{"id":4735,"date":"2023-03-13T11:34:38","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T11:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/?p=4735"},"modified":"2023-03-27T15:20:50","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T14:20:50","slug":"musicians-cost-of-living-crisis-survey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/musicians-cost-of-living-crisis-survey\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 1 in 4 UK Musicians Skip Meals Due to Cost of Living Crisis [Survey]"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">26% have <\/span><b>skipped a meal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> within the last 12 most due to cost of living crisis<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">90% of musicians feel <\/span><b>unconfident in the UK government\u2019s<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> ability to handle the crisis\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">64% of musicians have seen their <\/span><b>number of gigs decrease<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as a result of the crisis\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">79% think it\u2019s likely rising fuel prices will <\/span><b>limit how far they can travel<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for gigs<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">51% have <\/span><b>taken a second job<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as a result of cost of living crisis\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Young and female musicians<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are the most likely to have seen a drop in gigs\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A recent survey of 301 musicians, by Encore Musicians, revealed that 26% of professional musicians have skipped a meal due to the cost of living crisis. This is almost double the national average figure of 14% skipping meals reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/politics\/2022\/oct\/18\/one-in-7-britons-skipping-meals-in-cost-of-living-crisis-says-tuc\">a recent TUC survey<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, suggesting <\/span><b>musicians are struggling with rising food costs more than most.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Encore study also revealed that <\/span><b>51% of musicians have taken a second job<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to supplement their income as a result of the cost of living crisis. The most popular jobs musicians are pivoting to are teaching, administration and customer service while some have even taken on jobs working as vets and coroners. A further 23% are considering taking on a new job, with only 26% feeling confident enough in their prospects to concentrate solely on their music career.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The crisis has hit musicians particularly hard, due to their heavy reliance on car travel. Fuel price increases mean that 79% of musicians reported they would be reducing how far they travelled to gigs this year. This is also exacerbated by travel limitations resulting from <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/musician-brexit-survey\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brexit<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/musicians-leaving-music-industry\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">COVID-19<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> pandemic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Encore, the UK\u2019s largest musician booking platform, released this data, ahead of the Budget this week, calling on Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport Lucy Frazer to ensure musicians aren\u2019t left behind.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Quote from James McAulay, CEO and co-founder:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;The Budget this week is one of the most important for musicians in recent times. The vast majority of musicians are still recovering from the devastating impact of the pandemic on their livelihoods, and Brexit has made touring significantly harder and significantly less viable for musicians.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>It\u2019s absolutely vital that Rishi Sunak and Lucy Frazer don&#8217;t neglect the impact of the rising cost of living on our musicians. Energy companies are making record profits while our musicians are reporting skipping meals, taking on additional jobs, and switching off their heating. Government confidence among the live music sector is low, and it\u2019s not a surprise that 90% of the musicians we surveyed don\u2019t have faith in the government\u2019s ability to handle the Cost of Living crisis.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Live music is one of Britain\u2019s greatest exports. The Budget on Wednesday is an opportunity for the government to demonstrate that it values British musicians\u2019 contributions to the economy. Now is the time for strong and decisive action to ensure our thriving industry, which contributes so much to the economy, isn\u2019t left behind.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_57_1 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\" role=\"button\"><label for=\"item-69ea32251f9a9\" ><span class=\"\"><span style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input aria-label=\"Toggle\" aria-label=\"item-69ea32251f9a9\"  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-69ea32251f9a9\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/musicians-cost-of-living-crisis-survey\/#Case-studies\" title=\"Case studies\">Case studies<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/musicians-cost-of-living-crisis-survey\/#Summary-of-Results\" title=\"Summary of Results\">Summary of Results<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Case-studies\"><\/span><b>Case studies<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-attachment-id=\"4741\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/musicians-cost-of-living-crisis-survey\/aleksy\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Aleksy.jpg?fit=432%2C486&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"432,486\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Aleksy\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Aleksy.jpg?fit=267%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Aleksy.jpg?fit=432%2C486&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-4741 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Aleksy.jpg?resize=234%2C263&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"234\" height=\"263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Aleksy.jpg?w=432&amp;ssl=1 432w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Aleksy.jpg?resize=267%2C300&amp;ssl=1 267w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Aleksy.jpg?resize=370%2C416&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Aleksy.jpg?resize=270%2C304&amp;ssl=1 270w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Aleksy.jpg?resize=178%2C200&amp;ssl=1 178w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 234px) 100vw, 234px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>&#8220;I moved to the UK last year to avoid the war in Ukraine and am glad I have started finding work here. But now myself and my fellow musicians are facing the brutal impact of the cost of living crisis.<\/span><\/i><b><i> If the government doesn&#8217;t do something to help, the UK music industry is at risk of collapsing.&#8221;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aleksey, professional <a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/hire\/saxophonists\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Hire Saxophonists\">saxophonist<\/a>, Ukrainian war refugee<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-attachment-id=\"4743\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/musicians-cost-of-living-crisis-survey\/screenshot-2023-03-10-at-19-01-36\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-19.01.36.png?fit=510%2C390&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"510,390\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot 2023-03-10 at 19.01.36\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-19.01.36.png?fit=300%2C229&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-19.01.36.png?fit=510%2C390&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-4743 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-19.01.36.png?resize=263%2C201&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"263\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-19.01.36.png?w=510&amp;ssl=1 510w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-19.01.36.png?resize=300%2C229&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-19.01.36.png?resize=370%2C283&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-19.01.36.png?resize=270%2C206&amp;ssl=1 270w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-19.01.36.png?resize=80%2C60&amp;ssl=1 80w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-19.01.36.png?resize=262%2C200&amp;ssl=1 262w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>\u201cI have received help with my energy bill through the <\/span><\/i><b><i>PRS crisis fund,<\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> without this support I would have had serious financial problems.