does a little laugh at us musicians, hear about temporary employment, so many people anxious, worried and angry because we are all insecure . But look. We are musicians 50 years that we are insecure, no board, no future, no protection, no nothing, and I am not has never bothered anyone. Moreover, being a musician has not even a job. Right?
What are you working? the musician. But you work? the musician. Yeah, but LA RO VO?
you know how many times we heard? Well we musicians, especially jazz musicians us, we Bluesman, rocker, alternative, folk, in short all those who play anything but classical music, real music and only state-approved, we rarely rely on a contract. Most engagements are in black. We like? No, we do not like. But this or nothing. Contributions for retirement? Are you kidding? In addition, we find ourselves constantly in "competition" with the postal workers on duty, che un pò suonano, e fanno il nostro stesso mestiere, magari per quattro soldi. Si sa, la musica è un piacere. E poi si arrotonda.
Naturalmente ci sono anche gli ingaggi un pò "di livello", dove i dopolavoristi appassionati di musica non arrivano. Ma qui si ha a che fare con agenti, promoter, organizzatori vari che vanno contattati, inseguiti, fin perseguitati per poter ottenere qualcosina, magari uno spazio, visibilità, qualche soldo. Certo, perchè i soldi, quelli veri, vanno agli Americani, ai Sudamericani,agli Inglesi, a chiunque basta che non sia Italiano. E se per caso becchi un ingaggio, sarà al seguito di qualche artista straniero. Sempre che non salti tutto, per le elezioni, perchè la giunta è changed, because the commissioner has changed his mind, because there is the national team and have to move.
Luckily now there's Internet, where you can find addresses, contacts, resources, and you can send mail at no cost. Mail that no one ever answered, because in Italy, when you write to someone, do not respond. And besides, even if you want, how? everyone now contacting all information in a Wild West that forces us to spend hours on your PC, including social networks and video to put on youtube, including mailing lists and sites to update, trying to attract a minimum of attention to what we do . Then each time finding employment, trying to remember how to play your instrument, because now neglected "Agents of ourselves."
Many of us teach. The lucky ones at home, in private. A bit like the repetitions of mathematics. Others in the music schools, which are always headed by associations, real or imagined, where we made "a project". Disease? Paid vacations? Unemployment? but please ...
Still others busy themselves to offer educational programs, build new schools or associations, recording studios, in short, something, anything that allows us to survive. We have tried everything. But the truth is that the music in this country is "more", one of the leisure activities possible, and not an asset to support, encourage and protect. We musicians are insecure, always have been and in a country as backward and uneducated and ignorant Italy we will always be. Precarious, too? Tell me how you feel?
What are you working? the musician. But you work? the musician. Yeah, but LA RO VO?
you know how many times we heard? Well we musicians, especially jazz musicians us, we Bluesman, rocker, alternative, folk, in short all those who play anything but classical music, real music and only state-approved, we rarely rely on a contract. Most engagements are in black. We like? No, we do not like. But this or nothing. Contributions for retirement? Are you kidding? In addition, we find ourselves constantly in "competition" with the postal workers on duty, che un pò suonano, e fanno il nostro stesso mestiere, magari per quattro soldi. Si sa, la musica è un piacere. E poi si arrotonda.
Naturalmente ci sono anche gli ingaggi un pò "di livello", dove i dopolavoristi appassionati di musica non arrivano. Ma qui si ha a che fare con agenti, promoter, organizzatori vari che vanno contattati, inseguiti, fin perseguitati per poter ottenere qualcosina, magari uno spazio, visibilità, qualche soldo. Certo, perchè i soldi, quelli veri, vanno agli Americani, ai Sudamericani,agli Inglesi, a chiunque basta che non sia Italiano. E se per caso becchi un ingaggio, sarà al seguito di qualche artista straniero. Sempre che non salti tutto, per le elezioni, perchè la giunta è changed, because the commissioner has changed his mind, because there is the national team and have to move.
Luckily now there's Internet, where you can find addresses, contacts, resources, and you can send mail at no cost. Mail that no one ever answered, because in Italy, when you write to someone, do not respond. And besides, even if you want, how? everyone now contacting all information in a Wild West that forces us to spend hours on your PC, including social networks and video to put on youtube, including mailing lists and sites to update, trying to attract a minimum of attention to what we do . Then each time finding employment, trying to remember how to play your instrument, because now neglected "Agents of ourselves."
Many of us teach. The lucky ones at home, in private. A bit like the repetitions of mathematics. Others in the music schools, which are always headed by associations, real or imagined, where we made "a project". Disease? Paid vacations? Unemployment? but please ...
Still others busy themselves to offer educational programs, build new schools or associations, recording studios, in short, something, anything that allows us to survive. We have tried everything. But the truth is that the music in this country is "more", one of the leisure activities possible, and not an asset to support, encourage and protect. We musicians are insecure, always have been and in a country as backward and uneducated and ignorant Italy we will always be. Precarious, too? Tell me how you feel?
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