“Georgia’s music industry has been particularly hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic, music artists and industry professionals said Thursday,” writes Dave Williams on Friday (10/16) at Georgia Public Broadcasting. “Daryl Friedman, chief advocacy officer for the Washington, D.C.-based Recording Academy, [said], ‘The music industry was the first to close and probably will be the last to reopen,’ said Friedman, whose organization puts on the annual Grammy Awards…. Chris Albrecht, a partner at Johns Creek-based Double-A Productions, said his company has found a way to recoup some of the revenue lost from cancelled live shows by staging performances at drive-in theaters [and at] baseball fields that otherwise would be shut down…. Sameed Afghani, vice president and general manager of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, said the orchestra has been forced to reduce the salaries of its 85 full-time musicians. However, no one has been laid off because the orchestra is providing in-studio performances for downloading, he said. ‘We’ve had to come up with creative solution focused on digital content,’ Afghani said. ‘I’m confident this year we can weather the storm. But I’m only confident about this year.’ ”
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