Comments on: This Crazy Business Part 5: Driving for Dollars – life as a classical music bottom feeder http://doublebassblog.org/2007/10/this-crazy-business-part-5-driving-for-dollars-%e2%80%93-life-as-a-classical-music-bottom-feeder.html double bass news, stories, downloads, podcasts, and more! Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:37:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: "G" is for Getting there | San Luis Obispo Symphony Blog http://doublebassblog.org/2007/10/this-crazy-business-part-5-driving-for-dollars-%e2%80%93-life-as-a-classical-music-bottom-feeder.html/comment-page-1#comment-16655 "G" is for Getting there | San Luis Obispo Symphony Blog Wed, 12 May 2010 17:39:46 +0000 http://doublebassblog.org/?p=1619#comment-16655 [...] http://doublebassblog.org/2007/10/this-crazy-business-part-5-driving-for-dollars-–-life-as-a-class... [...] [...] http://doublebassblog.org/2007/10/this-crazy-business-part-5-driving-for-dollars-–-life-as-a-class... [...]

]]> By: Amber Berglund http://doublebassblog.org/2007/10/this-crazy-business-part-5-driving-for-dollars-%e2%80%93-life-as-a-classical-music-bottom-feeder.html/comment-page-1#comment-8532 Amber Berglund Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:50:30 +0000 http://doublebassblog.org/?p=1619#comment-8532 (Not the "Only difference") Trust me, there are several differences between chess players and musicians. Ha ha! But hard scrabble is hard scrabble. I'm sure there's a lot of sleeping in the parking lot and brushing your teeth in gas station bathrooms. (Not the “Only difference”) Trust me, there are several differences between chess players and musicians. Ha ha! But hard scrabble is hard scrabble. I’m sure there’s a lot of sleeping in the parking lot and brushing your teeth in gas station bathrooms.

]]> By: Amber Berglund http://doublebassblog.org/2007/10/this-crazy-business-part-5-driving-for-dollars-%e2%80%93-life-as-a-classical-music-bottom-feeder.html/comment-page-1#comment-8531 Amber Berglund Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:44:51 +0000 http://doublebassblog.org/?p=1619#comment-8531 Wow, that's almost as bad as playing chess for a living. The only difference between classical musicians and professional chess players is that at least classical musicians can expect a paycheck at the end of the day. Professional Chess players may have the same commute, but they have to win (or draw) to get paid. It could be worse. Wow, that’s almost as bad as playing chess for a living. The only difference between classical musicians and professional chess players is that at least classical musicians can expect a paycheck at the end of the day. Professional Chess players may have the same commute, but they have to win (or draw) to get paid. It could be worse.

]]> By: Joe Lewis http://doublebassblog.org/2007/10/this-crazy-business-part-5-driving-for-dollars-%e2%80%93-life-as-a-classical-music-bottom-feeder.html/comment-page-1#comment-1114 Joe Lewis Sat, 06 Oct 2007 19:56:00 +0000 http://doublebassblog.org/?p=1619#comment-1114 OMG I love my day job now... ;-) OMG I love my day job now… ;-)

]]> By: Anonymous http://doublebassblog.org/2007/10/this-crazy-business-part-5-driving-for-dollars-%e2%80%93-life-as-a-classical-music-bottom-feeder.html/comment-page-1#comment-1112 Anonymous Fri, 05 Oct 2007 23:27:00 +0000 http://doublebassblog.org/?p=1619#comment-1112 Jeez, I was excited about winning those auditions until you broke it down like that! Good thing I've got 4 students in my private studio to offset the cost of working. Wait, I commute 40 minutes each way for that too...sigh. Jeez, I was excited about winning those auditions until you broke it down like that! Good thing I’ve got 4 students in my private studio to offset the cost of working. Wait, I commute 40 minutes each way for that too…sigh.

]]> By: Dr. Phillip W. Serna, Double Bass & Viola da Gamba http://doublebassblog.org/2007/10/this-crazy-business-part-5-driving-for-dollars-%e2%80%93-life-as-a-classical-music-bottom-feeder.html/comment-page-1#comment-1111 Dr. Phillip W. Serna, Double Bass & Viola da Gamba Fri, 05 Oct 2007 17:30:00 +0000 http://doublebassblog.org/?p=1619#comment-1111 It always seems that people pay lip service to actually understanding if not empathizing with the freelancers’ plight. Our field is far more politically oriented than most people understand. As many have pointed out, in a field as over-saturated as music, it is more frustrating that they don't see the issues with supply versus demand. There was an article at Northwestern (by an extremely naive member of the School of Journalism) that if students were making grades of A's in music programs they should be in the New York Philharmonic! Talk about journalistic integrity there! Obviously it would have been wise to actually research how musicians gain employment and then they would understand why musicians are so frustrated. Seems that a few articles on musical entrepreneurship would be in order! Good job on breaking these issues down for readers! Bravo! It always seems that people pay lip service to actually understanding if not empathizing with the freelancers’ plight. Our field is far more politically oriented than most people understand. As many have pointed out, in a field as over-saturated as music, it is more frustrating that they don’t see the issues with supply versus demand. There was an article at Northwestern (by an extremely naive member of the School of Journalism) that if students were making grades of A’s in music programs they should be in the New York Philharmonic! Talk about journalistic integrity there! Obviously it would have been wise to actually research how musicians gain employment and then they would understand why musicians are so frustrated. Seems that a few articles on musical entrepreneurship would be in order! Good job on breaking these issues down for readers! Bravo!

]]> By: Joshua Nemith http://doublebassblog.org/2007/10/this-crazy-business-part-5-driving-for-dollars-%e2%80%93-life-as-a-classical-music-bottom-feeder.html/comment-page-1#comment-1110 Joshua Nemith Fri, 05 Oct 2007 17:00:00 +0000 http://doublebassblog.org/?p=1619#comment-1110 Great article, Jason! I sure remember the look on your face after some of those IRIS concerts when you had to drive back north all night AFTER the performance. (Oops, hope I don't give too much away for your next post!) <br/><br/>No doubt about it, the times of our (musicians) commutes can also be a strange thing compared to what others do. As you well know, many of us drive TO our gig (rehearsal or performance) at the same time "normal" working folks are driving FROM their job. Isn't it a funny feeling to be going to work during the late-afternoon, early-evening rush hour? <br/><br/>John Grillo and I have a running joke we share back and forth when we call each other from the road sometimes to catch up. If we're returning from a gig late at night (say, 10:30 or 11:00 PM), we'll say to one another: "Back on the road again, and there's just truckers, musicians, and drunks out right now!" Great article, Jason! I sure remember the look on your face after some of those IRIS concerts when you had to drive back north all night AFTER the performance. (Oops, hope I don’t give too much away for your next post!)

No doubt about it, the times of our (musicians) commutes can also be a strange thing compared to what others do. As you well know, many of us drive TO our gig (rehearsal or performance) at the same time “normal” working folks are driving FROM their job. Isn’t it a funny feeling to be going to work during the late-afternoon, early-evening rush hour?

John Grillo and I have a running joke we share back and forth when we call each other from the road sometimes to catch up. If we’re returning from a gig late at night (say, 10:30 or 11:00 PM), we’ll say to one another: “Back on the road again, and there’s just truckers, musicians, and drunks out right now!”

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