jobs conducive to being a musician[views:14368][posts:61]______________________________ [Oct 1,2009 1:51pm - sever ""] aril said:He's no millionaire, but he's probably making more money than selling cheese. They're one of the better known euro metal bands these days, along with Opeth, Children of Boredom, etc. When I talked to him, Children of Boredom was headlining (thankully I left). AA couldn't even afford a real tour bus, they had a van with a trailer. I remember going to that show. They couldn't afford beer at the bar but somehow they could afford beer to drink onstage from a goat horn? |
| ______________________________ [Oct 1,2009 2:01pm - aril ""] Good point. He had no cash in his wallet and we bought him some Guinesss. I remember wearing a Manegarm shirt, and he never heard of them. I was astounded that he never heard of a fellow countrymen's viking-based band, even though they're more black metal based. Apparently he only listens to old school stuff. |
| ____________________________________ [Oct 1,2009 5:37pm - ouchdrummer ""] goatcatalyst said:I wish I could work with Jimbo and take phat bluntlunches with Aril, eet pretzels and ogle businesswomens. move to boston my friend, and you can. |
| ____________________________________ [Oct 2,2009 1:07pm - MadOakDevin ""] ouchdrummer said:working at a bar is NOT conducive to a rock&roll lifestyle. That makes absolutely no sense. Walk around the boston clubs. Guess who all the bartenders, sound guys, and door staff are? The same dudes that play in bands, record bands, etc. |
| ____________________________________ [Oct 2,2009 1:10pm - MadOakDevin ""] I can add walk around Chicago and you'll see the same shit. you make easy money, you up till the wee hours of the night anyway, you can get time off. bars make sense for musicians. |
| ____________________________________ [Oct 2,2009 1:12pm - sacreligion ""] Not if you play out a lot. Most bars require that you work weekends, and if you're a bartender that's the only time you'll make good money. |
| ____________________________________ [Oct 2,2009 1:16pm - ouchdrummer ""] right, you can be a hobby rocker all you want working nights/weekends, but if you want to have most of your nights to rehearse/gig then no, it's not conducive. I'm a little confused that you think that makes "absolutely no sense", but i also don't really care. |
| _____________________________ [Oct 2,2009 1:21pm - Yeti ""] i think Nocturno Culto is an elementary school teacher. |
| ____________________________________ [Oct 2,2009 1:23pm - ouchdrummer ""] working in the daytime is the way to go. I mean, you obviously CAN work a night job and play in a band, but common sense would tell you that since all of your band commitments will be in evenings, you'll wanna be working in the daytime. It's just easier that way. |
| __________________________________ [Oct 2,2009 1:30pm - schlolar ""] Teach children to worship Satan |
| _____________________________ [Oct 2,2009 1:32pm - Yeti ""] ouchdrummer said:working in the daytime is the way to go. I mean, you obviously CAN work a night job and play in a band, but common sense would tell you that since all of your band commitments will be in evenings, you'll wanna be working in the daytime. It's just easier that way. right. it sucks getting up early when you get home late, but it allows the ability to do this stuff. when i get home at 1 and get up at 5 it sucks balls, but its necessary to do what i want to do. |
| ____________________________________ [Oct 2,2009 1:38pm - ouchdrummer ""] Yeti said: right. it sucks getting up early when you get home late, but it allows the ability to do this stuff. Yeah, every friday after i go to a metal thursday is always a TON of fun in the office... |