In under 12 months I've done more than 30 gigs for this place. Last month I did ten. This month it's eleven. September is another 11. October, I think there are six. That's a number I'm more happy with.

I should be doing less if I want some kind of quality of life. It isn't just the time at gigs either. About half of the weddings I need to spend at least an hour for each one sorting music. A lot of it is esoteric stuff & it tends to turn out like the night would've been much less without it. I don't just plonk music in a folder. I listen to it all so I can see where it'd fit.

I've learned the importance of talking to the customer before the event too, but on this pay grade there's no way I'm meeting with them in person before the gig. The hourly rate is low enough as it is.

I'm going on holiday next May. Just for a week. Who's going to cover that?