2 Apr
2011
2 Apr
'11
5:27 a.m.
On 04/02/2011 05:33 AM, Ken Restivo wrote:
On Fri, Apr 01, 2011 at 12:13:24PM +0200, Jostein Chr.
Andersen wrote:
I believe your biggest issue right now is that you live in the States.
With upto 40% unemployment depending which state and income bracket you
are a in you will have a difficult time getting any decent work right now.
You might want to look at your options for changing locations. My
suggestion is to move as far south as possible that way you will have
more time to enjoy your remaining days on this planet until the nuclear
cloud of death from the impending atomic explosion at Fukushima of 1760
metric tonnes of radioactive fuel blankets the earth and kills us all.
Either that or just keep partying on Dude and making that awesome sound
till the end arrives!
It's not far off now anyway so might as well make the most of it while
you still can right?
Seems silly to burn all those awesome contacts that you have built up
over the last 4 years just so you can make some money is a crappy job
for the next few days/weeks/months before it is all over anyway.
--
Patrick Shirkey
Boost Hardware Ltd.
On Friday 01 April 2011 11.44.57 Ken Restivo
wrote:
...
Thanks!
I appreciate the outpouring of support and good wishes. The list here has made possible a
lot of the music I've done, ao I should be thanking you, actually, and of course the
developers of all this great free software.
However, I wasn't posting this looking for sympathy as much as looking for pointers
towards paying work :-)
There are quite a few professional Linux-oriented engineers and sysadmins here, at least
a few of whom work in the open source world, who have seen some of my code and hacking
approach. I was hoping someone would point me towards where there might be contract work
for software development, sysadmin stuff, embedded development (I'm good with Atmel),
etc. Anything, really, if it pays. If it has to do with Linux, there's a high
likelihood that I've already done it before and know how to.
As for "Moment with Monosynth", that's a great example of the kind of music
I will continue to post as time permits. Very simple, no band required, no real production
necessary, just solo keyboards, took me like an hour to record and post, a couple chords
and some noodling. I do indeed hope to continue on in that direction as I get spare time,
and might even post more often than I have over the last few years that I've been busy
with the band, if I end up with enough income and free time from other paying work.
Thanks again. I'm not going away, really, just changing focus towards stuff that
pays.
Also, after about 4 years of trying to make it in
music and failing, I've
left the band, put my own music aside, and officially given up. Sorry,
I've reached the end of my poverty rope. If I post any more music, it'll
be whatever I can knock out in an hour so of break time.
...
I like projects and contract work, not really
looking for any kind of
9-to-5 committment-- I still think like a musician and work best on my own
in the middle of the night--, so if anyone knows of random contract work,
let me know off-list. If it pays (within reason), then I'll do it.
Thanks all for everything, and I expect you may find me contributing more
code than music as the years roll on.
I'm not sure if this is sad or good news. It is sad news from a
musical point
of vue, that's for sure. The hard truth is that the world do have a lot of
great musicians and composers and a lot of them are starving - and jazz
players do not have the biggest audience in the world.
But you have a way to play, sound and improvise that makes you stand out. Only
a very skilled musician are capable to do the stuff you do, my heart bleeds
when I see all this moves over to /dev/null. I understand that you have to
make a living, but please, hold the door a little open officially and make
some space for the possibilities. The possibilities are allways there for
every person, but one must be ready to join them when they shows up. You have
been involved with gigs and recordings, I think that you are nearer the
possibilities than many other people.
_Thank_you_ for everything, and.. ..I hope we will find you contributing more
music than code as the years roll on - and that you can make a decent living
of it.
But anyway: -I wish you good luck with your future and hopes that you will
have a wonderful time whatever you do.