{"id":9641,"date":"2016-04-26T02:03:37","date_gmt":"2016-04-25T19:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keblog.demoapp.xyz\/?p=9641"},"modified":"2024-05-21T15:00:58","modified_gmt":"2024-05-21T08:00:58","slug":"career-lessons-from-filipino-musicians-with-day-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/id\/career-lessons-from-filipino-musicians-with-day-jobs","title":{"rendered":"6 Career Lessons From Filipino Musicians With Day Jobs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">These days, especially in the independent music scene, it is rare to come across a full-time musician. Most artists are phenomenal multitaskers; that skill is a given when one is expected to maintain a day job and forge a career path, while maintaining a passion for making and performing music at the same time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">We talked to some working musicians to find out how being a musician helps them with their day jobs, and here\u2019s what we found out.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_26 counter-hierarchy\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">TOPICS<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><label for=\"item\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/id\/career-lessons-from-filipino-musicians-with-day-jobs\/#1_Be_more_attentive_to_details_and_feelings\" title=\"1. Be more attentive to details and feelings.\">1. Be more attentive to details and feelings.<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/id\/career-lessons-from-filipino-musicians-with-day-jobs\/#2_Balance_yourself_out\" title=\"2. Balance yourself out.\">2. Balance yourself out.<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/id\/career-lessons-from-filipino-musicians-with-day-jobs\/#3_Breathe_life_into_routine\" title=\"3. Breathe life into routine.\">3. Breathe life into routine.<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/id\/career-lessons-from-filipino-musicians-with-day-jobs\/#4_Develop_a_work_ethic_confidence_and_people_skills\" title=\"4. Develop a work ethic, confidence and people skills.\">4. Develop a work ethic, confidence and people skills.<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/id\/career-lessons-from-filipino-musicians-with-day-jobs\/#5_Learn_how_to_get_in_the_zone\" title=\"5. Learn how to get \u201cin the zone\u201d.\">5. Learn how to get \u201cin the zone\u201d.<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/id\/career-lessons-from-filipino-musicians-with-day-jobs\/#6_Start_Innovating_and_creating\" title=\"6. Start\u00a0Innovating and creating.\">6. Start\u00a0Innovating and creating.<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"p3\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Be_more_attentive_to_details_and_feelings\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><b>1. Be more attentive to details and feelings.<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Josh Alipe,<\/b><em>\u00a0Tattoo Artist \/\u00a0V<\/em><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><i>ocalist of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sirensph\/?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sirens<\/a><\/strong><\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><em><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9648\" src=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Josh-Alipe-photo-taken-from-Sirens-official-Facebook-page-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"Josh-Alipe-photo-taken-from-Sirens-official-Facebook-page\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Josh-Alipe-photo-taken-from-Sirens-official-Facebook-page-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Josh-Alipe-photo-taken-from-Sirens-official-Facebook-page-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Josh-Alipe-photo-taken-from-Sirens-official-Facebook-page.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/em><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cBeing a musician . . . has taught me to be attentive to details and feelings. This value really affected my life in a lot of ways, [even with] my training in jiu-jitsu, in how i deal with my relationship etc.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p3\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Balance_yourself_out\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><b>2. Balance yourself out.<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"p3\"><b>Dowell de los Reyes,\u00a0<\/b><em>HR Director and Project Manager \/\u00a0Vocalist of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Diachroma\/?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Diachroma<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<h3><em><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9644\" src=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Dowell-de-los-Reyes-photo-by-Dye-Vargas-200x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Dowell-de-los-Reyes-photo-by-Dye-Vargas\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Dowell-de-los-Reyes-photo-by-Dye-Vargas-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Dowell-de-los-Reyes-photo-by-Dye-Vargas.jpeg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/em><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p3\">\u201cFor me, music . . . helps me create and mold what I need and want to feel in every time. It can cover and design all the banalities in my life. Suddenly every scene has a meaning. Every scene in my perception has more depth and emotion. [I] live my life the way I want to live it; not limited to &#8220;regular programming\u201d or a 9-5 job.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Breathe_life_into_routine\"><\/span>3. Breathe life into routine.