Leading lighting designer Tim Routledge has said the music industry’s “army of freelancers” needs targeted support and remains in “dire straits”.
Routledge, who has worked with Stormzy, Take That and Beyonce, said the Government’s £1.57 billion coronavirus support package for the arts would fail to reach some self-employed music sector workers.
UK Music, the body which represents the commercial interests of the music industry, has said that 72% of workers in the sector, such as stage managers, technologists and costume designers, are self-employed.
Routledge told the PA news agency: “In one respect it is amazing. Venues and cultural institutions, especially places like the Royal Albert Hall, and even grassroots venues, will get money by the
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