In a lengthy Facebook post, the veteran musician claims wages have not changed since the 1970s.
SINGAPORE - Singapore’s king of swing Jeremy Monteiro has lamented the state of the local music and gig-playing scene, pointing out how stagnant musician’ wages have stayed over the years.
Monteiro, a Cultural Medallion recipient for his contribution to the local jazz scene, began performing gigs at clubs in 1976 as a teenager. While the veteran says he has been lucky to have established a name for himself, with members of the public who pay to watch him play and corporations such as private banking group EFG that have supported his career, many are not as privileged.
He writes: “A musician in Singapore with freelance club gigs who teaches regularly either in a school or on a freelance basis and does the occasional corporate gig which much better can between $4,000 to $8,000 a month. This represents maybe the top 20 to 30 per cent of income earners average musicians.“So this is not a lucrative living. It’s a vocation. We do this because we love this and are passionate about it.
Monteiro’s post has received over 80 shares and over 100 comments, with many agreeing that the state of the local music industry makes it difficult to be a professional, working musician.
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