Dear members, dear musicians!
Today (27.6.24) the mica (Music Information Center Austria) sent out an important special newsletter with links to the four FALTER articles that were recently published. The articles can be read free of charge from now until 8.7. (Now with paywall). If you haven't read them yet, we recommend that you take a look at the articles - and share them diligently.
We wish you a successful and relaxing summer,
Your IGFM Team
music austria: Special Newsletter 2024
Dear readers,
The city newspaper FALTER took up the issue of precarious pay in the music industry and reported on the precarious situation of freelance orchestral musicians in Vienna in issue 22/24. This was followed by a commentary by Falter author Stefanie Panzenböck and a guest commentary by Sebastian Frese.
The articles can be read free of charge over the next two weeks. We would like to encourage you to read the three articles and find out more about the topic of fair fees. We already mentioned this in our newsletter of June 19.
Dumping wages: How professional musicians are exploited for tourist concerts in Vienna
Guest commentary: Finally give freelance musicians a fair wage!
Starvation wages for musicians: when the State Opera plays "The Exploited"
Information on the subject of fair fees and guidelines for minimum fees with calculation aids can be found on our website:
FAIR PAY - Minimum fee recommendations for the music sector.