What That Means For The Arts: To give you a real life example: Previously I brought Luke Dowler and his band (4 piece) up into Canada 1 or 2 times a year. Whenever the band crossed the border we paid $450 and had to make that up on tour, it was a big cost for us but Luke has lots of Canadian fans so we booked the right dates and made it work. With these changes we would not be looking at $450, we would need to raise at least $1700 before even entering the country. The reality is this is not a fee we can afford. We will NOT be able to tour Canada with these changes. Now I can assure you that Luke Dowler (like MANY other acts who tour Canada) has not stolen one Canadian job. In fact he has provided opportunity for countless bands to open for him and be exposed to new audiences, he has held workshops for Candian musicians to better learn their craft, he also brought patrons to coffee shops, restaurants, bars, fundraisers and other venues across Western Canada. checkeredowl/help-stop-new-government-fees-threatening-music-industry/
Posted on: Thu, 29 Aug 2013 12:21:33 +0000
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