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ricky, professional sitar player and artist<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img data-attachment-id=\"4742\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/musicians-cost-of-living-crisis-survey\/screenshot-2023-03-10-at-19-01-27\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-19.01.27.png?fit=492%2C430&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"492,430\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot 2023-03-10 at 19.01.27\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-19.01.27.png?fit=300%2C262&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-19.01.27.png?fit=492%2C430&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-4742 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-19.01.27.png?resize=259%2C227&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"227\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-19.01.27.png?w=492&amp;ssl=1 492w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-19.01.27.png?resize=300%2C262&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-19.01.27.png?resize=370%2C323&amp;ssl=1 370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-19.01.27.png?resize=270%2C236&amp;ssl=1 270w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/encoremusicians.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Screenshot-2023-03-10-at-19.01.27.png?resize=229%2C200&amp;ssl=1 229w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>\u201cMany people assume that touring musicians make lots of money however this is far from reality. Musicians would really benefit from <\/span><\/i><b><i>support from the government, <\/i><\/b><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">particularly for new touring artists.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chloe, professional Folk <a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/hire\/singers\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"11\" title=\"Hire Singers\">singer<\/a> and guitarist<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Summary-of-Results\"><\/span><strong>Summary of Results<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Which musicians are being impacted most by the crisis?<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Age: The <\/span><b>youngest<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (18-24) have been most impacted, with 75% reporting a drop in bookings as a result of the crisis.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Genre: <\/span><b>Pop musicians<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, were the genre represented who have been hit the hardest, with 77% saying the number of gigs had somewhat or definitely decreased as a result of the cost of living crisis.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gender: <\/span><b>Women<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> were more likely to have lost work, with 70% saying their number of gigs had decreased as a result of the crisis, against 64% men\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Region: <\/span><b>Scottish and Welsh musicians<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> were more likely to report a drop in gigs than those based in England, with drops in gigs reported from 83% and 75% of musicians in those regions respectively vs a 65% for English musicians.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Which second jobs are musicians taking on?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">By far the most popular jobs which musicians are taking on unsurprisingly relate to music. 27% reported taking on increased music tutoring.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other popular new jobs musicians had taken on included being an administrator (10%), school teaching (10%) and retail (6%).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some musicians reported second jobs which were far removed from music work such as working as a vet, a coroner and a psychotherapist.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>As prices for petrol rise, musicians are switching to more local gigs<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">79% think it\u2019s quite or very likely rising fuel prices will limit how far they travel for gigs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In 2022, musicians spent 25% more on travel than 2021, an annual bill of over \u00a3130.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Musicians are struggling to get gigs<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">39% of musicians have witnessed customers cancelling their bookings as a result of rising cost of living.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overall 66% said their number of gigs has decreased in the last 12 month as a result of the crisis, 25% reported no change, while 9% said gigs had increased.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Energy bills and mental health are top concerns\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When asked which financial areas musicians were most concerned about most said energy bills (61%), followed by rent (16%) and food (14%).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">91% have deliberately lowered their heating usage.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">68% said it\u2019s adversely affected their mental health.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Not all musicians have seen a drop in bookings\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are some signs that the crisis is not being felt yet by all musicians, with 1 in 3 saying their booking numbers had stayed the same or even increased.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Classical musicians reported being the least affected with 46% saying their number of gigs had stayed the same or increased since the crisis (survey taken before BBC cuts announced).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Support for musicians\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most popular places of support for musicians reported were PRS, Help Musicians UK and the Musicians Union, and ISM.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Definition of &#8216;professional musician&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Any mention of &#8216;professional musician&#8217; in the above results refers to musicians who reported that the majority (over 60%) of their income comes from live performance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>About Encore<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Encore Musicians<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is Europe&#8217;s largest platform for booking musicians for events. So far, Encore has helped artists earn nearly \u00a315 million and provided live music for over 30,000 events ranging from weddings and birthday parties to <a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/corporate\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"Hire Musicians for Corporate Events\">corporate<\/a> parties and festivals. By offsetting all musician travel emissions and planting trees with every booking (<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/encoremusicians.com\/climate\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">24,500+ trees planted so far<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">), it is also the world\u2019s most sustainable way to book live music.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assets: high resolution images, data sets, infographics, and graphs available on request. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>26% have skipped a meal within the last 12 most due to cost of living crisis 90% of musicians feel unconfident in the UK government\u2019s ability to handle the crisis\u00a0 64% of musicians have seen their number of gigs decrease as a result of the crisis\u00a0 79% think it\u2019s likely rising fuel prices will limit 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