What COVID-19 Has Done To The Industry We Love Most

This week I read an article about how COVID may completely destroy the music industry. The headliner of this article drew my attention closer to read it because of how invested my career is in the Live Sound aspect of music. What the article was saying was that many rising and popular artists had many concerts and gigs already booked and that in one night, all of those hopes and dreams to play in those might just be ruined. In the span of one night’s decision, the whole music industry stood at a standstill. For most artists, concerts are their biggest supply of income and without those, they aren’t earning enough from streaming platforms. “Where would the music industry go from here?” most everyone was asking each other. No one knew, because no one had been prepared for a virus that completely stopped the music industry.

I spoke with my employer at The Church Next Door to see what his opinion was on this article and what his thoughts were on the future of the industry. He told me that for now, all we can do is respect what the government is suggesting us to do and go at it from a day to day schedule. It is too hard to schedule around these times with anything changing in the span of one night. But for his stance on the article, he agreed with what they said about how it could have destroyed all of the music industry, but also would spark a fire for songwriters and those that produce in their “home studios.” He believed that music would move more to a streaming platform whether it was iTunes, Spotify or if it was done Instagram live etc. “Everything that will be done in the music industry will most likely be done over the technology that we are supplied with. But for the future of the music industry, I believe that the live industry may be destroyed for now, but you will see more music being made and put out there because of how influential music is during these trying times.”

This article was very informative and I enjoyed reading it and talking with my employer about it. Here is the link in case you were interested in reading it as well! https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/a32360709/coronavirus-music-industry/