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presentation on Chris Barber and musicians as employers at IASPM conference in Campinas, Brazil, June 2015.
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Redefining Musical Labour? Chris Barber, Traditional Jazz, And The British Musicians’ Union In The 1950s JOHN WILLIAMSON / UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW
Outline • Background – Chris Barber and musical employment in the UK. • 6 ways Barber changed notions of musical work. • The implications for the Musicians’ Union (MU)
Background – Chris Barber • So far. . . a top-down approach to the music industries – but how important are individuals in the music industries – both in large corporations and in creating businesses of their own? • Study of entrepreneurship is particularly helpful in understanding local-music making /scenes etc.
Background – musical employment • So far. . . a top-down approach to the music industries – but how important are individuals in the music industries – both in large corporations and in creating businesses of their own? • Study of entrepreneurship is particularly helpful in understanding local-music making /scenes etc.
6 ways. . . • Organisation • Music