
Fri, Jul 7, 2014
by Drew McManus
The 7/23/2014 edition of New York Times published an article by Michael Cooper that reported on the communication from the Metropolitan Opera (Met) to its employees informing them to anticipate that they will be locking out union employees whose contract expires on July 31, 2014. What’s interesting to note in Cooper’s article is reference to
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
Yep, Email Newsletters Are Still Awesome
Tue, Jul 7, 2014
by Drew McManus
It can be all too easy to overlook the need for driving email subscription conversion but make no mistake, email is still an enormously powerful tool, even in the wake of SMS and social media based messaging. Nonetheless, after taking a closer look at Adaptistration’s Weekly Email Subscriber list the other week and noticing the
Time To Update Your Passwords
Fri, Jul 7, 2014
by Drew McManus
It’s been more than a year since the last reminder which means it is high time to remind everyone to update your passwords, especially ones related to work at your arts org. Hacker activity hasn’t subsided since a big spike at the beginning of the calendar year and one of the most useful steps in
Who Knew Genealogy Was The Gateway To Community Relevance For The Arts
Thu, Jul 7, 2014
by Drew McManus
Joe Patti just came back from his vacation to Germany and like most arts administrators, he apparently had a difficult time turning off the arts management gears. But that’s good news for us as Patti used his time originally designed for genealogy research to share some realizations in an article at Butts In The Seats
If The Met’s Overgrown, It’s Not Labor’s Fault
Wed, Jul 7, 2014
by Drew McManus
Conductor Bill Eddins posted an intriguing article at Sticks And Drones on 7/15/2014 titled Dear Mr. Gelb… that examines the notion of The Met’s claims of being too big for its own good from a very different perspective. I won’t spoil it for you but Eddins has no problem pointing a finger squarely at the
Likelihood To Donate Poll
Tue, Jul 7, 2014
by Drew McManus
Yesterday’s post examining the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s (DSO) policy to obfuscate their music director compensation generated a great deal of intriguing discussion throughout social media. It was fascinating to wade through the different discussions, several of which focused on the impact something like this might have on a donor’s decision to support an organization. To
The Death Of Ethics
Mon, Jul 7, 2014
by Drew McManus
Last week’s orchestra compensation reports produced one of the most troubling instances in its nearly decade long history by way of discovering the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) implemented a policy designed to obfuscate their music director compensation. Moreover, when asked about the compensation data, the DSO refused to release the information, even though their music
The Golden Age Of Orchestras & Operas Are At An End