Comments on: Taking a look at our competition: what is Austin doing? http://www.chicago-music.org/taking-a-look-at-our-competition-what-is-austin-doing/ 2239 S. Michigan Ave. · Suite 300 · Chicago, IL 60616 · Ph/Fax: 312.276.8457 Wed, 19 May 2010 00:03:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: John Pazdan http://www.chicago-music.org/taking-a-look-at-our-competition-what-is-austin-doing/comment-page-1/#comment-6 John Pazdan Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:34:23 +0000 http://www.chicago-music.org/?p=492#comment-6 Austin has understood this for a while..but take a look at Portland: http://www.fairpaytoplay.com/fairpay/default.asp?ID=27&PageData=357 We need this in Chicago. We used to have this in Chicago, at least to a degree. It's the duty of the union to help all its members, not just the CSO and the few musicians who play in the pit at $$$ corporate musicals. When I talk to younger musicians about what being a working musician in Chicago was like, they do not believe me..as the mind set of a musician here has steadily declined to the point where players think they are actually supposed to pay to play in a club. ...for "exposure". Fuck that. My experience with Arts programs funded by muni's and corporations has always had mixed results.. It depends on who is running them..is it for some corporation that needs the extra good will shil? for a city dept that needs the same? Or is it a real program pointed to promoting good music, and not just the "good music' the muni or city wants, IOW, a variant on pay to play? Looking at Austin's plans, I see both. Austin has understood this for a while..but take a look at Portland:

http://www.fairpaytoplay.com/fairpay/default.asp?ID=27&PageData=357

We need this in Chicago. We used to have this in Chicago, at least to a degree.
It’s the duty of the union to help all its members, not just the CSO and the few musicians who play in the pit at $$$ corporate musicals. When I talk to younger musicians about what being a working musician in Chicago was like, they do not believe me..as the mind set of a musician here has steadily declined to the point where players think they are actually supposed to pay to play in a club. …for “exposure”. Fuck that.

My experience with Arts programs funded by muni’s and corporations has always had mixed results.. It depends on who is running them..is it for some corporation that needs the extra good will shil? for a city dept that needs the same? Or is it a real program pointed to promoting good music, and not just the “good music’ the muni or city wants, IOW, a variant on pay to play? Looking at Austin’s plans, I see both.

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