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What the Economic Recovery Means for Musicians
Two years ago, I wrote an article about finding work in the midst of the recession. Part of the advice I gave was to focus on building clients at schools and churches, as they seemed to be the only institutions surviving the financial crisis. It's time for some new advice. Now, certainly, I'm no economist. I ...
5 Things I Think About Every Day as a Professional Musician
If you were to take a look at my planner, you'd see no two days alike. I have a career that's filled with a great amount of variety. One day I'm playing musical theatre auditions, the next day I may be playing organ at a church, the next day I might have a songwriting session with ...
Dear Walter Pincus: Music is a Not a Waste of Money
Walter Pincus, an award winning journalist from the Washington Post, has recently been suggesting that Military Bands are a waste of taxpayer dollars.I must respectfully disagree. Here's how: By asking the following questions . . . Is it a waste of taxpayer dollars to instill a little patriotism, with some John Philip Sousa, and see my ...
How My Song Ended up in a Movie
It was about this time 5 years ago that I had been diagnosed with cancer and had started 6 months of chemotherapy treatments. Cancer, you might imagine, is a drag. And one of the most tedious parts of the process is the boredom. Sitting around hospitals, waiting for tests to come back...I'm a guy that likes ...
5 Traits of a Professional Musician
Being a musician is awesome. It's almost a crime that people are allowed to play music for a living. But like crime, music doesn't usually pay. To get the gigs that pay, and keep getting them, musicians need to exude a high level of professionalism that is often a lot less glamorous than the sexy life ...
