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Title: How do you pay the bills?
Post by: Mr.Chainsaw on September 20, 2011, 10:49:06 PM: Hey all.

Thought it'd be cool if we knew a little about each other!

OBVIOUSLY we're all awesome songwriters that are totally unappreciated outside of this forum, but what do you guys all do to get by whilst you're crafting your next masterpiece?

I've mentioned before that I'm a Chef. Have been for 4 years now. First place I worked at was a Sushi restraunt which blew my mind. Since then I've done all kinds of stuff from classic british and french fair, to ultra modern vegitarian (think Heston Blementhal without the meat).

What about you?

Peter
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Post by: The Corsair on September 21, 2011, 06:03:20 AM: Pocket money... I'm still on the verge of the full-on 'poor student' lifestyle
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Post by: tone on September 21, 2011, 10:14:28 AM: I mainly write copy for websites on a freelance/ contract basis, but I also do web design, a little bit of IT support/ repairs and the odd gig every few weeks :)

Thank god I have songwriting to keep me sane! :)
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Post by: misswhiterabbit on October 01, 2011, 01:34:03 PM: Primary school teacher in training at an inner city school in east london. It's an interesting job, it's a very poor area so there is a lot of challenging behaviour but its really rewarding!
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Post by: Mr.Chainsaw on October 01, 2011, 04:22:43 PM: Quote from: misswhiterabbit on October 01, 2011, 01:34:03 PM
Primary school teacher in training at an inner city school in east london. It's an interesting job, it's a very poor area so there is a lot of challenging behaviour but its really rewarding!

Good job this ain't top trumps, you'd win with that one dude
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Post by: Sonic-r on October 02, 2011, 06:26:28 PM: Landscape architect. And if I had my time to do again I wouldn't be a landscape architect, I'd do something more exciting like, say, insurance loss adjustment!

Chris
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Post by: chrislong170273 on October 16, 2011, 09:28:01 PM: Director of Music and Performing Arts at a school and 6th form college in the Midlands. Lucky enough to have music as my job. I'm also a contemporary classical composer, along with other stuff, I also recently rejoined the student population studying for PhD in composition at Birmingham Conservatoire
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Post by: Dutchbeat on October 17, 2011, 08:07:37 PM: sounds good to me, guys and Lady WhiteRabbit!

i am a researcher in the field of psychiatry
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Post by: Kafla on October 17, 2011, 08:30:33 PM: Director of my own Financial Services company - specialise in Tax and Trusts for my sins :o
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Post by: jim morrison on October 24, 2011, 09:52:33 PM: Carpenter / Locksmith in sunny Swindon ,when i'm not shouting into my mic in our dining r...studio ,i'm kept pretty busy
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Post by: Soul Punk on October 25, 2011, 12:24:24 AM: Warehouse Operative for Tesco :)
I do what my daddy done basically
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Post by: Scorpio Rising on October 25, 2011, 06:37:09 PM: One of Jamie Olivers apprentice chefs :)
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Post by: freakingidol on October 28, 2011, 08:50:50 AM: I've created my own welfare by selling an internet business, now I receive monthly payments for that. I need to succeed as a songwriter in the next two years or I will need to work again :'(
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Post by: Jennibean on October 30, 2011, 06:08:47 PM: The most part of my working life has been in the marketing and media industry (outdoor advertising), I have also been a business college lecturer and had my own fashion stores. I now do massage, and have a niche market as a male 'beauty therapist', working from home which allows me the time to write and paint.

I wiill shave you squeaky clean,
You lie back while I apply the cream,
In the event the topic arises,
You will be relieved
There are no surprises :P

Jennibean
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Post by: Nathan1709 on November 01, 2011, 05:19:14 PM: I'm a salesman for a well known company that makes accounting software (not Sage, the other one). Living the dream ha ha.
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Post by: stephaniedema on November 15, 2011, 08:47:46 AM: Still have two years of Uni. to go and after that it'll prob be a hard timing working my way up the journalism hierarchy...
On Saturday I work at a butcher's. Music is an expensive hobby/passion, right?
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Post by: Soul Society on November 15, 2011, 09:14:15 PM: Still a student in college, not there yet.
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Post by: TunSongs on November 16, 2011, 09:00:52 PM: I'm a mechanical design engineer. I work for a company that makes instruments - the scientific kind, not the musical kind unfortunately.

Justin
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Post by: kicked on November 17, 2011, 03:28:29 PM:    Great Post
   Gives a little more insight....

   I do a number of things...I make all sizes of gothic arched mirrors in various woods, I carve large oak fireplaces to specific design, studio ceramics, and tiled surrounds made for each fireplace and hearth, and I also sell certain "tonewoods" particularly CITES listed, brazilian/cuban/and honduran mahogany..and any of the rosewoods that I can get, although brazilian is the one I love. its all but impossible to get now, and then I resaw into bookmatched sets and neck blanks and sell it for making acoustic guitars, and necks for electrics.
   Due to the fact that I use only vintage reclaimed old growth quartersawn wood, one of my guitars used to be a piano.
   Cheers
   Kicked