Sunday, June 23, 2013

Fair Compensation to Musicians

ATTENTION ARTISTS:
It is time you stand up for your rights as a musician. For years venues, booking agents, promoters, streaming services etc have been walking all over you telling you lies! They tell you that "playing our venue doesn't pay but it's good exposure". They pay you fractions of a penny to stream your music while generating millions in revenue for themselves. They expect you to do all the hard work and promote the shows at their venue while they do nothing!!

In fact without YOU they are NOTHING!! You as a musician must take more pride and place more value on your life's work. You are not just a musician. You are a creator of something that brings joy to other people. No longer sit back as others take advantage of your work. DEMAND fair compensation for your work just as any other profession would! Get the word out to other musicians! Hold a meeting and tell them we must all stick together.

ATTENTION FANS:
It is YOUR duty as a fan of music to support those that bust their ass day in and day out to bring you the music you love. Bands are being taken advantage of every single day by the very venues you visit to hear your favorite music. Boycott those venues and demand they pay the artists fair compensation. Boycott those streaming services that pay fractions of a penny. It is time VALUE is put back on the music and the musicians that work so hard doing what they love.

We as musicians can not do it without you. We must all stand together and make our voices heard.

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