Glass Ceiling Here Also? - Pittsburgh Jazz Network2024-03-29T14:55:26Zhttps://jazzburgher.ning.com/forum/topics/glass-ceiling-here-also?groupUrl=musicwoman&commentId=1992552%3AComment%3A156380&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHi,Im Gypsy Piano Blues
I dis…tag:jazzburgher.ning.com,2010-10-16:1992552:Comment:1563802010-10-16T14:40:15.197ZGypsy Piano Blueshttps://jazzburgher.ning.com/profile/GypsyPianoBlues446
Hi,Im Gypsy Piano Blues<br />
I disbanded my full band because of no backup(getting paid when a full crowd or over full crowd-called in back to kitchen to tell me-no one was here for my band when in actuality everyone was there for us--he had 5 friends there(bar owner)<br />
whom had a fistful of money( and I couldn't even get a pop on break-too busy)<br />
well not 1 member came to my rescue(Im kind of small so bar owners liked to get one over on me)<br />
Not only that but when an unruly patron would want to hear a…
Hi,Im Gypsy Piano Blues<br />
I disbanded my full band because of no backup(getting paid when a full crowd or over full crowd-called in back to kitchen to tell me-no one was here for my band when in actuality everyone was there for us--he had 5 friends there(bar owner)<br />
whom had a fistful of money( and I couldn't even get a pop on break-too busy)<br />
well not 1 member came to my rescue(Im kind of small so bar owners liked to get one over on me)<br />
Not only that but when an unruly patron would want to hear a song we didnt know or anything to that effect I had no rescue..<br />
I split up pay evenly-as told by members of band- but had to pay roadies ect out of my money ,they didn't allow no payment for the running of the band-websites,advertising sending out cds to get gigs,phone bills from bookings all came out of my pocket.I was in the red<br />
(And I loathe drama)men can be like women too so its not just women..ever try to go on the road in a van full of 5 or 6 men..lol they need to stop for bathroom breaks as much as women.and they can fight and argue amongst themselves too Anne,
This is why I founded w…tag:jazzburgher.ning.com,2010-10-09:1992552:Comment:1553362010-10-09T14:44:04.604ZDiva JChttps://jazzburgher.ning.com/profile/DivaJC
Anne,<br />
This is why I founded <a href="http://www.wijsf.org" target="_blank">www.wijsf.org</a><br />
However, I find that many of the women musicians are so stifled by the difficulties of being a musician and a woman that they become the obstruction to their own success.<br />
<br />
This is truly a problem. As a singer, I work with men most of the time. Whenever I engage women, there's a lot of drama attached to the gig. It's unbearable sometimes. But I keep working to promote women musicians, nevertheless.…
Anne,<br />
This is why I founded <a href="http://www.wijsf.org" target="_blank">www.wijsf.org</a><br />
However, I find that many of the women musicians are so stifled by the difficulties of being a musician and a woman that they become the obstruction to their own success.<br />
<br />
This is truly a problem. As a singer, I work with men most of the time. Whenever I engage women, there's a lot of drama attached to the gig. It's unbearable sometimes. But I keep working to promote women musicians, nevertheless. However, it's stifling my ability to make an income for myself.<br />
<br />
JC