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Okay, so it's only 5 days of work (2 rehearsals & 3 performances), and doesn't pay a whole lot ($150 for the entire gig) - but hey, it's something!
In case you don't know, I play semi-professional classical viola... earlier tonight I got this urgent/desperate job posting via our private listserv, which is for chamber musicians of northern CA. It's a holiday choir concert with string quartet accompaniment, and their violist backed out at the last minute. I emailed back saying I was available, and later spoke with the music director on the phone about the details. Should be fun, and I'm hoping it leads to more gigs... network, network, network - right? Especially with the holidays being so close, as this is the BEST time of year for musicians! I'm not a big fan of holiday/Christmas stuff, but always happy to be paid for playing any kind of music.
Is anyone else here a musician, and if so do you ever get paying gigs? How do you advertise yourself or your group? I once dreamed of doing this for a living, but it's such an erratic source of money - and I like knowing what I'm doing (and how much I'm earning) from week to week. Still a dream of mine, though, so maybe it's time to pursue that further... wedding gigs are always plentiful, and I'd love to form a regular quartet for those.
Japanese engineers are perfecting a new chip that will soon render musicians completely obsolete. This new chip can write music, perform it, and even distribute it with 100% anti-pirate channeling.
Japanese engineers are perfecting a new chip that will soon render musicians completely obsolete. This new chip can write music, perform it, and even distribute it with 100% anti-pirate channeling.
Yes, but can this chip play music with heart & feeling? Can it move me to tears, the way Itzhak Perlman did when I saw him perform live? Until robotics are capable of such a thing, I'm not too worried...
Congrats, gizmo! My brother also plays drums for a band and now he plays every week-end. It's gotten him back to playing music and giving him extra money.
Japanese engineers are perfecting a new chip that will soon render musicians completely obsolete. This new chip can write music, perform it, and even distribute it with 100% anti-pirate channeling.
People will play these chips at home but the chips will never replace the thrill and excitement when you actually see the performer.
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