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The Working Musician

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This is a blog about making a living as a musician. Includes how-to articles, reviews of musician services and forums.

• Added on: Oct 20th, 2008
• Country: United States
• Language: English

• Author: David J. Hahn
• Listed in: Career & Jobs Music
• Tags: Career musician musicians music jobs

Recent Posts

• The Thrifty Musician

  Posted on Monday November 9th, 2009 at 04:35 in budget, musician, music education, thrifty, soundproofing, music school, school loans, the working musician, musician tips & tricks, school debt

  I’ve been living as a freelance musician in New York City for four years now.  Because the cost of living here is so high, I do have to work outside of music to support myself.  However, I’ve learned a lot of ways to keep my budget low, so that...

• Create Invoices, Get Paid

  Posted on Thursday November 5th, 2009 at 07:03 in income, musician, freelance, bills, entreprenuer, invoice, the working musician, musician tips & tricks

  As a freelance musician, or freelance anything, making sure you get paid for your services can be a tedious task. Individuals or small contractors might be overwhelmed or not very organized and you’ll have to follow up to make sure the check ge...

• Moving to the Big City and Finding Work

  Posted on Tuesday October 27th, 2009 at 23:00 in musician, featured, moving to la, the working musician, musician tips & tricks, moving to new york city

  Moving to a major music city like New York or LA is a exciting and stressful thing to do. It takes a lot of courage, confidence and conviction to make the move, and it’ll take more of all three to make it work. Finding work in the big city sta...

• Preparing for the Recording Studio

  Posted on Monday October 19th, 2009 at 11:09 in musician, featured, recording studio, music producer, independent musician, the working musician, musician tips & tricks, recording engineer

  Recording a new album is always a momentous occasion for any musician.  Today, recording technology is very affordable and many musicians have some sort of home studio for capturing new ideas, recording demos, or even making full-blown albums.  How...

• Innovation & Inspiration for Musicians

  Posted on Monday August 10th, 2009 at 17:53 in innovation, inspiration, composition, musician, featured, influence, the working musician

  For every instrument, there could be 1 million great players out there in the world, but who is actually creating anything? I’m not a music critic, but it doesn’t take a professional to asses that we are obsessed with duplicating and replicating...

• Traveling as a Musician

  Posted on Wednesday July 15th, 2009 at 23:05 in traveling, flying, musician, featured, musical instrument, the working musician, musician tips & tricks

  Any gig or show that is not local will involve traveling. Whether you are traveling by car, plane, bus, or train, a few simple guidelines can make the process a lot smoother for everyone. I’ve assembled a few suggestions centered around common se...

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