Sandra Bassett Explains Why Artists Deserve More Pay | The Desert Vibe · Ep 32

We sit down with singer and arts leader Sandra Bassett to trace how a business mindset can protect a creative life and expand opportunity across a whole community. We dig into fair pay, authentic performance, and why the arts are not background noise but real economic power in Arizona. Website: www.thesandrabassett.com• negotiating a business major while keeping music central • leaving corporate life and proving herself through a Japan audition • rebuilding spaces and programs at Phoenix Center for the Arts • teaching artists the business of being an artist through BIPOC Arts • calling out stagnant musician pay and defining venue-artist partnership • moving between Motown, blues, and jazz with authenticity • using music as ministry and healing in healthcare settings • making covers personal through key choice, arrangement, and leadership • reframing Motown history through women’s leadership and civil rights impact • explaining arts advocacy through economic impact and the “BIPOC dollar” Support the showConnect with The Desert Vibe PodcastWebsite: https://www.thedesertvibepodcast.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61581168623261YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheDesertVibePodcastGet the Desert Vibe Podcast swag and support the show! https://www.thedesertvibepodcast.com/category/all-productsThe Desert Vibe Hosts: • Walt Richardson: https://walterrichardson.com   • Glen Gardner: https://glengardner.net   • Jamirae / The Blindsiders: https://www.facebook.com/theblindsiders/  The Desert Vibe Marketing & Website Team• Emma & James Mattison : https://emmaandjames.music#TheDesertVibe #ArizonaMusic #LiveMusicArizona #PhoenixMusic #TempeAZ