Today’s post marks release of a new report by Live Music Exchange team members Adam Behr, Matt Brennan and Martin Cloonan – The Cultural Value of Live Music from the Pub to the Stadium: Getting Beyond the Numbers
Category Archives: Blog
The Musicians’ Union encourages Fair Play from venues – Kelly Wood
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Introduction to the Music Venue Trust
#MusicWithoutBarriers: Attitude is Everything’s new online campaign – Suzanne Bull
Connecting research on cultural value and the ecology of live music – Matt Brennan
This week’s blog post is by Live Music Exchange’s own Matt Brennan, this time writing in his capacity as part of an AHRC project investigating the cultural value of live music. In this post, he connects recently completed work on live music at the Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, to a new research project on the ecology of live music venues throughout the UK.
The sustainable approach to online ticket selling – Dave Newton, COO and Founder of WeGotTickets
From The Apollo To The Hydro, From Atmosphere To Convenience – Kenny Forbes
A good day at the office: tales from the road – Graeme Smillie
In this week’s guest blog, musician Graeme Smilie looks back at some of his own memories on the road as bassist for Emma Pollock, Unwinding Hours, The Vaselines and Karine Polwart. He sets up a typology of touring musicians – those who love it and those who don’t – before offering his own enjoyable take on his four favourite venues across Europe and the USA.