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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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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.
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Jeannette Gregor has worn many hats: bartender, event coordinator, music festival production worker, screenwriter. When the music industry began to feel the economic effects of the pandemic, she put on another one.
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We all found out during the pandemic how hard it is to live without live music — and just how fragile the Austin music ecosystem is.
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This episode is all about the fans. You’ll hear how they coped when there were no live shows and how they feel now that things are opening back up.