After completing getting a degree in Design, i made a semi-serious run at making a living by playing music. After tiring of meal plans that were usually showcasing Raamen noodles, i returned to graphic design and that has been my main bread-maker ever since. My passion for creating and playing music has never waned and have been lucky enough to be in a band that has been going strong for 10+ years. (Four Stories Tall). Presently, besides writing and recording w/ FST, I am really enjoying learning and creating with Ableton Live.
Truly, there are few things better than listening to or playing great music. It goes Deep.
To play in an afterlife with no physical or mental limitations.
same 'ol answer: true, unadulterated, unselfish love.
Poems, Prayers, and Promises
so many. Radiohead, Marillion, Split Enz, Rush, Peter Tosh, John Denver, Black Midi, Black Crowes....man, it's endless.
Hearing it. Seeing a great gig. Experiencing other art forms. Deep dish pizza.
Transcendence.
I've been told i never look happier. Or more focused. i believe them, lol.
Unless things change, which i hope they do, musicians who play good music and are masters of their instrument cannot truly expect to make a secure, good living at it. Not that it can't be done of course...especially if your skills include good marketing.... It seems now the average listener is happy with what Rick Beatto calls 'low-information' music. Which can be created by just about any one.
brand new to this. i'll let ya know later, lol. My hope is that i will be able to socially interact with other musicians. Trade stories, secrets, and stems.
easy: breaking down and setting up my kit. ( i typically have no less than 11 cymbals) This is why i do not regularly gig any more!
to be truthful, not near s much as i used to. But i like to haunt the more artsy-fartsy music scenes. Like Dallas' DAMN (ambient music).
IMHO: the willingness to sell a decent chunk of your soul and also become a social media expert. Everything other avenue is almost unsurmountable.
Phil Bush, Mark Matos, Mark Murray, Kent Duren, Mark Turner, and me.