What it means to make music in 2020

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🗓️ 16 June 2020

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

The pandemic has upended the art and business of making music. Producing, performing and releasing — every aspect is new and uncharted. The need for social distancing means that it’s unsafe to collaborate in small studios or perform for large crowds — not to mention finding the right thing to sing about in such a charged moment. We’re telling three stories about how artists are working within these constraints: Ricky Reed and John-Robert have found a way to generate a creative spark remotely, Jacob Collier has defied the laws of physics to master live performance over the internet, and Dua Selah has released a powerful new track that helps support the protests in Minneapolis. Everything is radically different than it was a few months ago, but these stories shine a light on why making music matters more than ever 2020. Links to resources discussed: https://switchedonpop.com/ Host: Arielle Duhaime-Ross (@adrs), host and lead reporter of Reset About Recode by Vox: Recode by Vox helps you understand how tech is changing the world — and changing us. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:33.0	Hey, it's Ariel.
0:35.0	Today on reset, we're bringing you an episode from our friends at Switched on Pop.
0:39.0	It's about how music artists are not only coping during the pandemic, but actually being creative.
0:45.0	And it compliments the episode we published on Sunday about how music fans are experiencing concerts during the pandemic,
0:52.0	including in video games. experiencing concerts during the pandemic,
0:52.6	including in video games.
0:54.6	So if you haven't already,
0:56.3	check out that episode two.
0:58.0	Now, here's today's show.
1:00.5	Welcome to Switched on Pop.
1:01.6	I'm songwriter Charlie Harding.
1:03.0	When shelter and place orders started back in the spring, musicians' livelihoods were totally gutted.
1:08.0	Many of their main sources of income, producing, performing, and releasing music, they were all upended.
1:17.3	And for public safety, music, unlike a lot of other businesses, will need to be shut down
1:21.8	likely well into next year. I talked with Fox's science reporter Brian
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