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The Plight of the Young Musician Part II: When I Started Saying No

October 23, 2018  /  Audrey Flores

In Part II, I’m going to take a look at three reasons I would turn work away, regardless of how badly I needed the money.

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categories / family, inspiration, freelancing, self-care, process, practice
tags / union, New York, Side gig, opportunities, broadway, big break, don't quit, subbing, turningdownwork, AFM Local 802, family, honesty, freelancing, be careful, Day job, vulnerable, process

What’s in a Union?

September 17, 2018  /  Audrey Flores

Democratic primaries for state elections have just happened in New York and, while politics are very much on everyone’s minds these days, it turns out that the musicians’ union here, Local 802, is having elections of its own. As a non-employed musician pondering the candidates, I ask myself “What should I be getting from the union?”

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categories / freelancing, inspiration, musicals, self-care
tags / AFM Local 802, freelancing, broadway, union, 802 Musicians for Change, Musicians of Now, Politics