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Archive for the 'freelancing' Category

You! Peon! Work for Free!

Yazan: Jason | 25 February 2009 | 5 Comments
Categories: freelancing

Here’s an exchange I was forwarded (on condition of anonymity) that, while being both aggravating and darkly amusing, reminds me how easily non-musician administrators forget that we performers are actually trying to make a living from this kind of work. It’s a job–honest! With Administrators like These…. I’m chalking up the attitude exhibited by the [...]

Bass Blog Posting – Culture Wars – The Value of Music

Yazan: Phillip Serna | 11 December 2008 | 5 Comments
Categories: advice, crazy gig stories, freelancing, Phillip Serna

I have been giving this issue a lot of thought during the holiday season, a time when musicians head out in the snow for the holiday gig season adding merriment to the times – and for me with a newborn in the house, even more poignant…   Once upon a time there was a department [...]

How many bass players do we need on this gig?

Yazan: Jason | 19 November 2008 | No Comments
Categories: freelancing

Grant Park Symphony and Northern Illinois University bass professor John Floeter put out a really interesting blog post earlier this fall, posing an excellent question: How do people determine the proportion of basses to other string sections for a particular orchestra? John writes: I’ve often wondered what the “perfect” balance or even the “normal” balance [...]

Freelancing in the new economy

Yazan: Jason | 04 November 2008 | No Comments
Categories: freelancing

My good friend Josh Nemith just put out a two-part series about freelancing in the economic downturn that we’re entering. It’s a great piece of writing and full of advice for folks in all sorts of various self-employed niches in the music industry. Check it out through the following links: Part 1 Part 2

Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra on strike

Yazan: Jason | 02 October 2008 | 17 Comments
Categories: freelancing

Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor. -Ulysses S. Grant ___________ For up-to-date coverage of the WCO strike situation, be sure to visit the musicians’ website (not the management’s site): wcomusicians.wordpress.com ___________ As I write this post (October 1, 2008), the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra is on strike. Here’s a summary [...]