Miles Bloxson
Producer and HostMiles Bloxson is a producer and host for KUT 90.5 and KUTX 98.9. The Austin native and UT Austin graduate has a passion for technology, music and pop culture. She has interviewed such stars as Halle Berry, Samuel L. Jackson, Kristin Chenoweth, Morgan Freeman, Cee-Lo Green, Forest Whitaker and Robert Townsend.
Bloxson is the producer and co-host of the podcast Pause/Play. She is also the host and creator of the podcast and lifestyle brand Miles To Mogul.
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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. -
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.
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People in Austin's music industry historically haven't made much money, so the ecosystem has had to depend on affordable housing to thrive.
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Jones says it's a struggle to be a Black female musician in Austin. And, she says, you have to do it all yourself: “It’s just all these hats you have to wear, and it just breaks your neck, you know? The weight of all these hats.”
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A professor of music ecosystems calls a city's music scene an amenity. “Some people like to live by the ocean. Some people like to live by the mountains. Some people like to live next to thriving music scenes."
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Kate Howard says she contracted the virus after a five-minute conversation with a friend who also had been vaccinated.
