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Since 2008, MusicianWages.com has been publishing articles and interviews on topics that are important to working musicians. Thank you to everyone that has become a part of the vibrant musician…

NYC Music Director Meet-Up, February 8th

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MusicianWages.com is helping organize a meet-up for all music directors in the NYC theatre industry. The event will be held at a bar/restaurant in Times Square, the Trattoria Dopo Teatro (44th & Broadway), on February 8th at 8:00pm. The event will be in the cabaret room downstairs.

Please visit the event page on Facebook and RSVP if you plan to attend:

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=275380463085

MW Contributors in the News

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Congratulations to Jeremy Yaddow, who had his article, Facebook Networking for Musicians reprinted in the Allegro, the newspaper of the New York City musicians’ union.
Be sure…

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Dear 1999: All Participating Blogs

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The past decade has introduced many changes, opportunities and surprises in the musician business. To end the decade, we asked the musician blogging community to help us answer the following question.

If you could go back to 1999 and give yourself one piece of advice, what would it be?

The participating music and musician bloggers published responses on their blogs on December 30th to mark the end of the decade. A list of all participating blogs is below. Please visit the participating sites and see what they have to say.

Group Blogging Event on December 30th

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MusicianWages.com is organizing a group blogging event for all music and musician bloggers. The past decade has introduced many changes, opportunities and surprises in the musician business, and we invite you to discuss the decade with a synchronized response.

If interested, please write a response to the following question and post it to your blog on December 30th, 2009.

If you could go back to 1999 and give yourself one piece of advice, what would it be?

The suggested title is Dear 1999.

Send an email to webmaster@musicianwages.com with the URL of your response (pingbacks work too) and we will post a list with links to all of the participating blogs.

Musicians Locked out of New York Musical

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November 7, 2009
The producers of the New York-based production of Tony ‘n Tina’s Wedding recently fired their musicians and replaced them with pre-recorded music. The musical has performed in…

More Trouble for the Honolulu Symphony

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June 5, 2009
The administrative offices of the Honolulu Symphony were broken into last week, according to a report by the Pacific Business News. An undisclosed amount of money…

Federal Grant Earmarked for Kansas City Jazz Club

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A jazz club located in the heart of Kansas City’s 18th and Vine Jazz District will be receiving $143,000 worth of federal grant money to help pay for repairs, according…

Musician Discusses Music Scene in Iraq

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The Columbia Daily Tribune in Columbia, MO published an article last week about Iraqi oud player Rahim Alhaj.
Alhaj was an out-spoken critic of Saddam Hussein in the 1980s and…

Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra: Cuts Now, Raises Later

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The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra signed a new contract this month that includes a 9% cut in base wages for symphony musicians.  The base salary of the orchestra will fall from…

$80-100k, Health, Pension…As a Jazz Sideman?

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The New York Times ran a full-length feature last week on jazz pianist Larry Fuller. The article included interviews with John Pizzarelli, Jeff Hamilton, and John Valenti (owner of…

Oregon, Montana Relax Labor Laws For Musicians

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Two state laws passed this month, impacting musicians in Oregon and Montana.
Both bills concerned the employment status of musicians working at nightclubs and bars. Previously, musicians in both Oregon…

The Recession and Musicians – Chicago Tribune Article

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The Chicago Tribune ran a story last week about musicians dealing with the ongoing economic recession.
The article offers the idea that the musician industry has not been as impacted…

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To a Mother Concerned About File Sharing

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MusicianWages.com recently received the following question from a mother concerned about her son’s file-sharing. Along with Music Careers at About.com and KnowtheMusicBiz.com, we asked the musician blogging community to help us answer the following question. The article includes links to all of the responses.

“I have a teenage son who tells me his pirating music is no big deal. Since he is a musician himself, I point out to him that someday that’s going to be his money people are stealing. But he remains unphased.

“He tells me the record sales make money for the record label, not the artist. He says that the artists make all their money from touring and live concerts. He thinks the pirated music promotes the concerts and therefore helps the artist make more money. I still don’t allow pirating in my house.

“But tell me what you think – as artists out there having your work “shared,” are you just glad to have it being enjoyed, or does it bother you? Admittedly, he is stealing music that is recorded by major record labels, so maybe its different than the independent musician working for his living. But I’d still like to hear what you think.”

Open Invitation to Music and Musician Bloggers – Group Blogging Event on April 16th

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MusicianWages.com, Music Careers at About.com and KnowtheMusicBiz.com are organizing a group blogging event for all music and musician bloggers. MW recently received a comment from a reader concerned about her teenage son’s file-sharing. We believe that this is a topic with as many answers as there are musicians and invite you to join us in a synchronized response.

If interested, please write a response to the following question and post it to your blog on April 16th, 2009. Send an email to webmaster@musicianwages.com with the URL of your response and we will post a list with links to all of the participating blogs.

Suggested title: To a Mother Concerned About File-Sharing

St. Paul Chamber Orchestra Cuts Musicians Salaries by 12%, Administrators by 15%

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Minnesota Star Tribune reported this week that an agreement had been reached between the musicians and management of the St. Paul Chamber Orchestra in St. Paul, Minnesota.
The musicians have…

Charleston Symphony Musicians Receive 25% Salary Cut

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Charleston’s Post and Courier reported this week that the musicians and management of the Charleston Symphony Orchestra have agreed to a new contract. The orchestra is hopeful that the new…

Banana Republic Promotes Musicians with New Collection

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Banana Republic recently launched a new promotion called “City Stories” that features 12 musicians, including 2 jazz musicians (David Sanchez & Esparanza Spalding) and one classical violinist (David Garrett, who…

Regional NYC Orchestras Cut Rehearsal Time, Performances

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The New York Times reports this week that many of regional orchestras surrounding New York City are reacting to the impact of the economic recession with decreased rehearsal time and,…

Honolulu Symphony Not Paid in 6 Weeks

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News station KNHL in Honolulu recently reported that, as of March 22nd, 2009, the musicians of the Honolulu Symphony had not been paid for 6 weeks.

The Honolulu Symphony, a union orchestra in the International Conference of Symphony and…

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