Please Oppose the Promoters Ordinance - Call Your Alderman TODAY!
Metro/Smart Bar asks you to oppose the Promoters Ordinance, which would require independent promoters to get licenses to promote events. Jim DeRogatis has extensively covered the latest developments at his blog here. Metro / Smart Bar believes that this ordinance is unnecessary, as current regulation of PPA licenses and safety and security guidelines are sufficient. The ordinance also unfairly singles out small venues and venues without seating, with no justification for during so. The goal for any additional regulation should be enforcement of current laws and punishment of those who do not obey them, not increased burdens on existing businesses. Additionally, the Promoters Ordinance would negatively affect the Chicago music community. First, it would affect the bottom line of small businesses like Metro and Smart Bar, who make a significant portion of revenue from partnerships with reputable, incident-free independent promoters. Second, losing independent promoters means Chicago music fans would lose out on many small niche events important to minority groups. Third, restricting independent promoters would drastically cut into the ability to do charitable and political benefit concerts at Metro, as it would no longer be financially feasible for non-profit organizations to organize these events. Please email or call your alderman or alderwoman and voice your opposition to the Ordinance today!
1 Comments:
As someone whose primary source of income has been as a club promoter & DJ for the past 20 years (not to mention primary source of joie de vivre) I am naturally completely appalled and against this proposed ordinance. In all the years of my self-promoted Nocturna event, we have never had problems with our host venue Metro, never had complaints by neighbours, never any trouble with patrons or any other sort of possibly dangerous occurrences. I am urging all my patrons to speak out against this unfair & biased proposal. The independent promoters who produce music and club events in Chicago add vibrancy, culture, recognition and commerce to our city and it’s unfathomable that certain elected officials do not understand the value of those things.
If this ordinance were to pass, Chicago’s music culture will lose the product of two decades of hard work (which has essentially been a labor of love of my part.) Please, speak up and don’t let this happen! Thank you.
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