hagertheherald

My day job is International Sales Mgr for a company that makes electric motor repair tools. My bandleader took me to Switzerland for 6 weeks in 1992/93, we played in Laax, Arosa and Davos. Record company paid me a salary, and work paid me a salary & bought me a Swiss Railpass for two of the 6 weeks. For two weeks, called on electric motor repair shops in many parts of Switzerland during the day, and commuted back to the hotel each night to play until 1am. Pretty amazing trip, am looking forward to going to England this September with the same bandleader.

Not sure would do the music thing full time without a competent agent and entertainment lawyer. Having a day job allows me to say "no" to a lot of jobs I would rather not take. Keeping chops up, gigs coming, venues full & sidemen happy also ain't easy, but guess you can get it right if you try hard enough & surround yourself with the right people. :>)