대중음악 분야 계약체결에 미치는 영향요인 분석

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze the factors that influence contracts in the field of popular music. This study was conducted to ensure sustainable activity of popular music artists and engineers, and to establish a fair trade environment. The researchers interviewed popular music artists, engineers and entrepreneurs and investigated the economic activities and contractual practices of popular music workers. A statistical analysis was conducted using data obtained through the questionnaires. The procedure of analysis was as follows. First, the types of contractual relationships were derived. The workers were classified as business person, individual, and wage worker, and employers (owners) were classified as public sector, music related corporation, non-music corporation, and individual business. We then analyzed how the status of each employee and owner, and their combination, influenced their written or oral contracts. As a result, it was found that the proportion of written contracts was lower in music-related corporations, non-musical corporations, and individual businesses than in public organizations, while the proportion of oral contracts was higher in the case of owners. This shows that the lower the bargaining power of the employees, the lower the possibility of written contracts among the owners or private individuals, and the more difficult it is to formulate a relationship. In addition, the proportion of written contracts is relatively low when there are few or fewer activities, because these factors affect the capacity and reputation accumulation of popular music practitioners. In terms of job category, the ratio of written contracts of live sound engineers appears to be relatively low. This is because most of the team members are contracted by a team leader, and the market is formed by a multi-stage subcontracting structure. These results provide important implications for various policies for the encouragement of a fair trade environment in the field of popular music and for ensuring the continuity of activities of the related workers.