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A DAY IN THE LIFE
SIR's Laura Ford Bartschi's day begins around
9
a.m. "I come in and go through
the invoices for the previous day. At any given
time, I could be paying bills, doing
taxes, and booking rehearsals. We get a lot of
large tour rentals and I help the staff
with pricing and delivery fees. We travel all
over the country delivering gear."
POINTERS FOR THE JOB SEARCH
Bartschi sees working at a rehearsal facility
as "a great stepping stone, if you're a
musician or studying the music business,
because you meet a lot of people. You can
learn so much from people coming into the
building. That's one great thing about
Nashville: there are so many good people around
that are willing to teach."
"I've only got one year of college behind me.
Now you've got to go to
school--you've got to--before anybody considers
you." The music indus-
try has become so competitive that some
companies require a four-year
degree to be considered for employment or
acceptance into their training
program.
"Listen. Don't be afraid to be quiet and learn
from someone else."
CAREER
TIPS
THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT THE
JOB:
"There is a lot of negotiating in prices and
many times people think we
make money hand over fist, but we don't. It
takes a lot of money to run a
company like this. There is a lot of overhead.
People don't realize that.
That's the part I hate."
THE BEST THING ABOUT THIS JOB:
"I love the rehearsals more than anything else.
It's fun to have people in
the building enjoying the employees and
everything about the facility."
VOICES
OF
EXPERIENCE
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