Music Business Blog
How much do I charge for music
On an almost daily basis, we are asked by a musician or composer or a manager one of the toughest questions to answer. ‘How much do I charge for…a gig…a song in a film…a song in an ad…to have my lyrics on a T-Shirt’ and a thousand other money-making ventures in the music industry. It’s […]
Interview with Scott O’Hara – Event Manager
Scott O’Hara – Director, Arts Development, Sydney Olympic Park Authority (SOPA) Scott O’Hara is a professional arts manager with 12 years’ experience. His prior positions include foundation CEO of CCDNSW; various positions at the Australia Council for the Arts; a range of administrative and teaching positions in the visual arts and music education fields; Board […]
Why Events Fail
Why do people attend festivals and events? What kinds of factors may prevent people from attending events? Why do events fail? People attend festivals and special events for a number of reasons, all of which can be categorised together as ways to do something ‘out of the ordinary’ from the participants regular day to day […]