[ddots-l] Re: Employment versus Self-Employment: Options for the Blind Audio Producer
- From: "Neville Peter" <neville@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:50:38 -0400
I have always had an interest in radio. Any tips you can offer me?
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Behalf Of Greg Brayton
Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 1:32 PM
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Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Employment versus Self-Employment: Options for the Blind
Audio Producer
I spent the first 8 years or so after one year of college, in a rock band, and
we opened for some fairly famous people, my hi light I think was sitting around
and having fun with Muddy watters. In 1983, I came off the road, and found
employment with our family business. We sold sand and gravel, I answered phones
and figured out how much material it would take to do certain jobs that people
wanted to do.
Right away I formed another band, so I could keep doing music as well. I also
did a few comercials with a four track recorder.
My wife and I figured that if I could sell comercials with a 4 track, a studio
would make it even easier to sell, and I could help people with their songs as
well as doing my own.
We borrowed money, and hit up the commision for the blind for matching funds.
That whole process was a 3 year struggle but we managed to get it done.
In 1988 I started out, with an akai 12 track, and a roland MC 500. I had no
idea that computers that would read the screen and do midi sequencing were out
there.
I only heard about artic vision for keeping our books. So I just memorized all
I could on the MC 500 and the 12 track and managed fairly well for a good 8
years.
Sold a bunch of comercials in our local area, and found out that I liked doing
arangements for other people lots more than i did doing comercials. Money was
pretty tight though. Even after we got in to tape duplication, and my wife
doing art work for peoples projects, we struggled. I still had to play gigs to
make ends meet. Later on I went to a dats, but it wasn't until 2000 that I
found midi mag, the internet, Gordon Kent, and Bill Mccan and all the tools
that were out there for us.
Boy was that a blessing for me.
But it seems like just about that time, lots of people got in to putting
studios in there home. This deffinately took away business, and I believe that
9 11 hurt us some too. Now I do a lot less than I use to, but I've managed to
make up for that by working lots more for our church.
I lead worship every Sunday, and put together a radio show for our local
station during the week so that brings in money that helps out a lot. I also
have a fellow that finds other churches for me to play occasionally.
I never really wanted to work in another studio, so this whole self employment
thing fit me pretty well. My wife has a good job, and I bring in enough to help
make ends meet. Not as much as I did in the mid 90's, but we do stay ahead of
the bill collecters. I feel very fortunate that I can do what I do, and I can't
think of anything else I'd rather do.
I'd sure like to hear about what everyone else is doing with their music for
business or pleasure.
Thanks Bill for reminding us to share our experiences.
Hope I didn't go on to long.
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