| cl | | | | the bills, thereâs only so many options |
| Bob Dylan probably wrote a song about it, but it | | | | you can consider. Either you take longer breaks |
| goes without saying that the life of a traveling | | | | between tours and try to find some meaningful |
| musician isnât usually an easy one. The | | | | temporary work, or you find a way to work on |
| pay is crap, the hours are long, and | | | | the road. For most people, this means working on |
| youâre always going down a long stretch | | | | the computer. With the job market online |
| of road and through an endless maze of city | | | | expanding rapidly, this is a growing possibility for |
| freeways on the way to the next show. For | | | | people without any technical skills. Writing jobs and |
| many musicians, the road life is a passion that | | | | content creation positions abound, and freelancing |
| isnât worth giving up for anything. But | | | | online is quickly become a gap-filler for many |
| itâs a sad reality that live shows | | | | people in this age of poor employment prospects. |
| donât pay all the bills. Working on the | | | | What was uniquely difficult for musicians was that |
| road is tough, but now with wireless broadband | | | | there werenât a whole lot of |
| â itâs gotten a whole lot easier. | | | | opportunities to stop the car to get online. And |
| If you want to be a touring musician for a long | | | | mobile access options have been pitiful until very |
| time, and the shows just arenât paying | | | | recently. |