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Should You Quit Your Job And Join A Rock Band? Ask Zoe Keating

I think my dad was the first one to turn me on to Zoe Keating, back when she had a segment looping her cello through Live in Wired Magazine a few months back.

Here she is giving a quick 5 minute talk on whether or not to quit your job to tour with a rock band, which she has first hand experience with. As down on being a musician as she comes off, keep in mind that she would not be nearly as renown had she not made that tough decision. Nonetheless, the presentation is informative, real, and charming to say the least.

Cellist Zoe Keating used to be in tech before taking on the “glamorous” life of a touring musician. In this week’s Ignite Show Episode, she talks about the pizza, the long bus rides, odd work hours and making a living when you’re just getting started.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, July 8th, 2009 at 12:12 pm. It is filed under wire tips and tagged with advice, promotion, touring, video. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.