Corona impact on music making
- Reasonable man
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less people going to gigs
less musicians wanting to share musical equipment (like microphones) at gigs or even in recording studio i guess.
I have noticed a slight reduction in musical equipment on amazon due to economy downturn. I managed to replace my broken nektar p6 with another one at a well reduced price.
You have to acknowledge that as far as viruses go in the past 10-20 years this is a very successfull one . Some say that warm weather might stave it off . Here's hoping.
less musicians wanting to share musical equipment (like microphones) at gigs or even in recording studio i guess.
I have noticed a slight reduction in musical equipment on amazon due to economy downturn. I managed to replace my broken nektar p6 with another one at a well reduced price.
You have to acknowledge that as far as viruses go in the past 10-20 years this is a very successfull one . Some say that warm weather might stave it off . Here's hoping.
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I'm not meaning to attack at all, but it's not a good idea to spread this generalisation. It really depends on the virus itself, and although it is a hopeful thought that it might happen there is absolutely no proof to suggest this might be the case. We just won't know until things start to heat up more.
Peace, and good luck
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On a slightly more amusing note, there's tonnes of job adverts on Facebook right now looking for cruise ship musicians! Apparently the attrition rate is really high at the moment for some reason.
sure the virus could potentially recede a little over the warmer months. that also happened in the Spanish Flu in 1918, and when the next fall/winter season came around it came back even more deadly.
now is not the time to think we can hope for the best and this will all just blow over. we need to stay vigilant until there’s a proper vaccine, or antiviral drugs, or somehow the disease stops spreading. that very likely won’t be for another year and a half at least.
don’t panic. don’t touch your face. wash your hands. stay away from others unless you have no choice.
also, if you have the option, be young.
now is not the time to think we can hope for the best and this will all just blow over. we need to stay vigilant until there’s a proper vaccine, or antiviral drugs, or somehow the disease stops spreading. that very likely won’t be for another year and a half at least.
don’t panic. don’t touch your face. wash your hands. stay away from others unless you have no choice.
also, if you have the option, be young.
I was just looking into volunteering for the trials in London where they pay tou £3,500 to infect you, quarentine you, and try to cure you.
I figure I'm pretty healthy, I can hole up and make music in a hospital while I've got the flu, and get paid!
But they arent' acceptig more applicants fars I can tell.
I figure I'm pretty healthy, I can hole up and make music in a hospital while I've got the flu, and get paid!
But they arent' acceptig more applicants fars I can tell.
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You can check out my music here.
https://m.soundcloud.com/ericholmofficial
Or here.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC73uZZ ... 8jqUubzsQg
You can check out my music here.
https://m.soundcloud.com/ericholmofficial
Or here.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC73uZZ ... 8jqUubzsQg
Doesn't take much to get me thinking that song ot myself. Great song but man, I can't put it down.
Edit: The original one I mean...
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You can check out my music here.
https://m.soundcloud.com/ericholmofficial
Or here.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC73uZZ ... 8jqUubzsQg
You can check out my music here.
https://m.soundcloud.com/ericholmofficial
Or here.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC73uZZ ... 8jqUubzsQg
yes, of course the number of deaths per day is low ****right now****. that’s why containment and slowing transmission is so important.
today, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Anthony Fauci said “If we are complacent and don’t do really aggressive containment and mitigation, the number could go way up and be involved in many, many millions,”
that’s not a small number of people per day.
Maybe they'll need a 3.4% applicant refill in a few weeksplaamook wrote: ↑11 Mar 2020I was just looking into volunteering for the trials in London where they pay tou £3,500 to infect you, quarentine you, and try to cure you.
I figure I'm pretty healthy, I can hole up and make music in a hospital while I've got the flu, and get paid!
But they arent' acceptig more applicants fars I can tell.
That looks like they've taking the 3000+ deaths so far and divided by the 60+ days which gives an average of 56 per day. But that's not how a virus work, there were very few deaths at the start, and it's increasing exponentially.
So if you compared this virus with the other "killers" a few months ago it wouldn't have even made the list! Meaning, we won't accurately know how it compares to other "killers" until it has already run its course, at which point it won't really matter because it will be history.
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and that’s *if* it runs its course and fizzles out. other viruses end up becoming seasonal, and are managed with vaccinations and antiviral drugs. I believe the last H1N1 virus is an example (I may be confusing it with another one though).selig wrote: ↑12 Mar 2020That looks like they've taking the 3000+ deaths so far and divided by the 60+ days which gives an average of 56 per day. But that's not how a virus work, there were very few deaths at the start, and it's increasing exponentially.
