[FA Worldmusic] possible discussion topic for APAP

[Matt Greenhill]

Yes, Marguerite, I support a discussion on this topic at APAP, especially in 
the NA presenters session.

This has become an issue for our agency.  Started with our foreign based 
groups declining to tour during the high cost summer months.  Now bands that 
have toured steady twice a year for many years are talking of cutting back 
to one tour per year.  If the established acts can't make the numbers work 
with the dollar tanking, how will new artists be able to afford to invest in 
developing a North American presence?

On the up side it has become easier and increasingly attractive to our US 
based artists to tour Europe and Canada.

All the best,
Matt

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Matt Greenhill
Folklore Productions International
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mattg at folkloreproductions.com; www.folkloreproductions.com



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marguerite Horberg" <hothouse at core.com>
To: "Dmitri Vietze" <music at rockpaperscissors.biz>; <fa-worldmusic at folk.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 3:37 PM
Subject: [FA Worldmusic] possible discussion topic for APAP


> On a different note: Would having part of the NA presenters session
> dedicated to the downward changes in the US economy and what that means 
> for
> importing talent be of interest to anyone besides myself? Dollar down, 
> visa
> costs and travel up- ticket prices flat- etc.
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