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A friend of mine sent me a newspaper article about a guitar tech who was working on major artists\u2019 tours for many decades making a nice income, and was now struggling to pay his mortgage.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The article wasn\u2019t news to me. It pointed out that globally, some 18 million music industry people are out of jobs. But there was a quote I couldn\u2019t take off of my mind all week:<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe music industry, we\u2019re not just out of work. We\u2019re washed off the face of the planet at this point.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Musicians are resilient, I thought. We\u2019ve driven through bad storms a hundred times. We had been told that the show must go on when we first signed up for the job, and we imprinted it into our minds and our hearts.<\/span><\/p>\n And this isn’t just musicians themselves, but also those setting up the stage, running the sound or the lights, ushering people to their seats, checking tickets, driving tour buses, or running the administrative and legal side of business.<\/span><\/p>\n So when the show stops, what happens? What goes on then?<\/span><\/p>\n We keep creating music.<\/span><\/p>\n The show becomes us. WE must go on and come up with other solutions, be creative, sing from the balconies, our porches, or in front of our computers\u2019 tiny camera lenses streaming to all kinds of old and new platforms. We simply don\u2019t let ourselves \u201cbe washed off of the face of the planet.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n The same day I read the article, I drove up to Nashville for some meetings, and stopped by a restaurant that was giving out gourmet meals to the music professionals – organized by the Country Music Association and Touring Professionals Alliance. I spoke to a guy who was a sound engineer for tours. He volunteers as much as he can, because being of service keeps him feel less isolated and helps him stay hopeful.<\/span><\/p>\n We are resilient. We\u2019ll get through it by taking care of each other and we won\u2019t quit.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=”off|off|on” admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.5.7″ text_line_height=”2.5em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”|3px||3px||”]<\/p>\n A friend of mine sent me a newspaper article about a guitar tech who was working on major artists\u2019 tours for many decades making a nice income, and was now struggling to pay his mortgage.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The article wasn\u2019t news to me. It pointed out that globally, some 18 million music industry people are out of jobs. But there was a quote I couldn\u2019t take off of my mind all week:<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe music industry, we\u2019re not just out of work. We\u2019re washed off the face of the planet at this point.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Musicians are resilient, I thought. We\u2019ve driven through bad storms a hundred times. We had been told that the show must go on when we first signed up for the job, and we imprinted it into our minds and our hearts.<\/span><\/p>\n And this isn’t just musicians themselves, but also those setting up the stage, running the sound or the lights, ushering people to their seats, checking tickets, driving tour buses, or running the administrative and legal side of business.<\/span><\/p>\n So when the show stops, what happens? What goes on then?<\/span><\/p>\n We keep creating music.<\/span><\/p>\n The show becomes us. WE must go on and come up with other solutions, be creative, sing from the balconies, our porches, or in front of our computers\u2019 tiny camera lenses streaming to all kinds of old and new platforms. We simply don\u2019t let ourselves \u201cbe washed off of the face of the planet.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n The same day I read the article, I drove up to Nashville for some meetings, and stopped by a restaurant that was giving out gourmet meals to the music professionals – organized by the Country Music Association and Touring Professionals Alliance. I spoke to a guy who was a sound engineer for tours. He volunteers as much as he can, because being of service keeps him feel less isolated and helps him stay hopeful.<\/span><\/p>\n We are resilient. We\u2019ll get through it by taking care of each other and we won\u2019t quit.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”http:\/\/tatianacameron.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/FINAL_Blog-Banner-TC.com-9-1024×390.png” title_text=”FINAL_Blog Banner TC.com (9)” _builder_version=”4.5.7″ _module_preset=”default” width=”72%” module_alignment=”center” hover_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text disabled_on=”on|off|off” admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.5.7″ text_line_height=”2.5em” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”|124px||124px||”]<\/p>\n When I came back home that evening, I touched up my makeup and performed a live streaming concert. I wasn\u2019t wearing shoes, at one point I left my place in front of the camera to make some Peppermint tea, and at the end of each song, I clapped for David and me and connected with the audience by reading their comments out loud. I looked straight into the camera to respond and thank them for being there. We are resilient.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The show is going on.<\/span><\/p>\n When my concert was over, I sat in my comfortable chair with my dog snuggled next to me, and I looked around my music room. It was filled with sound equipment and lights and stuff that would have, in normal times, been already packed in cases and loaded up in the back of my car. I\u2019d be driving off into the night to my next gig (without a dog LOL).<\/span><\/p>\n So you see, the show itself isn\u2019t the show that must go on.\u00a0The show is us.<\/strong>\u00a0We keep showing up and we keep going through thick and thin. We go through\u00a0all the changes and transformations that are thrown at us – changes\u00a0that we resist\u00a0but that are an inevitable part of our lives.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Dwelling in sadness that we lost the gigs, being angry and caught up in the blame game, wasting energy on wishing things were different only makes us get stuck in a bad place. It stifles our creativity to do something constructive.