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Solidarity with live events workers day of action today! Livelihoods decimated by #coronavirus, many workers left with zero financial support. These skilled workers behind the scenes make live events happen. Support #WeMakeEvents #RedAlert #LetTheMusicPlay #LightItInRed
Demos today in London, Leeds, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, more! Venues will be lit up in red. The UK government has failed to support industries still unable to open by law, so the entire supply chain & its workers set to collapse. Culture is made by workers! #WeMakeEvents
Ever enjoyed a live event of any kind? Please support people who made it possible. Write to your MP, explain it’s unacceptable to let entire industries collapse - this is not just about the “crown jewel” venues. #WeMakeEvents #LightItInRed #LetTheMusicPlay writetothem.com
Earlier this summer we were proud to join members of the UK music community in lending our names to the Let The Music Play campaign, which significantly influenced the culture package that was announced just days later by our government. 
Today we want to acknowledge once again the scale of the jobs and companies that make up the UK music industry that need urgent help - it is vital that whilst the government is deciding the distribution mechanism for the fund they understand this.
We could not do our jobs without the hard work of the members of our team, from our crew on the road, to our management, agents, promoters, record label, publishers, producers, and beyond.
“Ek’s saying that musicians need to look at themselves less as artists and more as content creators. We have no muse to serve but the marketplace, and without adhering to the rapid 💓 rate that is Spotify’s demand for new food for their algorithm, our careers are bound to perish”
Let’s flip Spotify’s words:
“some streaming services that used to do well in the past may not do well in this future landscape, where you can't a (re)launch new groundbreaking music platform once every three to four years and think that’s going to be enough.” @eldsjal
“some streaming services that used to do well in the past may not do well in this future landscape, where you can't a (re)launch new groundbreaking music platform once every three to four years and think that’s going to be enough.” @eldsjal
"The streaming services today that are making it, realise that it's about creating a continuous engagement with their fans.
It is about putting the work in, about the storytelling around the service, and about keeping a continuous dialogue with your fans"
👀 @Spotify 🤷♂️
It is about putting the work in, about the storytelling around the service, and about keeping a continuous dialogue with your fans"
👀 @Spotify 🤷♂️
VOTE NOW: If you were @OliverDowden what track would you have on repeat this weekend for inspiration?
A1: Road to Nowhere by Talking Heads?
A2: Let's Work Together by Canned Heat?
#LetTheMusicPlay #saveourvenues
NB: If Oliver let's us know how he's voting, that's the result
A1: Road to Nowhere by Talking Heads?
A2: Let's Work Together by Canned Heat?
#LetTheMusicPlay #saveourvenues
NB: If Oliver let's us know how he's voting, that's the result
Let's Work Together?
Or are we on the Road to Nowhere?
1/Some really strong campaigns to protect the arts in England are getting covered - especially for the performance venues worst-hit by the pandemic.
To me, they'd be stronger still if foregrounding the voices of people and communities whose lives have been changed; #r4today
To me, they'd be stronger still if foregrounding the voices of people and communities whose lives have been changed; #r4today
2/I hugely respect the theatre directors & musicians making the case; more compelling still for many might be
young offenders set on a better path
older people escaping loneliness
mothers overcoming post-natal depression
disabled people liberated from isolation
#r4today
young offenders set on a better path
older people escaping loneliness
mothers overcoming post-natal depression
disabled people liberated from isolation
#r4today
3/this only scratches the surface,
These theatres/music venues are for many, many people/places the drivers of jobs & tourism;
Spaces where people find hope/aspiration/pathways for the future;
That bind communities, giving pride/shared identity
Let's hear those voices too
These theatres/music venues are for many, many people/places the drivers of jobs & tourism;
Spaces where people find hope/aspiration/pathways for the future;
That bind communities, giving pride/shared identity
Let's hear those voices too
