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PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Paisley Fields, Musician and Advocate from United Musicians and Allied Workers, on Fair Pay for Musicians
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Paisley Fields, a musician from Brooklyn, testified in support of Fair Pay for Musicians, emphasizing the challenges faced by musicians in the current landscape and the importance of preserving music for future generations.
- Highlighted the personal impact of meaningful songs and the struggles of the artists behind them
- Stressed the difficulty for musicians to continue making music due to industry changes in the last 10-15 years
- Advocated for fair pay to ensure the continued creation of impactful music for future generations
Paisley Fields
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Sorry.
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My name is Paisley Fields.
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I'm a resident of Kensington, Brooklyn, and I'm here to support Fair Pay for Musicians.
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And I just want you to think about a song that's not been released by maybe the most well known person, but a song that meant a lot to you and just like really made an impact.
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And the the person who wrote that song, the songwriter, the musician, the producer is like, that's who you're looking at right now.
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And the landscape has just changed so much in the last ten to fifteen years that it's becoming almost impossible for us to to continue to make music.
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And we want, you know, that feeling you have from that song that you're thinking of, we want that to exist for the next generation, so that's why we're advocating for this fair pay and thank you for your time.