Originally Posted by BIG JIM MERRILEES
My final point is that studios and musicians are underpaid and under valued......I had to get a plumber recently to fix a leak from my washing machine...it took him only a few minutes and he charged a fortune........same applies to car mechanics, painters, carpenters, and most other trades.
If musicians were paid only a fraction of the rates we happily fork out for tradesmen......we would all be happy. LOL



Musicians suffer from the fact that their trade is (usually) also their hobby.

Although the know-how no doubt comes in handy on occasion, there aren't many plumbers who enjoy unblocking people's toilets during their spare time.

Musicians, on the other hand, are perceived as being paid for pursuing a pleasurable pastime.

There's a truth in that, of course. Making music is fun and many of us who aren't professional musos would love to be paid for doing something we love.

But it also has disadvantages. There are any number of people aspiring to be professional musicians who might offer to do work for a lower price and some who will even do it for free in order to get themselves established.

Steve Cooke
Stockton-on-Tees, UK
http://wwww.soundcloud.com/stevecooke