"A pop gig generally feels more 'obviously' vibrant and upbeat than a classical concert," agrees classical violinist Gillon Cameron, who has played on a dizzying number of pop albums, with artists including Radiohead, The Divine Comedy, Gorillaz and Florence and the Machine.
For a start, gigs don't generally pay well.
What sort of gigs do you generally play?
But even those who found the gig trying seemed generally happy with their experience, and hopeful about sustaining some of the connections they had made.
DAVID VIRELLES David Virelles, 27, arrived in New York in 2008 and seemed to go straight to the top of the class: playing gigs with Steve Coleman, Chris Potter and Mark Turner and generally making himself noticeable, breaking through with strong and hard-to-define patterns and sounds.
The New York troupes — InoGna, from the Bronx, and the Brooklyn-based outfits Gnawa Boussou and Nass Gnawa — generally do gigs in Manhattan and lilas (healing ceremonies) in the outer boroughs.
More generally, though, gig economy startups won't pursue the equity options for contractors if doing so then triggers mandatory SEC reporting whilst they are private entities.
Two: I generally find benefit gigs of all kinds pretty dire.
"Wilko wishes to offer his sincere thanks for all the support he has had over his long career, from those who have worked with him to, above all, those devoted fans and admirers who have attended his live gigs, bought his recordings and generally made his life such an extraordinarily full and eventful experience.
Stacks are generally preferred for gigs rather than practice, although there's no rule against having an enormous stack in your living room if your family allows it.
