I’m curious of the other mixers in the community and what you all do as your “day job”. I’m sure we have a handful of music professionals among us, but I’m guessing that for most of us this is just a hobby for now.

I’ll start. I’m currently a domestic engineer (AKA - stay-at-home dad). Until June of this year I had been a software engineer for a video game company, but then we had a round of layoffs and I’ve been home ever since. So, technically, to answer my own question, right now I don’t pay the bills, my wife does. :)

So, anybody want to satisfy my curiosity?

Software developer.

I was once a professional musician, as in that’s all I did.

But I like eating.

No I can’t I’m unemployed. And the problem is i’m not really the only one. A lot of people lost there job after the crisis and now the goverment has to econemize, so there will be more people fighting for the same job.
And without a finished education or a drivers license I’m not the most first choice. Thank god i’m living in holland with a reasenable benefit system.

I work in design for the Smithsonian. Interesting place to work.

What are your favorite programming languages?

Good thread and interesting responses! Software developer here also (for the last couple of years, for an alternative investment firm). Prior to that, I’ve been fortunate (or unfocused) enough to have able to participate in dot com, computer game, digital audio, and commercial music startups. Hit and miss financially, but a big success intellectually and emotionally. I do miss working on music more often, but will continue that thought in the ccmixter thread.

I am an attorney, who handles cases involving commercial litigation and troubled insurance companies.

Parents ha… I’m in high school

Wednesday I’m gonna start my trial days at a local tv station. Came there to ask if they where interested in my music (they where) but when they found out I hade some experiance from an unfinished education (1) they asked if I was interested to come and work there. It’s a very small station and it’s an unpayed job but its a nice opportunity.

1 I forgot the right english term for this, when I translated it from dutch it said training but its a bit longer then that. The 4 years after high school.

lol I work at a Cosmic bowling ally! :D

I am a lawyer specializing in family law: divorces, custody and the like. I recently started my own practice which is probably one of the best decisions I ever made.

I am a musician and composer. Lately that sounded like “I am a blacksmith” but..now that all recorded music everywhere all the time is 100 percent FREE as in Free Beer, I am starting to understand that being a performing musician is the only way to make a living. Unless you do work for hire, and I don’t go there. And unlike the the Admiral, I manage to eat too.

I have done this since 1972 btw. gosh, that’s a long fucking time.

Good to see all the lawyers and IT workers here. I love hobbyists and dilettantes. I myself have negotiated music bizz contracts, and even represented myself in a $10K lawsuit..and won! I sorta look at the Law and IT work as something of a hobby..what fun.

I’m a Librarian, currently managing the cataloguing and acquisitions departments. Previously, I provided lectures and training sessions (on library and research skills) to nursing and midwifery students at uni. And a while back I was a paralegal in a large law firm - Data Management Services and Evidence Room Coordinator.