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#502289 - 02/19/21 11:05 AM
Work is STILL out there. It's just evolved!
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Senior Member
Registered: 01/02/04
Posts: 7285
Loc: Lexington, Ky, USA
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Like most of us here, I haven't played a live job since February.
Likewise, my studio work, which used to involve up to 30 hours straight in a room filled with corporate types (the sponsor/producer),engineer(s), film editors, corporate lawyers, Marketing people, all involved in editing on the fly, and recording the track to match... that's all gone, too! I refuse to be in a room for any length of time with a collection of people who are out in the public.
But, what's left is the traditional score work where I get the film edit and write to a completely edited film, send the track to whomever, get it back for final changes, send to off and wait for the check or wire transfer.
The resulting work doesn't pay as much and isn't the precise production I have always done. Many times doing it the old "top shelf" way, I had a lot of input into the edit; sometimes doing re-writers to make things run smoothly or be more effective.
The point is, there is still work out there; it has just evolved.....AGAIN!
Then, I have my house jobs; films for my direct clients where I write, produce, record tracks, do final edits and post on sites I create. There are 20-30 of those scheduled for the balance of the year.
I didn't think it would ever happen, but I miss live play a little.
Whatever happens in the future, I'm so grateful for what I have been able to be involved with, and will "hang in there" as long as I can.
Here's hoping the best for EVERYONE here!
Russ
Edited by captain Russ (02/19/21 11:10 AM)
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#502299 - 02/21/21 01:46 AM
Re: Work is STILL out there. It's just evolved!
[Re: captain Russ]
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Registered: 09/21/02
Posts: 5507
Loc: Port Charlotte,FL,USA
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I sort of mirror Bill's activities in that I am taking advantage of this down time to work on new skills and reorganize my playlists. I am trying to reinvent myself for better times. Hey, I may be fooling myself, but I don't care, as it is the journey along the way that keeps me going.
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#502305 - 02/22/21 01:17 AM
Re: Work is STILL out there. It's just evolved!
[Re: captain Russ]
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Registered: 09/21/02
Posts: 5507
Loc: Port Charlotte,FL,USA
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John, how right you are. It seems that I have blinders on for a long time. I had a routine of preparing for a job, coming home and noting how songs could be improved, but not seeing the big picture. I was content to sit behind a keyboard playing my styles for hundreds of tunes, always with an active left hand. That is fine for passive dinner jobs, but I knew I could be more. Vocals, I thought, were needed at some venues but I never learned to comp properly, so turned to backing tracks or left hand chording. This turned into hosting my own Karaoke show every Wednesday for fifteen years with 15-20 singers. Up until Covid-19, I lead the weekly dance at our large cultural Center with vocal and instrumental solos thrown in. NH's were also in my schedule.
At present, I see that the broad swath of material I have been laboring under, diffused my efforts to improve, I have decided that I will mainly use the hundred or so memorized songs for the style playing, sing and play over my best sixty backing tracks, and add my DM48 wind controller, out in front, with my wireless setup.
Sorry for my rambling.
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pa4X 76 ,SX900, Audya 76,Yamaha S970 , vArranger, Hammond SK1, Ketron SD40, Centerpoint Space Station, Bose compact
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#502306 - 02/22/21 05:21 AM
Re: Work is STILL out there. It's just evolved!
[Re: captain Russ]
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Registered: 09/29/05
Posts: 6703
Loc: Roswell,GA/USA
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Sounds good Bernie but "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" has to be part of the equation as well. In other words, make sure your new approach is an addition, not a replacement. I think it's great to strive for self-improvement, set new (musical) goals, and do whatever is necessary to keep those creative juices flowing; however, it's also important to keep those 'dance with the one what brung you' chops in ready mode. The older we get, the easier and quicker it is for our playing chops to erode...at least that's the case with me. With the exception of my organ, I find it harder to smoothly operate the equipment and remember performance details for tunes that I haven't played in awhile (age will catch up to you). I personally try to minimize this by pretty much just sticking to organ and using the other intruments for adding boring, awkward, ill-conceived, cliche-ridden, solos on top . Works for me . I've rambled on to the point that I don't remember the point I was trying to make....maybe it was -- Bernie, you've been pretty sucessful doing what you do so far; be creative, try new things, but don't let (Covid-19 induced) boredom seduce you into abandoning what has worked so well for you in the past. Now I'm rambling. chas
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"Faith means not wanting to know what is true." [Nietzsche]
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#502317 - 02/23/21 01:02 AM
Re: Work is STILL out there. It's just evolved!
[Re: captain Russ]
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Senior Member
Registered: 09/21/02
Posts: 5507
Loc: Port Charlotte,FL,USA
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Chas, John, thank you for your sage advice. There is no way I am discarding 55 years worth of experience and music. My new ventures are to simply add some more tools to vary material when it is appropriate. It is worth noting that there have been times I have thought some of my old songs were getting a little long in the tooth. However, my wife reminded me that I play to various groups of seniors who love the older tunes they grew up with. I will just tweek what I have, and add the that.
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pa4X 76 ,SX900, Audya 76,Yamaha S970 , vArranger, Hammond SK1, Ketron SD40, Centerpoint Space Station, Bose compact
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