{"id":526,"date":"2020-10-19T12:03:53","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T11:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/krakowmusic.com\/blog\/?p=526"},"modified":"2023-03-22T21:35:25","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T21:35:25","slug":"stop-supporting-local-bands-musicians-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/krakowmusic.com\/blog\/stop-supporting-local-bands-musicians-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Stop Supporting Local Bands & Musicians Now!"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_tta_tabs color=”white” spacing=”2″ active_section=”2″ no_fill_content_area=”true”][vc_tta_section title=”ENGLISH ??” tab_id=”en”][nk_title like=”” style=””]Invest in your own entertainment and cultural nourishment!<\/strong>[\/nk_title][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/5″][vc_single_image image=”532″ img_size=”large”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3\/5″][nk_text]Wording is key here. As long as we keep “supporting”\u00a0<\/em>the arts & culture, there will be a deficit in the valorisation of cultural goods and performing arts. If artists and musicians keep being regarded as people who require the support<\/em> of other segments of society (government, cultural institutions or sponsors), an education in the arts or music will continue to struggle for serious recognition and fair remuneration. Music, art and culture need patrons, yes, but they don’t have to be patronised. For some, they might be a hobby. For many, however, who pursue a career on this path, they are their trade and livelihood deserving the same respect as any other profession.[\/nk_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][nk_block_quote]<\/p>\n

Music, art and culture need patrons, yes, but they don\u2019t have to be patronised.<\/em><\/h4>\n

[\/nk_block_quote][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][nk_text]Let’s take the live music offer in Krak\u00f3w, for instance. Like in many other European cities, the way music is\u00a0“packaged”<\/em> for consumption has been changing in the last decade. Arena and large auditorium concerts are now reserved for the kind of artists\/bands able to attract an audience en masse. This is the effect that an economy of scale has on the music milieu: an offer where ticket sales are as important as sponsorships, branding, gastronomic goods, golden zones, VIP boxes and backstage access. Music festivals are a perfect example of this commercial phenomenon. A large influx of people over the course of a few days guarantees an income to an array of tag-along industries such as gastronomy, travel or fashion. There is, of course, nothing wrong with this model, but for conscious consumers of music, it’s important to be aware of where the purchasing value really is.[\/nk_text][vc_single_image image=”531″ img_size=”large”][nk_text]On the other side of the spectrum, there are all the small and medium-size venues hosting a long tail of local and touring artists\/bands. The offer is wide, both in music genres and quality, in hosting services and atmosphere, in price and value. Krak\u00f3w has a handful of such venues, which are staple brands in the local music scene: Klub Re,\u00a0Harris Piano Jazz Bar, Klub Buda, Piwnica Pod Baranami, Alchemia,\u00a0Pi\u0119kny Pies, Klub Studio and Forty Kleparz, just to name a few.\u00a0There’s also a plethora of non-traditional music venues such as restaurants, cafes and pubs that use a free live music offer to grow their clientele.[\/nk_text][vc_single_image image=”536″ img_size=”large”][nk_text]With all this in mind, whatever the choice, there is a need to change the way we look at our consumption of music and culture at large. We must be aware that, when we pay for a cultural event or concert, we are investing in ourselves by deciding what to do with our own leisure time and what we choose as part of our cultural intake.<\/strong> At the same time, promoters and venues are partially responsible for the fair and respectful management of a cultural or music offer.\u00a0Artists and bands do not need our support, what they need is a healthy market where their products can be compared and chosen; valued and paid for; appreciated and respected.[\/nk_text][vc_single_image image=”541″ img_size=”large”][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”POLSKI ??” tab_id=”pl”][nk_title like=”” style=””]Zainwestuj w swoj\u0105 rozrywk\u0119 i kulturaln\u0105 straw\u0119!<\/strong>[\/nk_title][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”2\/5″][vc_single_image image=”532″ img_size=”large”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”3\/5″][nk_text]Dob\u00f3r s\u0142\u00f3w jest tutaj kluczowy i nieprzypadkowy. Dop\u00f3ki b\u0119dziemy \u201ewspiera\u0107\u201d sztuk\u0119 i kultur\u0119, dop\u00f3ty b\u0119dzie wyst\u0119powa\u0142 deficyt w waloryzacji d\u00f3br kultury i sztuk performatywnych. Je\u015bli arty\u015bci i muzycy nadal b\u0119d\u0105 postrzegani jako ludzie, kt\u00f3rzy potrzebuj\u0105 wsparcia innych segment\u00f3w spo\u0142ecze\u0144stwa (rz\u0105du, instytucji kulturalnych lub sponsor\u00f3w), edukacja artystyczna lub muzyczna b\u0119dzie nadal walczy\u0107 o powa\u017cne uznanie i godziwe wynagrodzenie.\u00a0Muzyka, sztuka i kultura potrzebuj\u0105 mecenas\u00f3w, owszem, ale nie trzeba tych dziedzin traktowa\u0107 protekcjonalnie.Dla niekt\u00f3rych sztuka to hobby. Jednak dla wielu, kt\u00f3rzy wybrali karier\u0119 na tej drodze, dzia\u0142alno\u015b\u0107 artystyczna jest zawodem i \u017ar\u00f3d\u0142em utrzymania, kt\u00f3ry zas\u0142uguje na taki sam szacunek, jak ka\u017cdy inny zaw\u00f3d.[\/nk_text][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][nk_block_quote]<\/p>\n

