Musicians have opposed the bill on the organization of concerts – Kommersant

 
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Russian musicians were against the law, binding concert organizers to join the self-regulatory organizations. The draft law “On the basis of activities of the organization and carrying out of entertainment and recreational activities in the Russian Federation” implies that the organization of the concerts will be able to deal only with people or companies that joined the industry self-regulatory organizations (SROs) with an entrance fee. Not entered into SRO organizers can receive a fine of 500 thousand. Rub. or 1 million rubles. repeat offenders.

«The bill did not take into account the interests of those for whom the organization of the event is the spectacular side activity – those who organize one or two concerts a year. For them, any entry fee may be unsupportable. Imagine a small town, where a single room – the local House of Culture. Tickets for the concert of young musicians there are only two or three hundred rubles. They do not take into account the annual youth and student festivals and charity events. Do not take into account the interests of professional organizers, working exclusively on the local market, “- said in an open letter published on Facebook the leader of the” Aquarium “Boris Grebenshchikov.

Open pismo.15 December 2015 State Duma adopted in the first reading a bill № 942424-6 («On the bases of activities .. .

Posted by Boris Grebenshikov on Thursday, December 24, 2015

In addition to Mr. Grebenshchikov underneath signed Zemfira Ramazanov, Andrei Makarevich ( “Time Machine”), Alexander Vasilyev (the group “Spleen”), Ilya Lagutenko (“Mumiy Troll”), Yuri Shevchuk (“DDT”), Vladimir Shahrin (“CHajf”), Vyacheslav Butusov, Konstantin Kinchev Alexei Kortnev, Noize MC to drugmie. They believe that the bill passed by the State Duma in the first reading on 15 December could lead to the creation of corrupt schemes in the entertainment business.

 

«The burden of payment of contributions for the entry into the SRO for the concert in the end fall on spectators and performers – will increase ticket prices and reduced fees. This is a heavy blow for the development of cultural life in Russia in the current economic crisis. It seems that a group of people, consisting of the major players in the concert business, lobbying the legislative initiative seeks to put the market under control, “- said in the letter.