Former Taipei City Cultural Director Liu Weigong believes that Taipei, as a city where Chinese music is very important, might lose its competitive advantage if there is no Live House. He suggested that the government should promote Live House more, and even do oral histories and publish books.

(Provided by the 2022 Taipei Music Uninterruptible Power Supply Execution Unit)

[Reporter Yang Xinhui/Taipei Report] Before the 2014 election, Taipei Mayor Ke Wenzhe promised to set up more Live Houses (music exhibition spaces) to provide space for budding musicians to hone their skills. Today, there are fewer than 10 Live Houses left in Taipei City. Over the past few years, the epidemic has hit the business hard; 2022 Taipei Music Continuously held the third forum "The Dilemma and Future of Taiwan's LIVE HOUSE Industry". Former Taipei City Cultural Director Liu Weigong believes that Taipei is very important for Chinese music. In cities, if there is no Live House, the competitive advantage may disappear. He suggested that the government should promote Live House more, and even do oral histories and publications.

"2022 Taipei Music Uninterruptible Power" will hold six "TMC TALK Pop Music Industry Promotion Forum" from yesterday to October 3rd. Today is the third one. How should the difficulties faced by the House industry be resolved?

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When Ke Wenzhe campaigned in 2014, he made the revitalization of the Live House as his campaign promise. However, after he took office, the amount of repair subsidies for public security and other repairs has been greatly reduced, and the maximum subsidy application limit for each business owner has been cut in half, making it impossible to repair at one time, and he has to spend energy every year in the application process. On the other hand, the number of Live Houses in North City has been decreasing year by year. There were 10 in 2014, 21 in 2016, and only 11 at the end of April 2020. It is becoming more and more difficult for Live Houses to survive.

Xu Liping, chairman of the Taiwan Pop Music Culture Exhibition and Exchange Association, serves as the host of the forum. He is a live house operator himself. He is deeply touched by the severe impact of the epidemic. He said that restaurants can still take out packages, but Live houses can't do anything about it. Live house performance is a serious injury, and the predicament that the live house industry is facing today is a major issue.

Zhou Yuyi, operation director of Hean Message, said that in order to return to the scene of the creation stage, one must practice qigong carefully. The best music practice venue for musicians is the Live House. It can follow the example of the German Live House and add up the box office and the number of performances for the whole year. , as the basis for the subsidy.

Former Taipei City Cultural Director Liu Weigong said that foreign Live Houses also rely on international tourists. If the government wants to help Live Houses, it can’t just rely on subsidies. There should be more books on Live Houses. Take London, England as an example. There are special books for bars, and the overall social environment actually discriminates against nightclubs and live houses, but there are many cultures in this place, and an oral history should be made for this kind of performance space.

Liu Weigong believes that the government should not spend money on large-scale music events, especially free events, so that people will only go to free music events, not paid music events, and the industry may shrink day by day. Going to Live House is a way of life. As a city where Chinese music is very important, Taipei's competitive advantage will disappear if this way of life is not maintained.

"2022 Taipei Music Uninterruptible Power" will hold six "TMC TALK Pop Music Industry Promotion Forum" from yesterday to October 3rd. Today is the third one. How should the difficulties faced by the House industry be resolved?

(Provided by the 2022 Taipei Music Uninterruptible Power Supply Execution Unit)