To sustain my living as an artist/student, I am working as a part-time supervisor in a restaurant for a year. However, It isn’t related to sound and my interest at all. Hence, I am think to apply and try to work as a sound technician, since I am also interested in technical aspect on venue, studio and theatre. I had a few experiences working as a sound technician, such as a volunteer in the theatre a few months and a stage manager for two shows. In the search for the opportunities as a sound tech for the appraisal, I found most of the vaccines are looking for both audio and visual technicians, which I don’t have much knowledge for visual. They also generally require previous professional experience in this field. Therefore to gain experience as sound technician, some suggested me to try some volunteering on different festival, which most likely to looking for volunteer rather a permanent role. I can also look for junior, trainee and apprenticeship opportunities.
Since I have customer service experience while working in a restaurant, I can also try to working on the retail jobs. I have knowledge on different musical instrument, especially on guitars, pedals and synths. To combine both knowledge together, instrument retail could be another way for living, and that could sustain my creative practice.