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How do you make your living?

#62
Part time sales manger at music instrument retail shop---

Part time commercial recording studio owner/engineer---

The drag is I play more bass at the music store!!!!!
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- Andy Z.
 
#63
I'm a tax consultant/attorney for a big 5 accounting firm. If that weren't enough fun I am also helping my wife finish her dissertation in developmental psychology (I am pretty good at statistical modeling and editing).

I'm am just beginning to learn the bass (I haven't even bought one yet), but I've screwed around with several other instruments. Oddly, I've always wanted to play bass, it just either wasn't my choice or I knew I didn't have the time and/or money. As an added bonus, my wife plays drums.
 
#66
I graduated with a B.A. in Journalism, but was challenged to find an even less lucrative profession, so I went back to school and am now working on my B.A. in music.

I get my paycheck from the City, though, working as a teacher's aide for the Community College District, where I teach everything from english to algebra, computers to seniors (have you ever tried to teach powerpoint to a sexagenarian (no jokes, please)), working with poeple on welfare and generally making the whole department look good
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Will C.
 
#67
I'm a contracting officer for the USAF, I do a lot of foreign military sales stuff and the Royal Saudi Air Force has been paying my wages since 1994.

I was in a bar band in the early 80's until I got this job and had to quit (would you want me to negotiate multi-million dollar deals after I had been out 'til 2 A.M. if it was your money? Actually it is if you're a taxpayer). I now play for fun only, but my current basement band is getting so good (others opinions, not mine) we are getting asked to hit the bar scene. For the sake of the 25 year old guitar player and our 30 year old lead singer, neither of whom have ever done it, I have reluctantly agreed to do it once in a while, and only on a Friday or Saturday.
 
#71
I guess I fall into the category that a lot of you do. I do document imaging/scanning systems. Although, I did five years on the road before getting into this computer junk. Just got back into playing again last year. Now, I'm the second-string bass player for a local R&B thing, which split into two bands, and I'm the bassist for that. Also started rehearsal with a third band. Am I nuts?
 
#72
Either the majority of bassplayers hold technical/military positions, or it's just the fact that this an internet site!! Anyway, I'm a high school senior hoping to make it big:-) I'm working as a lifeguard and dishwasher right now. Saving money to go to college, I'm going to get a Bachelor's in Arts with a major in English.

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I'm the Bassmonster....ROWWAAARRRR!!!!
 
#73
I'm a booking agent. Now don't throw stuff just yet. The players around KC know I don't lie, I ask the right questions and typically get them pretty good money for the work. I still play, book and from time to time have an opportunity to produce corporate music for videos. Booking was my way of staying in the business and not being on stage everynight. Now I play in a couple of private party bands and just bought an upright and want to get back into playing classical in a civic organization. I played classical when I went through the conversatory here in Kansas City, but I forgot how physical the upright really is...but I'm having fun re-learning. See Ya...
 
#74
I've been playing about 30 years and I did it for a living for 12. Had a great time, but began to see the writing on the wall. The club scene started to die out where I live. Seems no one wants to see live entertainment anymore. Nevertheless I still play out any chance I get. Don't make ANY money usually, but I really enjoy it. Now, I'm your basic Techno-Geek. It's not being a Musician for a living but I enjoy the work.
 
#76
By day I'm a machine shop supervisor, by education a programmer/analyst, and by choice the bass player in a good ten piece band. The band is just about a full time thing so doing two full time jobs can get a bit tiring. I guess its the price you pay to "have your cake and eat it too".
 
#77
I make my living out of this bass stuff - I do session stuff, jazz gigs, solo bass gigs, write for Guitarist magazine (was Bassist, now the two are combined), and teach, privately and at Drumtech/Basstech in London, as well as students from York University! It's great fun not having a 'straight' job, and I don't think I switch to doing just gigs even if I had the choice - the magazine work means I get to meet and hang with all my musical heros, the teaching is perhaps the most rewarding thing anyone can ever do, and the playing is more fun when it's not playing pubs 6 nights a week! My last 'big' gig was with Howard Jones...

cheers

Steve
 
#79
Just discovered this thread....

I've been playing/teaching pretty much full time until just a few weeks ago. The band I've been working with most recently is a college circuit band (i.e.: frat/sorority parties), and it's dried up for the summer. I have also been a window tinter on and off for almost 15 years, mostly off for the past 5 years though, been lucky enough to have relatively steady gigs and plenty of students. So now I'm back to doing window tinting
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UGH!!! Chuck, speaking of hand danger, how about working with 6" razor blades all damn day?!?!? I've managed to have surgery on my HANDS twice in the past 15 years because of those damn things.....can't wait til fall when things pick back up again, and I can dump this nasty job. Living in a college (LSU) town can really suck at times.

Peace
Gard
 

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