Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Good morning and thanks very much for coming. I'm enjoying these stories although they're a bit hard. I think the industry is in a period of transition.
I was a musician for about 10 years, and my brother is currently in a band touring around Europe, so we often discuss how artists who have decided to make this a profession make a living at this now.
When I was playing music, the thing was to get a deal with a big record company, and CDs were just coming onto the market. That was the old model. Now with my brother playing, when he puts a CD out, within 10 seconds it's up on the torrents, the streams, and he has no way of capturing revenue. So they get it from selling other products.
I'm just wondering if you can answer perhaps two questions, and maybe think about mid-career artists or artists who are just emerging as full-time musicians and how they make their money. How do you think the government might support the development of products other than recordings?
Thanks, Mr. Chair.