Online platforms and working conditions in live music

Start date: 1 September 2017
End date: 1 September 2018
Funder: Hans Boeckler Foundation
Principal investigator: Dr Charles Umney

Description

The project examines what kinds of online resources structure the labour market for live musicians. It identifies and maps different forms of online intermediaries in live music, considering their scope, functions, and their implications for musicians' working conditions. It also considers the limitations to "platformisation" in music and asks whether we could ever see "an Uber for live musicians".