im also wondering if mgkakabanda ako sa tate,sana makahanap ako ng banda dun.huhuhu,cant imagine my self not doing the thing which i love the most...
sometimes you really have to sacrifice bro..... i had the same sentiments when i first came here. but love knows no shame kung uunahin mo muna ang pamilya mo bago ang sarili...(sniff, sniff)
music here is considered a part time thing....few filipino musicians actually make good money doing the music thing.
perf with his guitar lessons, classical gigs
a former pupil mark, with his jazz, fusion guitar teaching gigs
rondalla rockstar with his rondalla gigs...and the occasional full band gigs( although he does have a day job)
robie....also has a band i believe...pero may day job din.
my former bandmates---- they produce their own shows and earn from cd sales....they too have dayjobs.
and a few friends who do the so called 'asosasyon gigs'...the ballroom dancing, debut,wedding reception gigs......they too have dayjobs.
a common thread in all these guys....may dayjobs lahat sila(with the exception of perf and mark)
why you need a dayjob....you need money to buy your own rig, decent transportation, gas money, rent money, food....pang clothes
in other words, you need money to support your hilig.
personally, i'm in the medical profession...caregiver, studying to be a CNA( nursing assistant ). i also did some construction work before.....nag receptionist din ako sa facility for the mentally handicapped.....kusinero....salesman din sa hiphop retail store.
oh...and i play gigs once in a while...dati with introvoys...then session minsan sa 'asosasyon'...now nagsusubok magbuo ng bluesband....may sinalihan na dalawang banda...one cover band...at isa pang original na songs......minsan may bayad...kadalasan wala...
minimum of $100 per gig---pataas yun.....and you have to bring your own equipment.
phew! pasensya na at nag sermon nanaman si lolo....kadalasan kasi ineexpect ng pinoy( my relatives for example! ) na madali lang buhay dito sa america....ang tutoo, mas mahirap, pero ang daming opportunities...akala ng mga kuya ko, nagbabakasyon lang ako dito....and they thought na stupid ako for leaving a popular band...
it's not wrong to dream......you just gotta have a good plan.
i'm only doing the medical career plan, coz we filipinos are known to be good in this field....si stratman, nurse yan! i get good comments from my clients/patients most of the time.
but....i also plan to build my own studio....maybe get some more time off in the future para makapag gig ng mas madalas.
pero just goin for a record deal...then slugging it out in the unknown trenches of musical obscurity.
sorry lumalim sobra...let me put it this way....for every green day that makes it in the industry, there are like thousands who end up....OD'ing...fading into obscurity....die while they play dives and bars.....or go back to finding a real job.
you dont have to be in the medical field bro....maraming trabaho dito...kailangan mo mag tyaga sa pag hanap...
PM moko para tulungan ka namin.
