Music and COVID
For the past year, the world was put on pause while the clock continued to run. Businesses shut down, jobs were lost and answers were but a cross of the fingers. Regardless of each individual's situation, their favorite songs were always there. Whether they were humming them through closed lips or blasting them from their gas-starved car, the music goes on.
Taylor Kropp, a Trader Joe's employee and musician residing in Los Angeles, was set to reach milestones in his musical career before the COVID-19 pandemic. Kropp had released his lone album to date in 2017 titled, Coming Up for Air, and according to Kropp's website, he has produced and played guitar for Rye Davis' debut album, and follow up EP and Eli Wainscott's Crossroads of Innocence. With many gigs lined up for 2020, the sudden quarantine threw Kropp for a loop and he was forced to stick to his day job. Now with the weeds starting to clear with COVID cases gradually declining, opportunities for Kropp to make up for lost time is on the horizon.
The pandemic shut down the music scene
Many notable music events that annually host an abundance of fans were forced to shut down or find other ways of performing. Such as the Billboard Music Awards and the always popular Coachella, a music festival located in Palm Springs that showcases many mainstream musicians. According to insider.com, Coachella hosted 99,000 people on each day of its six-day event in 2019. According to gq.com, the festival rakes in $3.18 million from ticket sales alone.