Every dollar invested in local live performance is multiplied in benefits to local communities. But state funding has to be strategic and targeted.
- Associate Professor, School of Music and Screen Arts, Te Kunenga ki Pūrehuroa – Massey University
A finding of anti-competitive behaviour by US industry giant Live Nation raises questions about New Zealand’s heavily consolidated music market.
Small clubs are the incubators of new talent and vital to the music industry’s future. But bigger players are tilting the market and threatening their survival.
Music and technology have been evolving together since long before the advent of AI. But without better safeguards now, artists face an uncertain future.
Streaming and social media have transformed the way we discover music. But algorithms and programming formats mean local artists are disappearing in the global mix.
Government proposals for media reform are long overdue. But it’s also time for a bold strategic rethink to connect local creators with the right audiences.
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