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The sound system killed music. Before clubs had ubiquitous sound systems, these were provided by live, working bands everywhere. The number of hours played by
by nkingsy 5y ago
The sound system killed music.
Before clubs had ubiquitous sound systems, these were provided by live, working bands everywhere.
The number of hours played by working bands has never been lower in history.
- jjulius 5y ago>The number of hours played by working bands has never been lower in history. Are you referring to a decline as a result of the pandemic, or a larger trend that was occurring even before ~spring 2020? If the latter, I would be curious to see any data you have to support that.
- Apocryphon 5y agoYeah, going on tour and having concert shows are the chief breadwinner for modern musicians, would make no sense for them to stop playing.
- nkingsy 5y agoTotal hours paid to be a musician, like as a job compared to doctor or construction worker, across the global population. Per working musician, they may gig more, but there are just vanishingly few now.
- nkingsy 5y agoThe 1900 Census counted 92,264 musicians or music teachers in the United States. In 1950, 166,000 people identified as "musicians" or "music teachers." In 2010, there were 182,000 musicians, singers, and related workers in the United States https://www.census.gov/history/www/homepage_archive/2017/april_2017.html https://www.census.gov/history/www/homepage_archive/2017/apr... My guess is that the “music teacher” ratio has gone way way up. I think that’s broken down elsewhere.