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I really hated to sound so grim... I've had some great experiences and I still do, nothing beats playing your music for crowds of people... The money is the pro

I really hated to sound so grim... I've had some great experiences and I still do, nothing beats playing your music for crowds of people... The money is the problem. If you as a musician don't make it, there are others making it off of you. Scams are reampant. I just got an email from a fake Instagram account posing as a real journalist asking me for money for a feature in a big magazine... To tell you the truth it's utterly depressing to be a musician with integrity after seeing the deep levels of corruption, usury, and depravity that happen in this industry... The wots part, is that tons of the people that act like they are rich are actually fat from it, and many people simply lie about success or buy it (trust fund babies).

bluGill 4y ago
Music is a great hobby and a terrible career. I love playing mandolin, and i'm taking up fiddle now. Someday I hope to learn piano. It's is all in good fun. My day job is programming. I'm lucky that I enjoy it as well, but there is only so much time I can write code in a day, and that is less than 8 hours (i'm glad for meetings for this reason, they prevent burn out) I get paid well for it.
- 082349872349872 4y ago
  And bluGill doesn't mind, if he doesn't make the scene. He's got a daytime job, he's doing alright.
- _glass 4y ago
  I think the equation changed recently. Many more gigs, because so less people are playing an instrument to a certain level nowadays. Here in Hamburg Germany (with a population of 1.8m) there are maybe like two good pianists. It's actually relatively easy to earn money with music through concerts nowadays.
  - bluGill 4y ago
    I don't know what the situation is like in Germany, but here in the US there are far more people who are good at music than there are jobs. There are a lot more than 2 great Pianists in Des Moines (population 700k). I'm pretty sure just out local universities' piano professors account for more than two, plus their students are presumably great in their own right (I have not checked to see what they have) I have to believe Hamburg has some form of university with great professors.
    - _glass 4y ago
      Okay, there are some great pianists. But not many that can organize a show. It was a bit tongue in cheek, but so many are feeling entitled and have no business skills.

bluGill 4y ago

Music is a great hobby and a terrible career. I love playing mandolin, and i'm taking up fiddle now. Someday I hope to learn piano. It's is all in good fun. My day job is programming. I'm lucky that I enjoy it as well, but there is only so much time I can write code in a day, and that is less than 8 hours (i'm glad for meetings for this reason, they prevent burn out) I get paid well for it.

082349872349872 4y ago
And bluGill doesn't mind, if he doesn't make the scene. He's got a daytime job, he's doing alright.
_glass 4y ago
I think the equation changed recently. Many more gigs, because so less people are playing an instrument to a certain level nowadays. Here in Hamburg Germany (with a population of 1.8m) there are maybe like two good pianists. It's actually relatively easy to earn money with music through concerts nowadays.
- bluGill 4y ago
  I don't know what the situation is like in Germany, but here in the US there are far more people who are good at music than there are jobs. There are a lot more than 2 great Pianists in Des Moines (population 700k). I'm pretty sure just out local universities' piano professors account for more than two, plus their students are presumably great in their own right (I have not checked to see what they have) I have to believe Hamburg has some form of university with great professors.
  - _glass 4y ago
    Okay, there are some great pianists. But not many that can organize a show. It was a bit tongue in cheek, but so many are feeling entitled and have no business skills.