Re: Building a rackmount looping computer as an alternative to the Receptor for Mobius

[Travis Hartnett <travishartnett@gmail.com>]

> So your definition of pro or non-pro is entirely based on the economics.

Yes!

> Which would make somebody living off welfare and at the same time trying
> to get somebody interested in their entirely unprofessional art is a
> professional,

No--the welfare case isn't paying his bills from money derived from
music-making activities.  In a related case: Vincent van Gogh was
never a professional painter.

Bryan Beller:  no, wasn't a professional musician until recently.  Has
existed in the semi-pro years since leaving college under my
definition.  Another related case: Philip Glass drove a taxi and
installed kitchen appliances to pay the bills until the early 80's.

TravisH


On 10/16/05, Rainer Thelonius Balthasar Straschill <rs@moinlabs.de> wrote:
> So your definition of pro or non-pro is entirely based on the economics.
> Which would make somebody living off welfare and at the same time trying
> to get somebody interested in their entirely unprofessional art is a
> professional, while somebody like e.g. Bryan Beller (of Mike
> Keneally/Beer for Dolphins, Z, Steve Vai, Mullmuzzler/Jamie LaBrie etc.)
> isn't (or at least hasn't been until shortly).
>