Elizabeth McQueen
Elizabeth McQueen is an audio producer and podcast host at KUTX 98.9, Austin’s NPR music station. McQueen is also the host of the podcast This Song, as well as the producer for The Breaks, a hip-hop podcast. Before moving to public radio and podcasting, McQueen was a professional musician who started and played for the band Elizabeth McQueen and the Firebrands and a member of the legendary Western swing band Asleep at the Wheel.
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Sponsorships can provide needed financial support for an artist while helping a corporation's brand.
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Canada has a robust system of support for the arts in general and for commercial music specifically.
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Few people achieve massive success in commercial music here. But those exceptions prove capitalism works, says one ethnomusicologist, and therefore that commercial music doesn't need outside support.
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So, Pause/Play hosts Miles Bloxson and Elizabeth McQueen decided to do a mini-season of the podcast explaining NFTs — how they work and what they could mean for Austin music.
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The Economic Development Department said it wanted to stay up to date with the cost of living in Austin. Musicians performing at Spaceflight Records' SXSW showcase will be paid a base rate of $200 per hour.
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The city created a Live Music Fund in 2019. It's grown to $3 million, but no money has been given out yet.
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Pay averaged about $100 per musician per gig four decades ago. It's still about $100 per musician per gig.
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Many Austin musicians have jobs outside the industry to supplement their music incomes, but some, like longtime musician and Austinite Terrany “Tee Double” Johnson, have found ways to make money doing what they love.
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As a working musician, Shelton has never had a steady income. He might have a good month and make $4,000, or he might have a slow one and barely earn enough money to pay rent.
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Musicians often don’t have a safety net — no savings or pension, and sometimes no Social Security because they aren't on a payroll. That’s where organizations like HOME have stepped in.