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06-14-2006, 06:34 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Edinurgh, Scotland | | | Who Here Makes A Living Out Of Being In A Band
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You dont have to be as famous as wooten or flea but does anyone make a pretty descent enough living out of there band or is it more of a hobby aside?
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06-14-2006, 10:16 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Ensenada , B.C Mexico | | | Would be pretty nice to make a living out of what you love most . But you never know so that's why I'm studying Biology so I can have something safe to rely on .
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06-14-2006, 11:01 PM
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06-14-2006, 11:05 PM
|  | *******er Emeritus(does anyone remember that? No?) | | Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Houston, Texas | | | Right now I'm just a broke student, but after my band's album gets released in the next month or two we should be able to sustain ourselves without spending our own personal money for stuff like van payments/gas/insurace, practice space rent, etc.'
Nothing to live off of, but definitely a nice situation all around.
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06-14-2006, 11:38 PM
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Originally Posted by jrthebassguy Right now I'm just a broke student, but after my band's album gets released in the next month or two we should be able to sustain ourselves without spending our own personal money for stuff like van payments/gas/insurace, practice space rent, etc.'
Nothing to live off of, but definitely a nice situation all around. | No offense, but keep dreaming. And start socking it away because you won't have any health insurance, retirement, you'll be paying a butt-load of taxes on the proceeds from any money coming back from the first "release"; oh!, and don't forget paying for your own GAS, VAN PAYMENTS, and INSURANCE, and find a free practice space, and so on, and so on, and so on.....
Plan on getting a JOB! This economy right now is NOT supporting musicians!
Just my humble opinion being out there right now scoping it out.................. 
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06-15-2006, 03:38 AM
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06-15-2006, 03:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Pacman I do. And I get benefits - full medical, dental, retirement and housing. | and grenades.
oh wait... air force.
He gets F-15's |
06-15-2006, 04:31 AM
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Originally Posted by j-bass-kreep Would be pretty nice to make a living out of what you love most . But you never know so that's why I'm studying Biology so I can have something safe to rely on . | Biology is probably not something safe to rely on 
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06-15-2006, 05:11 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: brisbane, australia | | | id really love to be able to play music and not have to work to live. who wouldnt.
but in all likelyhood its not happening. so ill settle for playing music that i love and doing a little work. |
06-15-2006, 06:04 AM
|  | Unprofessional TalkBass Contributor | | Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Brighton, England, UK, Europe | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by Mike Money and grenades.
oh wait... air force.
He gets F-15's | Does the Air Force count as "a band" ...
To be serious, I've always lost money out of being in bands!! The money I've spent on gear has always been more than I've earned!
The only time I think I made an official profit, was on a TV appearance !! 
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06-15-2006, 06:08 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada | | | I can't even find a band. Much less make money out of it. But then again I used to love computers a lot, now I work in computer science and I like my job but I had to find a different hobby because I got sick of looking at a computer screen. I think I'll keep music as a hobby. If I ever make any money out of it I'll use it to buy other instruments/gear. |
06-15-2006, 06:15 AM
|  | Four on the floor | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 大和/Alyeska | | | Played anywhere from 2 to 7 nights a week for years then dropped to usually only a night or two a week after breaking with my ex.
She still plays 2 or 3 nights and has never had another job in her life. |
06-15-2006, 06:31 AM
| | Unprofessional TalkBass Contributor | | Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Brighton, England, UK, Europe | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by Akami Played anywhere from 2 to 7 nights a week for years then dropped to usually only a night or two a week after breaking with my ex.
She still plays 2 or 3 nights and has never had another job in her life. | That wouldn't necessarily just apply to musicians!!
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06-15-2006, 06:43 AM
| | Four on the floor | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: 大和/Alyeska | | Quote: |
Originally Posted by Bruce Lindfield That wouldn't necessarily just apply to musicians!! | Hey, what can I say... you play, you pay!  |
06-15-2006, 06:59 AM
| | | This thread should be...who's here band is taking away their living  i agree tough out there good luck if you make it....i spend too much time for too little money but i knew it going in so its cool....wife kinda understands...plus she gets any gig money  |
06-15-2006, 08:29 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Edinboro, PA | | | This thread is funny.
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06-15-2006, 12:11 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Lakeland, Florida | | | How do you define "make a living"? :-)
I started playing bass 33 years ago and have been lucky enough to stay working the whole time, with only occasionally taking on some side work to make ends meet.
Pereseverance, some luck, and a very understanding wife are some of the requirements.
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06-15-2006, 01:45 PM
|  | Deteriorating faster than I can lower my standards | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Frederick MD USA | | | Used to make a living at it, then I had children. Oops! |
06-15-2006, 01:54 PM
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Endorsing Artist: Phantom Guitars, Eastwood Guitars | | Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Austin,Texas | | | I do. |
06-15-2006, 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Lazylion Used to make a living at it, then I had children. Oops! | For me it was food that got in the way of making a living at it. | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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