travelingisdumb

I would imagine insanely high rent costs are a major factor here? I live in northern Michigan and I pay $500 for housing, there's no way I could ever live somewhere like Bay Area.

Do you ever play in Michigan/midwest?

My uncle is one of the OG dueling piano players from when it really took off in the mid 90s, he still plays gigs all the time and makes a very, very good living. It's actually crazy how much money he makes in a given night, usually over $1k and sometimes a lot more depending on if it's a private party or corporate event. He plays overseas and on cruise ships a lot too.

He's always looking to hire new talent for his company as well, as long as you got chops and can hear a song once and hack away at it.