Whatever happened to Kuh Ledesma’s appeal to limit the number of foreign bands and musicians that stage concert in the country, one thing is for sure—there’s still no rule in place and this immediately tells us that people wouldn’t want a concert dominated by local performers. In 2011, the pop chanteuse called for the immediate regulation of concerts by major international acts. She said lawmakers must study how to protect the interests of Filipino artists who are being challenged by concerts of international singing stars. Kuh’s appeal didn’t fall on deaf ears because last year, Ifugao Rep. Teddy Baguilat filed House Bill 4218 or the OPM Development Act of 2014, which requires foreign artists to pay equity tax before having a concert in the Philippines. The bill said that the tax collected would be a compensation for the lost income of OPM artists due to the absence of audience and sponsors for their concerts. Again, this boils down to a simple question asked many times over: Why most local concerts don’t sell? The answer is also simple—concerts, more than the name of the featured performer, is all about experience and concertgoers will always look for better experience, which only a few Filipino artists can provide.
Posted on: Wed, 14 Jan 2015 05:57:08 +0000
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