Small venues hosting live performances are the bedrock of the entertainment industry
July 29th, 2010
Twenty-one MPs are backing calls to let pubs host music without a categorical licence for audiences of at least two hundred folk. John Whittingdale MP, who chairs the panel of MPs that encouraged Regime to liberate onstage music licensing, has tabled an early day motion calling on Presidency to bring forward offers for the exemption. He asserted this would tackle the negative impact of the Act on small places hosting live performances. He added : Little locales hosting live performances are the bedrock of the entertainment industry, providing chances for artists to start their careers.
This person further said that since the Licensing Act was implemented there had been a decline in the amount of little locales wanting to put on live performances. It has been proved that having a proper music licence for the business you run seriously helps the entertainment industry and your clients satisfaction in the main time. Whittingdale is CEO of the Culture, Media and Sport Select Panel , which last year let slip that the Licensing Act “could be hampering onstage music performances particularly by young musicians, who often get their first break thru performing live at tiny locations like bars.
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