Live Music Exchange Digest – w/c 17th December 2012

Welcome to our weekly digest of live music news and events in industry, academia and more. This will be the final Live Music Exchange Digest of 2012 – we will be back with a new blog post on 3rd January and with the digest as usual from 7th January. In the meantime, have a wonderful festive season and we will …

How green was my festival: Exploring challenges and opportunities associated with staging green events – Jennifer Laing and Warwick Frost (2010)

A conceptual paper exploring some of the issues encompassing the management and staging of green events along with the importance of engaging key stakeholders.

Understanding the Links Between Performing Artists and Audiences – Roland J. Kushner (2003)

Paper analysing the market functions of intermediaries between artist and performer, such as booking agents and presenting organisations, drawing implications for enhanced effectiveness of the performing arts market.

Green Orchestras Guide – Julie’s Bicycle (2010)

A practical and basic guide for orchestras, commissioned by ABO and Orchestras Live and authored by Julie’s Bicycle, it addresses the environmental impacts of their work: from office-based work to marketing and rehearsals.

Green Music Guide – Julie’s Bicycle (2009)

A ‘how-to’ guide for music companies and individuals interested in greening their activities – from touring to offices, recording studios to festivals. Shows how the industry can meet London’s ambitious targets of cutting its emissions by 60% by 2025.

Jam Packed Part 1: Audience Travel Emissions from Festivals – Julie’s Bicycle (2009)

Findings of the report First Step: UK Music Industry Greenhouse Gas Emissions 2007 which identified that annual audience travel to music events accounts for 43% of greenhouse gas emissions from the UK music industry. Of this, music festivals contribute 24% of all music audience travel emissions, 68% of the festival sector’s total emissions.

Moving Arts: Managing the Carbon impacts of our touring – Volume 2: Orchestras – Julie’s Bicycle (2010)

Julie Bicycle’s research project that assesses the carbon impacts of bands, orchestras and theatres touring the UK and internationally. The research is funded by the music industry, the British Council, Arts Council and Orchestras Live with support from the Association of British Orchestras.

Moving arts: Managing the carbon impacts of our touring – Volume 1: Bands – Julie’s Bicycle (2010)

Julie’s Bicycle project that assesses the carbon impacts of Bands, Orchestras and Theatres touring the UK and internationally. The research is funded by the music industry, the British Council, Arts Council and Orchestras Live with support from the Association of British Orchestras.

Sustainable Production Guide – Julie’s Bicycle

The production process has apparent and hidden impacts. This guide navigates the environmental consequences of production through the key areas of lighting and sound, set design, set disposal, rehearsal, recording and musical instruments.

Practical Guides: Audience Travel – Julie’s Bicycle

Audience travel is the greatest contributor to the carbon footprint of the arts. While not directly under the control of venues and companies, this guide is designed to help you exercise the influence that you have over audiences to inform them of the environmental benefits of travelling green, and provide sustainable travel options for them.