Dr Sam Whiting is an academic and musician from Meanjin/Brisbane.  His research focuses on issues of capital, labour and value as they relate to the creative industries and the cultural economy more broadly.  He is an expert on Australia’s live music landscape, with a rare holistic perspective backed up by deep and exhaustive research. 

With festival cancellations and Live Nation in the headlines, it felt like a good time to pick Sam’s brain.  Is live music really in crisis in Australia?   Why are these small venues so important?  And what, if anything, can artists do about it?

Read some of Sam's articles on The Conversation:
https://theconversation.com/profiles/sam-whiting-1319313/articles

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