{"id":17154,"date":"2026-01-12T21:43:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T02:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/?p=17154"},"modified":"2026-01-12T21:43:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T02:43:09","slug":"news-two-events-for-local-musicians-in-austin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heavensmetalmagazine.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/12\/news-two-events-for-local-musicians-in-austin\/","title":{"rendered":"News: Two Events for Local Musicians in Austin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Behind the Stream:<br><\/strong><em><strong>How UT Scholars Are Rethinking Music, Labor &amp; Artist Sustainability<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong><br><\/strong><\/em>Austin, TX- Streaming transformed access to music, but it also obscured the labor, rights,<br>and economic realities behind it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>In<em> Behind the Stream<\/em>, a new two-part Prosper XO Town Hall series, leading University of<br>Texas scholars join the Austin creative community to examine music not only as art, but as<br>work and to explore how research, policy, and community knowledge can reshape artist<br>sustainability in the digital age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>This public series brings academic research out of the classroom and into conversation<br>with artists, advocates, and local leaders at a time when musicians face increasing<br>precarity amid record industry profits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PART ONE<br><em>Music, Labor &amp; the Digital Economy<br><\/em><\/strong>Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 6pm-8:30pm<br>Capital Factory, ACL Room, 16th Floor<br>Austin, TX<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Part One focuses on the structural shifts introduced by streaming platforms and digital<br>distribution, how they changed access, compensation, and power dynamics for musicians.<br>This conversation explores music labor through the lenses of ethnomusicology, music<br>theory, and cultural history, asking critical questions about value, visibility, and ownership in<br>today\u2019s music economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>GUEST SPEAKERS:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sonia Seeman<br><\/strong>Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology, Butler School of Music &amp; Center<br>for Middle Eastern Studies, UT Austin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Eric Drott<br><\/strong>Professor of Music Theory and Virginia L. 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Through long-<br>standing research and community engagement , including the Support Austin Musicians<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>project, these scholars bring vital context to conversations about artist sustainability,<br>policy, and the future of music cities like Austin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Robin Moore<br><\/strong>Professor of Ethnomusicology, Butler School of Music, UT Austin; specializing in<br>Latin American music, cultural policy, and music &amp; society<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Charles Carson<br><\/strong>Associate Professor of Musicology and Editor of the Journal of the Society for<br>American Music, Butler School of Music, UT Austin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.prosperxo.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">prosperxo.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ABOUT PROSPER XO<br><\/strong>Prosper XO is an artist-first, ethical public benefit technology company,<br>cultural initiative, and policy movement dedicated to shifting power back to<br>creators. 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