tenemu t1_j2mxzrv wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in In 1930s, Music Defense League launched a campaign against recorded sound in movie and live theaters, claiming that numerous musicians would lose their jobs if "canned music" was preferred over live recordings. by Profanion
What if it’s not that simple. What if people stopped attending because of the price, so the producers needed to find a way to cut cost. Either drop the show entirely and pay no one, or limit/drop the live band?
DreadPirateGriswold t1_j2myvil wrote
Reducing live music on Broadway shows started happening a long time ago, like a decade or more. It's not a recent cost cutting measure.
Edit for clariry: Thought I was pretty clear on this. The cost cutting by reducing live musicians on Broadway, trying to replace them with recorded music has been going on for decades. This is not new. Musicians are always fighting this.
FerricDonkey t1_j2n1icy wrote
Right now isn't the only time people have wanted to cut costs.
DreadPirateGriswold t1_j2n3jwt wrote
That's what I said. We're saying the same thing.
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