I GRADUATED… now what?
What to Expect In Your First Year as a Gigging Musician
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“Reliability and Base” I was cool and confident playing my first gig in Nashville at a small club called Windows on the Cumberland with an avant-garde jazz band called “The Transcendental Crayon Ensemble.” Ok, I was a nervous wreck! Walking into [...]
By Tony Artimisi
Many of my friends from EIU are somewhere near the threshold of graduation. The several times I have had the blessing to speak to them, the common question has been what to expect in the first year as a gigging musician. Following is the first of what I hope will be a series [...]
by Zack Rodriguez
So you’re a hot shot snare drummer who can grid any cheesed rudiment over a 7/16 pattern while running backwards diagonally at 220 beats per minute playing at a 22″ stick height…but you can’t play 16 consistent 8th notes in a row to save your neck. Thanks, try again next year. This senario [...]
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