So if you compared this virus with the other "killers" a few months ago it wouldn't have even made the list! Meaning, we won't accurately know how it compares to other "killers" until it has already run its course, at which point it won't really matter because it will be history.
the real point at which we could potentially start comparing them is when COVID reaches some saturation point within the population. until then, comparing these numbers is interesting, but not instructive.
Yes, we don't know anything about the future and everybody is free to make any predictions, whether it grows exponentially or degenerates after a number of infection transfers. Still, it's the current state of things that the mortality is lower than that of seasonal flu.selig wrote: ↑12 Mar 2020That looks like they've taking the 3000+ deaths so far and divided by the 60+ days which gives an average of 56 per day. But that's not how a virus work, there were very few deaths at the start, and it's increasing exponentially.
So if you compared this virus with the other "killers" a few months ago it wouldn't have even made the list! Meaning, we won't accurately know how it compares to other "killers" until it has already run its course, at which point it won't really matter because it will be history.
Can't help posting another picture, that's what the coronavirus currently looks like:
current total mortality is less than seasonal flu. current mortality *rate* is orders of magnitude higher than seasonal flu.
yes, 10x as deadly is an order of magnitude larger.
the mortality rate will vary depending on a wide range of factors (for example, in the U.S., it’s around 3% currently—it’s around 9% in Iran). the mortality rate will not drop as it spreads (unless you’re aware of a way to resurrect the dead)—that’s an irresponsible statement. the rate is what it is, and will be what it will be. what you’re talking about (presumably) is the mortality rate that we are trying to calculate (which will never = the actual mortality rate). that *may* go down, as scientists start to get a better grasp on the numbers and of the testing, but so far the WHO estimate of the mortality rate has gone UP, from around 2% to 3.4%.
unless the spread of the virus is slowed drastically, there will almost certainly be more deaths from COVID than seasonal flu.
no one is suggesting people should panic. but the cavalier attitude that ‘everything’s fine, nothing to see here, folks, it’ll all be over soon’ is what makes it so easy for viruses like this to spread unchecked.
Seems that it will affect my music making just got a call from my boss, saying that we are ordered to stay home from work for 14 days with full pay. So I guess I will make more music at least out of boredom all sport and entertainment activities are also canceled during this time.
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Lucky!gullum wrote: ↑12 Mar 2020Seems that it will affect my music making just got a call from my boss, saying that we are ordered to stay home from work for 14 days with full pay. So I guess I will make more music at least out of boredom all sport and entertainment activities are also canceled during this time.
Similar here. My jobs are each taking it days at a time. Currently events canceled through this weekend.gullum wrote: ↑12 Mar 2020Seems that it will affect my music making just got a call from my boss, saying that we are ordered to stay home from work for 14 days with full pay. So I guess I will make more music at least out of boredom all sport and entertainment activities are also canceled during this time.
Seems like a great time for businesses to take advantage and have some big sales of digital products for the people staying home; encourage them to make music, listen to music, watch movies, play video games, etc.
True. I'm under 50.
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You can check out my music here.
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Or here.
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You can check out my music here.
https://m.soundcloud.com/ericholmofficial
Or here.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC73uZZ ... 8jqUubzsQg
Similar here, we're encouraged to work from home. (In lucky to work in a business where work from home often is possible)gullum wrote: ↑12 Mar 2020Seems that it will affect my music making just got a call from my boss, saying that we are ordered to stay home from work for 14 days with full pay. So I guess I will make more music at least out of boredom all sport and entertainment activities are also canceled during this time.
My colleague was also sent home from abroad(Denmark) since the project won't allow work on site.
Work from home meaning hours less commuting time meaning no excuse not to kickstart the music making again
That sucks. Maybe check your insurance(maybe even Visa insurance) if there's any hope there, though I guess they'll have a force majeure disclaimer.
Just got the news from a friend who just arrived to the ski resort Trysil in Norway that they were shutting down due to Corona.
So now he's on his way to another ski resort in Sweden(Sälen) hoping they won't shut down that too...
Worst case, it'll be a grand road trip
I don't have permit to move to the recording stage... I'm working on a movie soundtrack and I'm on complete lockdown.
Not good.
I'm also repairing some gears (and can't source material) which I expected to play live in April, but massive cancellations for festivals in Europe are on the rise everywhere.... ouch...
Not good.
I'm also repairing some gears (and can't source material) which I expected to play live in April, but massive cancellations for festivals in Europe are on the rise everywhere.... ouch...
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