Muzyka, sztuka i kultura potrzebuj\u0105 mecenas\u00f3w, owszem, ale nie trzeba tych dziedzin traktowa\u0107 protekcjonalnie.<\/em><\/h4>\n

[\/nk_block_quote][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][nk_text]Przyjrzyjmy si\u0119 ofercie muzyki na \u017cywo w Krakowie. Podobnie jak w wielu innych europejskich miastach, na przestrzeni ostatniej dekady, mo\u017cemy zaobserwowa\u0107 zmiany w sposobie prezentacji i \u201eopakowania\u201d muzyki. Koncerty na stadionach i innych miejscach z du\u017c\u0105 widowni\u0105 s\u0105 teraz zarezerwowane dla artyst\u00f3w \/ zespo\u0142\u00f3w, kt\u00f3re s\u0105 w stanie masowo przyci\u0105gn\u0105\u0107 publiczno\u015b\u0107. To efekt ekonomii skali w \u015brodowisku muzycznym: oferta, w kt\u00f3rej sprzeda\u017c bilet\u00f3w jest r\u00f3wnie wa\u017cna jak sponsoring, branding, us\u0142ugi gastronomiczne, z\u0142ote strefy, lo\u017ce VIP i dost\u0119p za kulisy. Festiwale muzyczne s\u0105 doskona\u0142ym przyk\u0142adem tego komercyjnego fenomenu. Du\u017cy nap\u0142yw ludzi w ci\u0105gu kilku dni gwarantuje doch\u00f3d dla szeregu popularnych bran\u017c, takich jak gastronomia, podr\u00f3\u017ce czy moda. Oczywi\u015bcie nie ma nic z\u0142ego w tym modelu, ale dla \u015bwiadomych konsument\u00f3w muzyki wa\u017cne jest, aby zdawa\u0107 sobie spraw\u0119 z tego, jaka jest realna warto\u015b\u0107 naszego zakupu.[\/nk_text][vc_single_image image=”531″ img_size=”large”][nk_text]Na drugim biegunie znajduj\u0105 si\u0119 wszystkie ma\u0142e i \u015brednie obiekty, w kt\u00f3rych koncertuje wielu lokalnych i przyje\u017cd\u017caj\u0105cych artyst\u00f3w \/ zespo\u0142\u00f3w. Oferta jest szeroka, zar\u00f3wno pod wzgl\u0119dem prezentowanych gatunk\u00f3w muzycznych, jak i jako\u015bci us\u0142ug, atmosfery, ceny i warto\u015bci. W Krakowie jest kilka lokali, wa\u017cnych dla lokalnej sceny muzycznej: mi\u0119dzy innymi Klub Re, Harris Piano Jazz Bar, Klub Buda, Piwnica Pod Baranami, Alchemia, Pi\u0119kny Pies, Klub Studio czy Forty Kleparz. Jest te\u017c mn\u00f3stwo nietradycyjnych lokali muzycznych, takich jak restauracje, kawiarnie i puby, kt\u00f3re korzystaj\u0105 z bezp\u0142atnej oferty muzycznej na \u017cywo, aby zwi\u0119kszy\u0107 swoj\u0105 klientel\u0119.[\/nk_text][vc_single_image image=”536″ img_size=”large”][nk_text]Maj\u0105c to wszystko na uwadze, niezale\u017cnie od wyboru, musimy zmieni\u0107 spos\u00f3b, w jaki patrzymy na nasz\u0105 konsumpcj\u0119 muzyki i kultury w og\u00f3le. Musimy mie\u0107 \u015bwiadomo\u015b\u0107, \u017ce kiedy p\u0142acimy za wydarzenie kulturalne lub koncert, inwestujemy w siebie, decyduj\u0105c, co zrobi\u0107 z w\u0142asnym czasem wolnym i co wybieramy w ramach naszego kulturowego \u201epo\u017cywienia\u201d.<\/strong> Jednocze\u015bnie promotorzy i miejsca s\u0105 cz\u0119\u015bciowo odpowiedzialni za uczciwe i pe\u0142ne szacunku zarz\u0105dzanie ofert\u0105 kulturaln\u0105 lub muzyczn\u0105. Arty\u015bci i zespo\u0142y nie potrzebuj\u0105 naszego wsparcia, potrzebuj\u0105 zdrowego rynku, na kt\u00f3rym ich produkty mo\u017cna por\u00f3wna\u0107 i wybra\u0107; wyceni\u0107 i op\u0142aci\u0107; doceni\u0107 i szanowa\u0107.[\/nk_text][vc_single_image image=”541″ img_size=”large”][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_tabs][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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