Just got off a skype with my producer bff who is kicking ass in London where we pondered the question - why is it so hard for profitable art to get funding? Is it lack of market aggregation? Information flows? Legal barriers against instruments that would minimise volatility?
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Replying to @vgr
In the case of live shows - An investor lends money. A producer assembles a team and produces a show. If it's a great show, in the right market, with the right promo, they sell out every night and nX the investor's ROI.
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Replying to @autotrnslucence
Regular live music seems to be thriving so I assume you mean other kinds of live performance acts
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Replying to @vgr
I used to direct circus, and my producer friend produces circus. If a live musician rehearses alone or in a band then they have very low overhead costs, and the agent/record company model seems to be working well for touring music. Circus/theatre/dance/comedy is more stuck.
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Replying to @autotrnslucence
And no wonder you were complaining about slide talks in Austin, you’re holding the rest of us schlubs to circus standards
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If they weren't upside down and on fire, did they even give a presentation? But nah, just partial to unconferences :P
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