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January 18, 2023

Austin has a music union? Here’s what it is and how it works.

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By: Elizabeth McQueen

Learn all about the Austin Federation of Musicians –– how it works, what benefits it provides for freelance musicians, and why you may not know it exists.

Meet the Austin non-profit rethinking how record labels work: Spaceflight Records

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By: Miles Bloxson

In the latest episode of Pause/Play we spoke with Brett Orrison, Samara Simpson, and Jonathan Horstman about the non-profit record label Spaceflight Records.

December 7, 2022

How can people get money into the hands of musicians, outside of being fans and going to shows?

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By: Elizabeth McQueen

Sonic Guild and DAWA are two Austin based that actually give musicians money. In this episode you’ll learn what they do, how they work, and why they were founded.

You’ll hear from Matt Ott, co-founder of Sonic Guild, formerly known as Black Fret, and Jonathan “Chaka” Mahone, founder of DAWA.

November 23, 2022

Do Musicians Need Corporate Support to Survive in the New Austin?

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By: Elizabeth McQueen

Miles and Elizabeth explore different forms of corporate support for music, and look at one company that’s making a big investment in Austin music.

November 9, 2022

Take note U.S.: Canada actually gives its musicians money

Hosts Miles Bloxson and Elizabeth McQueen explore the Canadian system of support for the arts in general, and for commercial music specifically. They explain what they know to Pause/Play audio engineer Jake Perlman, with help from Jessica Deljouravesh from the Ontario Arts Council, Marina Adam from Ontario Creates, Eric Owen from Black Pistol Fire , and KUT transportation reporter Nathan Bernier.

October 26, 2022

Why doesn’t commercial music in the U.S. get any financial support outside of, say, fans?

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By: Elizabeth McQueen

Austin is home to a thriving music scene, but that scene hasn’t received much financial support outside of fans buying music and going to shows. That’s not uncommon in the U.S. While some art forms like the opera and the symphony get regular public and private investments, commercial music typically gets left to fend for itself. Why is that?

In the first episode of Season 4 of Pause/Play, Hosts Miles Bloxson and Elizabeth McQueen try to answer that question with the help of UT Professor Charles Carson. They also examine the idea that the best music comes from struggle. And they explore what the city of Austin owes the music scene, and how the city might better support the for-profit music sector.

Charles Carson, an associate professor of music at the University of Texas at Austin, is pictured on campus on Oct. 18, 2022, in Austin. Michael Minasi / KUT News

July 5, 2022

NFTs and Music: Austin Musicians’ Thoughts on NFTs

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By: Elizabeth McQueen

Hear what Jackie Venson, Deezie Brown, David Shabani, and Erin Ivey have to say about NFTs and Music.

You can check out the NFT for our song “What is an NFT?” It’s not for sale, but it is on the Solana blockchain!

https://solsea.io/n/AaYykx8tvL4yzrmwwqwuB3H3NFaiV3kF7uEeAM9bfwHJ/

And you can listen to the song any time on our podcast feed by clicking this link.

If you missed the first two episodes of our mini-season about NFTs, you can listen here and here.

June 30, 2022

NFTs and Music: What is a NFT? The Song!

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By: Elizabeth McQueen

Here’s your very own, very fungible copy of the soon-to-be hit song, “What is an NFT?”