Views of Music Workers in Turkey About Their Experiences Before, During and After the Covid-19 Pandemic: What Do Music Workers Say?

The aim of this study is to reveal the opinions of music workers (musician, DJ, tonmeister, roadie, lighting technician, studio employee, stage manager, etc.) in Türkiye, who experienced the negative effects of the covid-19 pandemic in their professional lives. They speak about their musical lives before, during and after the covid-19 pandemic. The subjects of the research, which was designed as a survey model using the descriptive analysis method, were music workers in various fields of the music industry in Türkiye. A snowball sampling method was used to determine the sample group. Within the scope of the research, 132 participants were approached. The survey questions, whose validity study was completed and developed in the collection of research data, were prepared and applied via Google Forms. In light of the findings, it was concluded that the pandemic period negatively affected the music industry and music workers. In addition, it was concluded that music workers needed financial assistance because they could not work, that there was a decrease in the frequency of working in the post-pandemic period compared to the pre-pandemic period, that the music ban restricted their working arenas, and that several music workers could not benefit from the aid provided during the pandemic period because they did not have insurance.