The Review article about the Russian live music industry. Including the note of Alexander Strizhak (Owner and CEO of JSA Stage Company) for this case.
The magazine AUDIENCE – Issue 146 / March 2012
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But while promoters are generally optimistic, Alexander Strizhak, founder and owner of long-established production company JSA, which has built stages for Black Eyed Peas, Shakira, Elton John, and many others, is more cautious about the outlook.
“The market is stable, but not growing,” he says. “We have no great new live artists who are ready to progress to stadiums or for touring outdoors. Even western rock and pop stars have done their shows indoors recently.
“The only sign cant outdoor show was Linkin Park in Moscow which was tied to the worldwide launch of the movie Transformers 3. Because of this, the staging industry cannot move on to the next step.”…
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It’s a vast country with huge potential, but it takes time to mature and emerge from decades of government when entrepreneurship was something to be kept hidden from the public view. However, the country’s promoters and principal venues for international acts are doing a fine job in opening the market, as Johnny Black reports.
The full text of the article can be read here.
