@AccordionBruce @ShaulaEvans @Jacob_Wren The best performances I’ve been a part of have generally been the best compensated too.

I heartily disagree with the starving artist stereotype. I used to take low-paying jobs, thinking it would be good experience and lead to higher-paying ones. Nope. It led to more offers of low-paying jobs from people who assumed I’d work for peanuts.

Best thing I did for my music career was to stop taking the low-paying gigs. I focused on practicing more and focusing only on the jobs with a decent paycheck. Lo and behold, this led to performing with more talented musicians and decent, career-focused people.