Re: Jobs with drums
Originally Posted by
O.C.Drum
I am looking for a job where i can play, fix or just help people with drumming. i was also was looking at a drum tech but i dont know what schooling i would need to be a dru tech. any suggestions?
drummer nailed the basics, but these might flesh them out for you.
PLAY: It's a cliche, bro', but you gotta network. Talk with other musicians (not necessarily drummers) and find out what's out there. If there's a bulletin board at your music store, put up your info and a way to contact you. And even if aren't playing in a band, practice, practice, practice...and if you can find a guitarist or keyboard player to jam with, that's even better since you work on your chops and have fun with it!
I caught the ear of a department manager at a Guitar Center when I was jammin' on congas with a total stranger who was playing an E-kit, and he was pleased to see I was familiar with hand drums. Nothing has developed there yet, but it could, since he acknowledged none of the other drum people knew or played hand drums...
It may take a while, but don't give up...
FIX: Don't know how much experience you have fixing drums, but if you're comfortable working with your own kit (tuning, replacing heads, etc.), you're already a step ahead.
TECH: Only thing I can add to drummer's points is that if you land a job servicing drums, you may pick up additional information from a particular drum manufacturer...kinda like a car mechanic who works for a Chevy dealer and gets regular training on Chevrolet vehicles.
HELP PEOPLE WITH DRUMMING: If you're a regular at a particular drum shop, chat with the owner or manager; he might have links to a school or college. Don't overlook volunteer opportunities, such as working with children or senior citizens, or assisting a therapist (music therapy is growing increasingly popular for physical therapists, and if you have experience with hand drums, that's a plus).
Best of luck, O.C.!
keep the beat goin' ... Don't keep it to yourself!
Charlie
"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away." --Henry David Thoreau, "Walden," 1854
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