Miles Bloxson
Producer and HostAustin native and UT grad Miles Bloxson is a producer and host for KUT 90.5 and KUTX 98.9.
Bloxson is the producer of Black Austin Matters and co-host of the Edward R. Murrow award-winning podcast Pause/Play. She is also the host and creator of the podcast and lifestyle brand Miles To Mogul.
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Sponsorships can provide needed financial support for an artist while helping a corporation's brand. -
Canada has a robust system of support for the arts in general and for commercial music specifically. -
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. -
June 19 marks the day in 1865 when Union soldiers arrived in Galveston to demand emancipation for people enslaved in Texas. In this hourlong special from KUT, we hear what the day means to Black Austinites and their reflections on freedom. -
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. -
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. -
Pay averaged about $100 per musician per gig four decades ago. It's still about $100 per musician per gig. -
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. -
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.
