Austin-based musicians spoke out at Wednesday night’s Austin Music Commission meeting. They called on commissioners to support a recommendation to push South by Southwest (SXSW) to pay their performers what they call a fair wage.
Musicians who perform at SXSW are once again calling on the City of Austin to force the festival to pay them more. This comes days after SXSW management did agree to a modest pay raise.Austin-based musicians spoke out at Wednesday night’s Austin Music Commission meeting. They called on commissioners to support a recommendation to pushLate Wednesday night, however, the Commission adjourned without taking a vote.
At its 2023 festival, SXSW paid solo artists $100, and $250 for a band. Just days ago, SXSW announced it would be increasing that to $150 for a solo artist and $350 for a band in 2024."What they've proposed in the last week is really not adequate to fix that at all," said Lack.
Alongside the recommendation from the Austin Parks & Recreation Board, the Austin Music Commission’s chair proposed a "I would encourage my friends and fellow musicians to not apply for the festival, which I've already seen happening," said Wolfe.
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