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><strong>Miguel Rabat,<\/strong>\u00a0Development Manager \/\u00a0<em>Vocalist and guitarist of Progeny<\/em><\/p>\n<h3><em><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9650\" src=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Miguel-Rabat-photo-by-Sandy-Dy-199x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Miguel-Rabat-photo-by-Sandy-Dy\" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Miguel-Rabat-photo-by-Sandy-Dy-199x300.jpeg 199w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Miguel-Rabat-photo-by-Sandy-Dy.jpeg 636w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/em><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cWhile routine can be comfortable for some, it prohibits me from truly enjoying life. Music, in a nutshell, breathes life into an otherwise lifeless routine. It provides the color in an otherwise grey background. It\u2019s the <i>art<\/i> in <i>earth<\/i>.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p3\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Develop_a_work_ethic_confidence_and_people_skills\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><b>4. Develop a work ethic, confidence and people skills.<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"s1\"><b>Pao Bagaman,\u00a0<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><i>Freelance video editor, producer, director, cinematographer \/ Vocalist of D.S.O.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><em><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9654\" src=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Paolo-Bagaman-photo-by-Red-Rivera-200x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Paolo-Bagaman-photo-by-Red-Rivera\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Paolo-Bagaman-photo-by-Red-Rivera-200x300.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Paolo-Bagaman-photo-by-Red-Rivera.jpeg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/em><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cMy experience as a musician has helped me develop a level of confidence when dealing with people I work with. It also has helped me be more patient when things don&#8217;t turn out the way I want them to. The process of constantly learning and practicing has also helped me develop a more systematic way of doing tasks.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p3\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Learn_how_to_get_in_the_zone\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><b>5. Learn how to get \u201cin the zone\u201d.<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Niko Ylaya,\u00a0<\/b><span class=\"s2\"><i>Art Director<\/i><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><i> \/ Guitarist of Curbside<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><em><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9652\" src=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Niko-Ylaya-photo-by-Angelu-Cruz-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"Niko-Ylaya-photo-by-Angelu-Cruz\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Niko-Ylaya-photo-by-Angelu-Cruz-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Niko-Ylaya-photo-by-Angelu-Cruz-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Niko-Ylaya-photo-by-Angelu-Cruz.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/em><\/h3>\n<p>\u201cIt&#8217;s inevitable to encounter boring or repetitive types of work, but with music somehow it gets you into that zone to finish your work with a breeze. It feels like you\u2019re already jamming to it, especially while you\u2019re typing or clicking. It makes work a lot easier for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p3\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Start_Innovating_and_creating\"><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><b>6. Start\u00a0Innovating and creating.<\/b><\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"s1\"><b>Enzo Cabayan,\u00a0<\/b><\/span><span class=\"s2\"><i>Financial Advisor \/ <\/i><\/span><span class=\"s1\"><i>Guitarist of Thieves and Wilderness<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><em><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9646\" src=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Enzo-Cabayan-photo-by-Neil-Kenneth-Sael-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"Enzo-Cabayan-photo-by-Neil-Kenneth-Sael\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Enzo-Cabayan-photo-by-Neil-Kenneth-Sael-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Enzo-Cabayan-photo-by-Neil-Kenneth-Sael-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/neo-blog.kalibrr.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Enzo-Cabayan-photo-by-Neil-Kenneth-Sael.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/em><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThrough music, I learned about innovation and being creative in one&#8217;s craft. Innovation and creativity are vital in having your own business. You always have to possess an open mind, [while] at the same time, keep thinking of other ways to go about running your business.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><em>\u00a0This article was written by Miao Olivar for <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/amplify.ph\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amplify.ph<\/a><\/strong>.<\/em><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These days, especially in the independent music scene, it is rare to come across a full-time musician. Most artists are phenomenal multitaskers; that skill is a given when one is expected to maintain a day job and forge a career path, while maintaining a passion for making and performing music at the same time. 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