On-premise venues switch off live music
Published
2009-10-12 14:26:42
Modified
2009-10-12 14:35:57
On-premise venues have decided to turn off music licensed by the major record labels rather than pay exorbitant price hikes that in some cases would have seen fees raised from a few hundred dollars a year to over $30,000.
Clubs Australia has announced at their annual general meeting a new scheme that will allow clubs to bypass the license fee charged by record companies.
The body will set-up a program to source and distribute the music of artists not signed to major record labels and who are consequently exempt from the restaurant tariff.
As part of the new scheme, local musicians will be given the opportunity to sell their music in clubs while money earned from the sale of background music CDs will be used to establish a fund for talented Australian musicians.
Clubs Australia has announced at their annual general meeting a new scheme that will allow clubs to bypass the license fee charged by record companies.
The body will set-up a program to source and distribute the music of artists not signed to major record labels and who are consequently exempt from the restaurant tariff.
As part of the new scheme, local musicians will be given the opportunity to sell their music in clubs while money earned from the sale of background music CDs will be used to establish a fund for talented Australian musicians.
The Phonographic Performance Company of Australia will from December be increasing the tariff required every year by all clubs, hotels, restaurants and cafes wanting to play background music.
Under their new pricing scheme, some venues’ license fees will increase by more than 6,000 percent.
Under their new pricing scheme, some venues’ license fees will increase by more than 6,000 percent.