And your daytime job?

[royerin]

No dayjob, just a drummer. Manage to do ok between gigging, recording and teaching. I have a very cool wife who understands what music is to me, and who makes more money than me. (Score)
I'm in the process of finishing my little home studio which hopefully I can turn into a decent business. (Thanks to Randy Walker for the recent tips...) My plan is to continue playing as much as possible, but to try and steer more towards the studio, both playing and eventually producing.

Nikk - I think you can have aspirations - that's one thing that will push you to work hard - but I also think it's important to be realistic. You have to start somewhere - you'll be doing a lot more than most people if you graduate college and are able to land yourself a gig that pays you some money.

[matricks]

Work for the Seattle Parks Department. I get to practice on the pad and the double bass practice pad while i am working so it is cool... get paid to practice! Sometimes i even bring in a little set and play on the job. So maybe i am not a professional drummer yet but i get paid to practice on the job... does that make me a professional practicer then???

[Mark of Cenla]

I am a high school English teacher. I often help out the band director, and I get lots of time off (such as all summer... right NOW!). So it fits my drumming thing pretty well. Peace.

[Frank Sanchez]

I am a full time Pastor. I work with College age students, teach, counsel, marry and bury. Additionally, I am the Worship leader at the church. (I play guitar as a second instrument.) What is cool is that I was at one time a very busy drummer alone, so I have lived on both sides of the tracks. About 5 or so years ago, I sort of burned out and put the drums down (divinely inspired may I add.). I did not really drum at all for about 4 years. And then, all of a sudden, all of these people that remembered my playing days, began asking me to sub in on their gigs and do "some" recording. Since then I have experienced a great rebirth in the drum department. I started buying Modern Drummer again, found the HOD forum, and began studying more intensely. Now I feel that I am playing more musically than ever due to having been a leader, forced to hear what things are supposed to sound like. In addition, I now have the opportunity to pass it on to our very drum oriented church music faculty, training more drummers than ever before.

Actually, an ironic sort of thing happened recently. When I first started to play the drums, people would say something like, "Well, you play ok, but you are really a drummer." Just the other day, after I played drums, a woman came up to me and said, "Well, keep it up I suppose, but I really love your guitar playing!" God has a great sense of humor!

[Dazzler]

Nice replys and very interesting too. I'm a full time drummer and teacher. I teach at two private schools as well as a jazz summer school every year, but my main income is from gigging and sessions. I regard myself as being very lucky as I really do get paid for indulging my passion. I get called to play in lots of varied and diverse musical situations from Big Bands to straight ahead groups, pop and Brazilian bands as well as the usual functions.
Recently I have been doing a few sessions which is something that I've always wanted to get into. I have recorded music for the film The life and Death of Peter Sellers which is going to be shown on HBO over in the US before it (hopefully) gets released in cinemas ovr there and here in the UK and a Miramax film called Ella Enchanted. I have also been recording music for various British TV programmes. Although this is something that I have recently been getting into, I hope it continues. Being in the studio is an incredible experience and I have found it to be a great way to focus and to really concentrate. I'm learning all the time as I'm relatively new to this environment, but am enjoying the different challenges that I face.
Playing jazz is another incredible outlet where you can really get creative, throw caution to the wind and react with your fellow musicians, this too is another fantastic facet of music and drumming that I hope continues.
Whether I'm playing reggae, free music or top 40 gigs, music is music is music and I feel privilidged to be able play in different styles, with different musicians creating something that people will enjoy listening to.

[woodshed]

I am a UNIX Systems Administrator for the nations largest grocer. I have played music most of my life never being very good at it but I continue the quest of self-gratification!

My music goal is to make a CD of my own writings someday?

Cheers

[bouts]

hi,
I'm a french pro drummer, and in France when u play 43 official gigs, the governement give u money. It's a very good system, exicting since 20 years. 43 gigs is the minimun that u must play in 1 year to touch money during 1 year. But, in this moment, the governement change, and want to stop that, and the musicien's and all the artists (cinema, theater...) are on strike...
Bye

stephane boutinaud
za cresse st martin
34 660 cournonsec
site internet : http://pageperso.aol.fr/Boutinaud/steph/accueil.htm
e-mail : [email protected]

[Flamaque]

I am a Software Specialist (Technical Assistant, Beta Coordinator, Marketing Manager etc...) for a software company in Carlsbad CA.
I work from my home in Lakewood (suburb of Cleveland) Ohio.

This gives me the freedom to play at night and get to work in the morning.

Currently in several bands and recording situations.