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n On the other hand, when we can feel the sadness, honor the grief for what we lost, and then we let it pass, we are able to move forward\u2026<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n We take a breath, give ourselves a bit of time and space to find new solutions and possibilities, and then make the next best action. We create new ways – a new stage for our show \ud83d\ude42 Yes, it takes patience, trust, compassion, and gentleness with ourselves.\u00a0But when we work together, or at least when we know we are not alone, the process becomes easier.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The stress and the pressure lift off, opening up the space for our creativity, love, and grace to build and heal. And we practice resilience and become even more resilient. \ud83d\ude42\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Of course, this is not specific to musicians and touring crews. I\u2019m sure you have gone through a change yourself this past year and figured out how to make your own life\u2019s \u201cshow\u201d go on.<\/span><\/p>\n Can you reflect on that this week?<\/span><\/p>\n What is your first reaction to a big change?<\/span><\/p>\n How do you get unstuck from the disappointment and resistance to change?<\/span><\/p>\n How does it feel to be on the other side of something challenging?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n <\/a><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=”off|off|on” _builder_version=”4.5.7″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n When I came back home that evening, I touched up my makeup and performed a live streaming concert. I wasn\u2019t wearing shoes, at one point I left my place in front of the camera to make some Peppermint tea, and at the end of each song, I clapped for David and me and connected with the audience by reading their comments out loud. I looked straight into the camera to respond and thank them for being there. We are resilient.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The show is going on.<\/span><\/p>\n When my concert was over, I sat in my comfortable chair with my dog snuggled next to me, and I looked around my music room. It was filled with sound equipment and lights and stuff that would have, in normal times, been already packed in cases and loaded up in the back of my car. I\u2019d be driving off into the night to my next gig (without a dog LOL).<\/span><\/p>\n So you see, the show itself isn\u2019t the show that must go on.\u00a0The show is us.<\/strong>\u00a0We keep showing up and we keep going through thick and thin. We go through\u00a0all the changes and transformations that are thrown at us – changes\u00a0that we resist\u00a0but that are an inevitable part of our lives.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Dwelling in sadness that we lost the gigs, being angry and caught up in the blame game, wasting energy on wishing things were different only makes us get stuck in a bad place. It stifles our creativity to do something constructive.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n On the other hand, when we can feel the sadness, honor the grief for what we lost, and then we let it pass, we are able to move forward\u2026<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n We take a breath, give ourselves a bit of time and space to find new solutions and possibilities, and then make the next best action. We create new ways – a new stage for our show \ud83d\ude42 Yes, it takes patience, trust, compassion, and gentleness with ourselves.\u00a0But when we work together, or at least when we know we are not alone, the process becomes easier.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The stress and the pressure lift off, opening up the space for our creativity, love, and grace to build and heal. And we practice resilience and become even more resilient. \ud83d\ude42\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Of course, this is not specific to musicians and touring crews. I\u2019m sure you have gone through a change yourself this past year and figured out how to make your own life\u2019s \u201cshow\u201d go on.<\/span><\/p>\n Can you reflect on that this week?<\/span><\/p>\n What is your first reaction to a big change?<\/span><\/p>\n How do you get unstuck from the disappointment and resistance to change?<\/span><\/p>\n How does it feel to be on the other side of something challenging?<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.5.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”|auto|-40px|auto||” custom_padding=”||20px|||”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.7″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_image src=”http:\/\/tatianacameron.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Feb-Blog-Post-2-1024×1024.png” title_text=”Feb Blog Post (2)” disabled_on=”on|off|off” _builder_version=”4.5.7″ _module_preset=”default” width=”48%” module_alignment=”center” hover_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_image src=”http:\/\/tatianacameron.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Feb-Blog-Post-2-1024×1024.png” title_text=”Feb Blog Post (2)” disabled_on=”off|off|on” _builder_version=”4.5.7″ _module_preset=”default” width=”33%” module_alignment=”center” hover_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text admin_label=”Text” _builder_version=”4.5.7″ text_font=”Nunito|600|on||||||” text_text_color=”#BE1E2D” text_font_size=”45px” header_font=”Nunito||||||||” header_text_align=”center” header_text_color=”#BE1E2D” background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” text_orientation=”center” custom_padding=”2px|124px|6px|124px||”]<\/p>\n Music & Story<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.5.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”-53px|||||”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.5.7″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”1640px” custom_padding=”0px|||||”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.5.7″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_text disabled_on=”on|off|off” _builder_version=”4.5.7″ _module_preset=”default” custom_padding=”|124px||124px||”]<\/p>\n Kindness and gratitude make it a lot easier to get through life\u2019s challenges, don\u2019t you agree?<\/span><\/p>\n Here is that beautiful\u00a0song by Glen Campbell<\/a>:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=”off|off|on” _builder_version=”4.5.7″ _module_preset=”default”]<\/p>\n\n
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