What They Did Before Their Music Career Achievements
Been There, Done That What they did before their music career achievements By Lalo Davila t seems like every time we open a percussion journal or music drummer/percussionist Shubert Theater (Chicago), house drummer at magazine we read about a particular artist who is touring with Empire Room: Palmer House Hotel (Chicago). someone famous, a recent endorsement deal, an industry assignment, Non-music related experiences: Ior about an author/composer’s publications. As we read of these Stock boy: 7–Eleven, janitor at apartment building, delivery for toy accomplishments we may wonder how these individuals came about representative, design and set-up toy department displays in various getting to that level of accomplishment. We have an idea that their Chicago-area stores. achievements derived from years of hard work and study in their field of expertise, but have these people always been able to make a living solely DAVE BLACK through music? Have you ever wondered what they might have done Current Occupation: besides music (or at least in addition to music) that helped them be able Editor-in-Chief, School & Church Publishing, for Alfred Publishing to “make it” in their career? Company; Director of Percussion Acquisitions for Alfred Publishing; I currently have students and friends who are working odd jobs in percussionist, composer/arranger, author. order to enable them to pursue their dream gig. Some are working as Non-music related experiences: pizza delivery people, waiters, and cooks, to name a few. For the purpose Cafeteria worker in the college dorms, worked at the local church rectory of this article, I asked a number of prominent players what they did, in high school, worked as teacher’s aide in an elementary school in besides music, in an effort to keep their musical endeavors alive.
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