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Perspective on Impact of COVID-19 on Entertainment Industry
Leslie José Zigel is Chair of the Entertainment, Media & Technology Group at Greenspoon Marder. Based in the law firm's Miami, FL, office, Zigel focuses on music, film, TV and new technology. His clients include musical artists Pitbull, Carlos Vives, the Wailers and Wisin, as well as entertainment companies Endemol Shine Latino, DJ City, and the iii Points and Dirty Bird music festivals. In this interview with Entertainment Law & Finance Editor-in-Chief Stan Soocher, Zigel offers his thoughts on entertainment industry issues arising out of the COVID-19 pandemic. He can be reached at [email protected].
Q: Live events are a segment of the entertainment industry that the COVID-19 pandemic affected immediately and for the near future. What are some of the key impacts you see in this?
Zigel: Touring is the lifeblood of many artists. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is wide sweeping on the live performance industry as a whole. Think about big tours where you have 100-200 or more crewmembers, ten tractor-trailers carrying sound, lighting and special effects equipment, tour buses and drivers, and the myriad vendors that provide equipment and services for tours. In the venues, there are the ticket-takers, ushers, box office personnel, cleaning personnel, etc. All of these people who often times are independent contractors surviving tour to tour are now unemployed with no idea of when they'll be able to get back to work. Also, the promoters businesses are all about concerts happening; they now have all the sunk costs from advertising, overhead and many employees with no work to be done.
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