Can drumming ACCTUALLY gives a good income?

How?

band giggings, recording sessions, teaching, drums salesman...

just to name a few.

Yes, if you are good.

Yea, but its kinda hard to form a rock band like Marilyn Manson, or Ozzy Osbourne,.... in Malaysia rite?

Or not?

it's been said before, you'll earn good income if you have good skill.

regardless of being an artist or not.

also, band is not about just drummer.

to compare it to marilyn manson or ozzy osbourne? Near impossible in malaysia.
But i sure hope someone in malaysia can be as good and popular as them.

Yup agree with you all

anyway have thrust in yourself. Go live your dream. Who knows you can be like them. I would be proud, a fellow LYN member become popular.

Haha... Thanks for your support man. I will not forget your LYN name. Haha..

This post has been edited by sarvinG: Apr 22 2009, 12:17 PM

Arthur Kam is good..is very very good in fact that he won this year UNdiscovered Modern drummer under 18 category, which is a worldwide competition in case some dont know. But not much plubicity of him outside of Malayisa, didnt see his name mentioned in other drum forums.....kinda wasted.

Anyway, I know few drummer buddies earning extra income part time, by teaching and gigging and recording. Its more of a passion for them
In fact, there is a hotel here in Pg is offering for a drummer working from Mon - Sat (8pm-12pm) - Gaji : ~RM 2K ...

haha... Yea... But i am still 16 la... a student. Waiting on

the same goes to other instruments as well, guitar, bass, saxophone.

the only source of income for musicians now in malaysia is teaching, gigging or even sessionist.

but if u really wanna be a full time drummer, make sure ur parents support u.

haha. have you tried playing full time (as in mon til fri) in a pub or hotel as a cover band? sure, the pay might seem pretty decent but trust me, it aint fun at all after the 2nd or 3rd day. i tried, couldnt take it.

wat about those sessionist which can read drum notes...
how much ar their pay???

almost nobody (or simply nobody) will read notes for drum playing, except for attacks/specific fill ins/rest.

I doubt anyone in this world can earn a decent living just playing drums ALONE. Most successful drummers i've seen are producers/multi instrumentalist/clinic drummers/sessionist etc. Even Derek Roddy doesn't play drums as the main source of income, in fact he breed snakes for sale. I remember a friend from NY telling me John Blackwell of Prince accepted a 90 bucks jazz gig in a NY bar. I guess to survive as a drummer/musician you really need to stand out ahead of the rest and be really really really really....really hardworking.

This post has been edited by thalidomide: Apr 23 2009, 01:06 AM

Don't play drums for the pay man, play for the passion.

Nope, I only play on and off in small gigs/weddings....and ya, I do agree playing every single night would definitely have taken a toll on me
No easy way to earn the dough....Its money for your time, energy and social life

Yea, Agree with you.

But while enjoying the passion, must earn also rite?

haha...wait and see lah ...

slowly the passion turns into all-money



This post has been edited by LovePieces: Apr 24 2009, 09:51 PM