Chair: Chris McDonald (Cape Breton University)
Nigel Kearns & Duane Nardocchio (Cape Breton Music Industry Cooperative),
Allegra Swanson (Music Nova Scotia),
Keith MacDonald (Inverness County),
Jean Surette (Music New Brunswick),
Simon McKerrell (Newcastle University)
Chair: Chris McDonald (Cape Breton University)
The COVID-19 crisis and the economy-wide shutdowns that have followed have hit most industries hard, and the live music industry, which depends on crowded attendance in mostly closed spaces, has been particularly impaired. However, some players in the music industry have explored ways of treating this crisis as an opportunity for innovation in how music production and consumption can still happen. New avenues for finding revenues and funding for the sector are being explored. This roundtable features representatives from music advocacy organizations at the local (Cape Breton), provincial (Nova Scotia) and regional (Atlantic Canada) levels, and looks at what tactics and business models are being explored during the crisis. What models can make live streaming sustainable for artists and other music industry players? What new synergies across the sector are forming? How can grants and funding for the sector be best operationalized during the crisis, and in preparation for what may come after? The “small place” context of Atlantic Canada is considered for its advantages and challenges during this time of change.
Chair: Chris McDonald (Cape Breton University)
Nigel Kearns & Duane Nardocchio (Cape Breton Music Industry Cooperative),
Allegra Swanson (Music Nova Scotia),
Keith MacDonald (Inverness County),
Jean Surette (Music New Brunswick),
Simon McKerrell (Newcastle University)
Chair: Chris McDonald (Cape Breton University)
The COVID-19 crisis and the economy-wide shutdowns that have followed have hit most industries hard, and the live music industry, which depends on crowded attendance in mostly closed spaces, has been particularly impaired. However, some players in the music industry have explored ways of treating this crisis as an opportunity for innovation in how music production and consumption can still happen. New avenues for finding revenues and funding for the sector are being explored. This roundtable features representatives from music advocacy organizations at the local (Cape Breton), provincial (Nova Scotia) and regional (Atlantic Canada) levels, and looks at what tactics and business models are being explored during the crisis. What models can make live streaming sustainable for artists and other music industry players? What new synergies across the sector are forming? How can grants and funding for the sector be best operationalized during the crisis, and in preparation for what may come after? The “small place” context of Atlantic Canada is considered for its advantages and challenges during this time of change.