That was funny, Even worse down below <grin> Oh wait I'm on there <embarrased> been a long time since I was on that 30 day list .. Matt has more time than I do obviously, then again I'm not retired yet
Getting back to the original post - I run a web development division (including hosting, websites, mobile apps and web apps), and pitch in with the programming. Oh, I'm also a part of the IT team (separate division; server admin and SQL resource since we host/monitor a lot of stuff), and part of the marketing team due to being head of development. What day it is decides which hat I am wearing at a given time. Makes the day go by quick and keeps me up at night
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I do not work here, but the benefits are still awesome Make your sound your own!
What is (or was, if you're retired) your occupation? I would be interested in knowing what everyone does for a living. Music alone rarely pays the bills, unless you're in a working wedding/event band.
What do you do (or have done) to pay the bills? I'll bet there are a myriad of occupations represented here.
I'll start: Medical Photographer.
Regards,
Bob
I omitted several jobs on my initial post, so here goes:
Medical Photographer – University Of Miami - Miami Fl. Expeditor – Cla-Val Foundry – Costa Mesa, Ca. Parts Manager – Cessna Dealership – Miami Fl. Warehouse Manager – D.M.E. Company – Ocala Fl. Smuggler – Philadelphia, Pa. Operations Manager – Furniture Company - Newport Beach, Ca. Engine Line – B.M.W. - Spartansburg, S.C. Busker – San Francisco, Miami, N.Y.C.
There are numerous other Shipping/Receiving/Warehouse jobs, but thankfully, I've forgotten them.
I work for, broadly speaking, a small Business Consulting firm. Our clients are primarily start-ups in the manufacturing and B2B sectors, and are spread around many regions and countries. I've worked remotely since day 1, so none of "this" is new to me.
I started as essentially a glorified secretary and have taken on more and more roles and functions (while remaining a glorified secretary) until now I am a company officer and shareholder. Even so, on the average week, this is still a part-time job which only turns full-time when I travel. I haven't travelled since C-19 hit.
My full-time job is as a stay-at-home dad to two kids under 10. The pay is crap, but the benefits are priceless.
I've also sold enough CD's of original music to buy a decent stack of CD's for original music.
1. Full-time in a power plant (engineer) 2. Part-time for a music software company 3. Freelance as an IT consultant serving many clients (ranging from the police academy, milk industry, ... ).
Hobby metal guitarist, using computer based setups more than 15 years.
LOL, Matt I can't wait to hear Eddies response....lol
Billy
“Amazing! I’ll be working with Jaco Pastorius, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum, and Buddy Rich, and you’re telling me it’s not that great of a gig? “Well…” Saint Peter, hesitated, “God’s got this girlfriend who thinks she can sing…”
FWIW I also worked in a music store for 10 years or so. Mainly because my parents owned the store, so I had all kinds of tasks. Clean the storefront windows one day, demonstrate the latest gear the next. So I started young (too young by today's standards).
It was a great opportunity and also where I first discovered BiaB. It was on the shelf for a while at the store, so at inventory time I simply asked if I could have that copy.
PTPA was what caught my eye back then (RB today), I'm pretty sure it was included, or I discovered it via BiaB Once I started recording, there was no turning back .. it's still my favorite 'job'. Sometimes it pays, sometimes it's for fun.
I do not work here, but the benefits are still awesome Make your sound your own!
Harv, did you live then where you live now? I remember back in 1987 I crossed the border from Sarnia into that state up north because I needed strings and generic stuff like that and the first real city was Port Huron. I went to some music store somewhere in that area but I don't know if it was Port Huron or further down into Marysville. I remember that day because I forgot my work visa and had a HUGE problem with the border. There was a bar in Port Huron that was the hot spot on Sunday night and 2 girls from Sarnia took me over there. Had a great time in Sarnia, though I had a great time on every road trip. Back when I was young and hot I had some good times on the road!
Wow...There are a lot of highly educated technical types on this forum.
Billy
“Amazing! I’ll be working with Jaco Pastorius, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum, and Buddy Rich, and you’re telling me it’s not that great of a gig? “Well…” Saint Peter, hesitated, “God’s got this girlfriend who thinks she can sing…”
I grew up in Port Huron, and it was pretty much the only store in town back then Eddie. I don't think Marysville ever had a music store.
Than chances are good that I could have been in your family store!! So you can thank me for the profits on that 6 packs of strings and can of guitar polish keeping the store alive! They probably made 70-80 cents on my visit that day!! Followed by 75 minutes of trying to get back into Canada...
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