Post-Pandemic Music Ecosystems: How They Can Be Better: Final Thoughts
This is the final post in a series of articles about the future of music ecosystems in a post-pandemic world. The objective is to demonstrate that no matter where you live, (the rest of) 2021 can be a great year. Here’s Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4.
Music will support an equitable recovery in all towns and cities, and I can prove it. Just look at Huntsville.
In some ways, the first two months of 2021 have been an extension of 2020. Many of us are still in some form of lockdown. In the United States, much-needed relief efforts passed for shuttered venues remain to be distributed. In the UK, Brexit has caused havoc, including creating a labyrinthine maze of paperwork. While some countries, including France, Netherlands and Denmark have instituted public-backed insurance schemes for festivals, most countries have not. At the same time, recorded music revenues in the United States grew by 9.2% in 2020. Many UK festivals sold out in a day. There remains a hunger for music.
So, what has changed?
In some places, quite a lot. In others, very little. But as we emerge from lockdown, we’re all facing the same questions:
- How can we welcome people back to commercial districts and downtowns safely?
