Ever wondered what a Week-In-The-Life-of-a-Freelance-Violist is like? Come on, we all have. Well, no need to wonder any longer! Here, ladies and gentlemen and everyone else, is a breakdown of one of the most this-is-almost-a-real-job-like weeks I've had yet.
Sunday (30/5/10):
The Cedar (my band. You know that) are in Germany! Again! This is our third day of a little three day tour. We play two gigs. One of them is in the German Garden of Eden (see photo, above). Ben H. and Neil think this is awesome.
And the other is at some kind of German festival. This was my other favorite band there:
Monday (31/5/10):
The band drives home. We pass through Germany, Holland, Belgium, France, some water, and England. I edit some writing in the van and we make Band Plans For The Future. We make Ben G. wear this so we don't forget who he is:
Tuesday (1/6/10):
Morning: Sleep and run off the tour.
Afternoon: Teach some violin and viola and general love and appreciation for music.
Evening: Meet uni students for one-on-one chats about their final portfolios. They give me funny awesome presents.
Wednesday (2/6/10):
Morning: gig testing microphones at Peter Gabriel's studio. Fun! Just a regular quartet practice, really, but all recorded on a million microphones. And free lunch too!
Afternoon/Evening: Gig in London with Benjamin Brunel's Band. So. Lots more driving. Then gigging at a great place that had black sesame ice cream. Then driving again. Hometime = 3am.
Thursday (3/6/10):
Morning: gig recording string parts for a hilarious top-40 pop album by a guy who used to do the music for Riverdance. Worst thing: they filmed some of the session to use in a music video. And none of us had had any showers, or sleep. Best thing: the AWESOME SKINNY CAT they had at that studio! Look! (Remember, I've had no shower or sleep. Focus on the cat, please.)
Afternoon: Teaching the violin/viola/etc. Also a tiny 10-minute powernap in the supply closet.
Evening: gig at Gascoyne place, with the lovely and talented C. Williams, playing Amelie and Tango stuff mostly. Free food is good.
Friday (4/6/10):
Morning: gig recording for Dr. Meaker, an awesome drum and bass guy in Bristol. He has some gold-fish in a big tupperware.
Afternoon/Evening: gig in Birmingham with Ben Brunel band again. More driving. Great venue! The Glee Club. Check it out. Our opening act is some kind of experimental group who mostly eat marshmallows.
Saturday (5/6/10) (today!):
DAY OFF! Yes! Run 16km. Swim in the river. Go to the circus. Life is great! Life is great.
3 comments:
Sounds a bit manic but a lot fantastic.
Cool that you've had a hot day today and could jump in a river. Cool enough here to start the cycling with armbands and shivering. Noticed little reminders of you in the mud on the helmut. ;)
all i read was:
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CAT!!!!!
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how can we make the 'cat' part bigger?
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