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Ep. 6: Professional saxophonist becomes computer scientist

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On February 13, 2019

In Investing, Podcast

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Jason St. George is a musician, educator, computer scientist, and machine learning engineer, currently completing his Master’s degree at Rochester Institute of Technology. After a rural, quintessentially American upbringing in Upstate New York, Jason completed his Bachelor of Music Performance and Music Theory from University of North Texas in 2013, going on to a career as a musician and educator in the Dallas, Fort Worth area, where he worked and taught as a freelance professional for over 5 years, making a maximum of $21k per year.

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Ep. 5: How to set your rates as a freelance musician

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On February 6, 2019

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So you’re a musician who’s ready to start working and live your lifelong dream. Let’s skip the finding work part for now and cut to the phone call from your friend or stranger: “Hey, my restaurant manager thought it would be snazzy to have a saxophone and accordion serenade our guests for 5 hours next week and I immediately thought of you.” (No mention of compensation.)

Now what?

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Ep. 4: Pit orchestra musician pays off her student debt

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On January 30, 2019

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A native of the Black Hills of South Dakota, Kelsey Mire is an experienced musical theatre musician based in Washington, DC. She plays 16 woodwinds including bassoon, saxophones, clarinets, and flutes. Kelsey can be heard regularly at Ford’s Theatre, Signature Theatre, and Arena Stage. Prior to moving to the DC metro area she played Nashville recording projects with MTI Broadway Junior and Garth Brooks, musical theatre shows at TPAC and the Grand Ole Opry, and 2nd bassoon with the Chattanooga Symphony. In 2013 she joined the national tour of “How the Grinch Stole Christmas!: The Musical.”

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Ep. 3: Three common tax deductions for musicians

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On January 17, 2019

In Podcast, Taxes

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Think of tax deductions like music scales. Once you are familiar with major scales you can move onto minor, diminished, augmented, whole tone, harmonic, Egyptian, you name it. Let’s build a foundation with 3 of the most common tax deductions for musicians.

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Ep. 2: Trumpet professor leaves music career for a better life

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On January 16, 2019

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Miranda George is a writer and speaker about the social elements that create and sustain performance anxiety in musicians, including shame, instability, and adrenaline. She also writes about performance problems regarding those who have struggled with trauma, mental illness, addiction, and disability.

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