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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.
Key points:
- An RMIT survey found COVID-19 has had a “devastating” impact on the Victorian music industry.
- There is likely to be significant loss of talent from the sector, with 58 per cent of workers considering leaving.
- Music promoter Sean Richards is one of thousands who had to find other work in 2020.
“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.
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