Musicians and business owners have commended a move by Government to hear their concerns over new security rules for venues offering live entertainment.Wendell (Shine) Hayward said requirements under last year's Liquor License Amendment Act stood to hurt both entertainers and business owners.A veteran musician who runs Shine's House of Music, in Pembroke, Mr Hayward said: “It's all about who has to be subjected to extra numbers of allocated security. For us, it's not really feasible.“It would be ludicrous for us. We have a more mature clientele and our forte is having that atmosphere. We can have large parties here without any need for security. Under these rules, for 60 patrons we would have to hire two security guards past ten at night. That all cuts into the wages for entertainers. All those extra wages come out of the same pot. Where there might be a four- or five-piece band we'd be looking at a duo, and instead of a duo or a solo artist we'd have an iPod.”Changes to licensing laws will include requiring venues with live entertainment after 10pm to hire a bouncer for every 50 patrons.Mr Hayward said: ”We definitely welcome any review. At the time that was a judgment made without all the stakeholders giving feedback.”Entertainer Tony Brannon said Bermuda was losing out to competition when it came to entertainment for visitors.“Bermuda's fine from Memorial Day to Labour Day. But the off season has nothing going on. We need to encourage entertainment as much as possible, and Government has to show leadership.”Asked if the new restrictions could be reviewed, he said: “There's been movement on that, but I don't know what progress has been made.”Acting chairman of the Bermuda Chamber of Commerce's nightclub and restaurant division, Phil Barnett, who is the president of the Island Restaurant Group, said the security costs some of his business would face under the liquor act amendments were potentially enormous.“Security on this Island doesn't come cheap,” he said.However, Mr Barnett added yesterday that he had been granted a meeting with “officers of the Justice Ministry” to air his concerns.“It's a new development and I'm very pleased about it. We're excited to see that Government is so quick to respond to our concerns. It shows they want to work with us to help Bermuda stay competitive.”Justice Minister and Attorney General Michael Scott confirmed the meeting and said: “The current position is that we are listening and are prepared to listen to concerns of owners touching as they do on cost.”