You’ve got 6 hours to get your wish list ready. Beginning at midnight Friday, March 20th, Bandcamp has pledged to waive its own revenue share of all purchases for 24 hours. The full share of anything purchased that day will go to artists.

Read more about the initiative—and get shopping!

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Resident Advisor today published an open letter calling for collective action from the electronic music community. The letter, with 1200 signatories from 5 continents at the time of this writing, inaugurates the #SaveOurScene campaign, which draws together concrete actions for industry professionals and audiences alike to support artists and nightlife communities, sign on to petitions and political actions, and attend the thousands of virtual events popping up worldwide.

An excerpt:

Dance music provides exactly the sense of safety, community and connectedness we’re craving right now. It has given so much to so many. For many of us, it’s how we know our best friends and our partners. It is our main source of day-to-day pleasure, whatever form that takes: listening to mixes on the train, combing Discogs late at night with 25 tabs open, mixing records with friends or playing a gig, counting down the days to a festival or dancing at clubs till dawn. It is one of the things that makes our lives worth living. We believe the world is better because it exists.

Our scene is in more danger now than it ever has been. But it’s also never been more worth fighting for. Whenever coronavirus finally passes, we will return to a world different from the one we left behind. It’s impossible to say what that world will look like, but the people in it will need the values dance music enshrines: inclusiveness, open-heartedness, peace, love, unity and respect. …That’s why, even as so many of us face personal hardship, we call on you, the dance music community, to help #SaveOurScene.

—”Save Our Scene: An Open Letter” | Resident Advisor

Visit the campaign page, and sign the open letter.

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DJ Mag reports, “North London club FOLD, which is currently closed due to the outbreak of COVID-19, announced that the club had been registered to be considered for potential clinical or non-clinical use by the NHS. This means the venue could be used for general office and NHS administration work, as well as critical or specialist care.” Read more on FOLD’s Facebook.

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Berlin’s UnitedWeStream initiative kicked off last night at Watergate, with sets from Claptone, Jamie Mathew, Jonson feat. XX Isis XX, Monika Kruse, and Yulia Niko.

Organizers note that last night’s Facebook stream alone had a whopping 716,000 visits, with some additional 45,000 streams on ARTE Concert’s Youtube page and other social media channels—giving credence to UnitedWeStream’s aim to be the “the biggest digital club in the world”!

Thus far, the initiative has raised a total of over 103.000 € from over 3100 individual donors to support Berlin’s club scene.

UnitedWeStream continues nightly, 19:00-midnight (Central European Time). Next up:

Thursday, 19 March @ Tresor
Delta Funktionen, CEM, Minimal Violence

Friday, 20 March @ Kater Blau
Mira, iL Civetto, The Sorry Entertainer

Saturday, 21 March @ Pornceptual
Curses, The Lady Machine, Jamaica Suk, Martin Eyerer, Pan Pot

Sunday, 22 March @ Griessmuehle
Acierate, Rebekah, Ellen Allien, Inhalt der Nacht, Tham

Where to give: https://uws.betterplace.org

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“the economic fallout from [the event industry’s] collapse can potentially dwarf that of the 2008 recession and mortgage market collapse.  We are an industry almost 2.5 times the size of GM [General Motors] with total yearly revenues of in excess of $337 Billion in 2016.” —change.org

At least two petitions are circulating in the USA and UK requesting event-industry support from the federal government. Cumulatively, the two have nearly 400,000 signatures as of this writing. The UK Parliament and Government will be responding to the UK petition in the next 3-5 days; stay tuned here for updates.

From the US petition (see the petition for further details):

“The aid package should include, but not be limited to:

• Emergency Medicaid Health insurance – to cover our uninsured business owners,  contractors and laid off employees
• An additional $200 Billion in low interest federally backed business liquidity loans – the initial $50 Bill has already been surpassed in current sustained losses just to our industry.
• $100 Billion in Employee Retention Grants
• The ability to submit canceled contracts as loss of income on our 2020 taxes.
• The Families First Coronavirus Response Act to include 1099 self-employed individuals 
• The ability to apply for unemployment insurance to cover lost income.
• The ability to get disability sick pay for missed work. “

—Covid-19 Federal Aid Package for Events Industry | Change.org

Petition: Government to offer economic assistance to the events industry during COVID-19 | UK Government and Parliament Petitions

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Nighttime.org co-founder Lutz Leichsenring has mobilised a large number of Berlin’s clubs in response to the economic and cultural void created by COVID-19, the new club conglomerate launching a daily stream from their venues to keep the community active and raise donations for the severely affected industry.

Pollstar reports:

“Berlin’s vibrant underground club scene has come to a complete standstill. To absorb at least some of the damage COVID-19 has had on their businesses, the city’s clubs have launched a digital club, in conjuncture with several media partners, that will be streamed online.

With the whole world quarantined, the press conference announcing the United We Stream initiative took place online. Here’s the lowdown. Starting tomorrow, March 18, every day from 7 p.m., streams of live DJ sets, live music and live performances will be available on www.unitedwestream.berlin.”

—Pollstar, 17 March 2020

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King County Creative Economy Strategist Kate Becker, Music Policy Forum co-founder Michael Bracy and Dr. Gigi Louisa Johnson from the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music will be in conversation about how King County (which includes Seattle, WA) is responding to the virus, what they are telling their music venues, businesses, artists and venues, and generally share perspectives on lessons learned throughout this process. Feel free to circulate this invitation across your organizations and networks.

Wed, March 18, 2020, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM PDT
Free RSVP via this Eventbrite link. This event will also be recorded and made available afterwards.

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“On 11 March 2020, Denmark notified the Commission of its intention to set up a DKK 91 million (€12 million) aid scheme to compensate organisers of events with more than 1,000 participants or targeted at designated risk groups, such as the elderly or vulnerable people, irrespective of the number of participants, which had to be cancelled or postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Under the scheme, operators would be entitled to be compensated for the losses suffered as a consequence of the cancellations or postponements of the events, for which, for example, tickets were already sold.”
—European Commission, 12 Mar 2020

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“[Event organizers] were left with an unenviable decision to mitigate in real time. Do you risk asymptomatic people spreading the virus? Do you send workers home, from performing artists to lighting technicians to security to bar staff, who might desperately rely on that last paycheck before work in events is vaporised? With insurance policies unclear on cancellation policy due to Covid-19, and no emergency fund from the government in place for nightlife industries, a string of bankruptcies are a very real possibility, too – although this was looked upon dimly by European counterparts who enacted compulsory closure much sooner.”

— The last dance: clubbing in the coronavirus crisis | The Guardian | 17 March 2020

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A cross-sector coalition of Bay Area nightlife venue owners, artists, activists, and nonprofit leaders announced yesterday the formation of a support fund for workers in the nightlife industry.

Race Bannon, author and leather community member, of the QNF steering committee, put it: “Queer nightlife is a renowned and integral aspect of San Francisco Bay Area culture. The people who produce and staff local queer nightlife have been financially devastated by the venue closures resulting from the coronavirus crisis. Funds raised by the San Francisco Bay Area Queer Nightlife Fund will help these people stay housed, eat and pay vital bills. The Bay Area is known worldwide as a center for amazing queer nightlife. Let’s keep that nightlife alive by lending a helping hand to those who need our help in these trying times.”

Read more about the SF Queer Nightlife Fund: https://sfqueernightlifefund.org/about/ (Facebook | Instagram | Twitter)

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