LA recording musician wages plummet from $50m to $15.5m - report

Murray Stassen

Recording musician wages in Los Angeles dropped by 68% between 1998 and 2013, according to a report released on December 15 by the Los Angeles Alliance for a New Economy.

The report, partly funded by the American Federation of Musicians (AFM), shows that recording wages were around $50m in 1998 compared to $15.5m in 2013.

According to a report by Variety, there has been "an exodus to London and Eastern Europe," where either recording wages for TV and film scores ...

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