Three in five workers consider leaving the Victorian music industry, survey finds

After two decades working in the music industry with the likes of Cold Chisel and Crowded House, Melbourne tour manager Sean Richards last year found himself holding a stop/slow sign to make ends meet.

“It was rewarding in some ways, as much as I was getting out of the house, but I was still mourning for my own career,” he said.

When live music stopped last March, Mr Richards lost all of his work — and income — overnight.

“Going from…