Australian artists are being forced to take an inventive approach to earning money in this new self-isolating world.
Creative response: Melbourne singer-songwriter Batts (aka Tanya Batt) will record an exclusive cover of any song you like for cash.
Melbourne singer-songwriter Tanya Batt, better known as Batts, had been working for 10 years towards the showcase performance she was supposed to give at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, this month.
When that was cancelled by the coronavirus outbreak, along with the prospect of any other paid shows and her part-time job at a theatre, Batts got entrepreneurial.
Fetching latest articles
Original URL: https://www.afr.com/life-and-luxury/arts-and-culture/covering-the-rent-how-performers-are-coping-with-crisis-20200320-p54c46
