Self-managing freelance musicians involves finding work, handling finances like taxes, maintaining equipment, organizing their schedule, and improving skills. They are hired for their expertise and must complete projects independently. This week's task is to create a logo with colors, a photo, skills, and contact details to help market themselves.

1. Sound and
Music for
Moving Image
Week 3

2. Audio Components
Last week we discussed how freelance
musicians have to self-manage their
workload.
But what does this exactly involve?

3. Self Management
 Finding
work
 Taking money
 Paying taxes etc.
 Buying/maintaining equipment
 Finding venues/places
 Organising your time/diary
 Assessing/updating your skills

4. Karl Palma – Freelance
Drummer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7TLEj2RXbE

5. Freelance Audio Engineer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bajCS2VQPmY

6. Independent work
 Freelance
musicians are hired because of
their perceived expertise in a particular
area of work
 This
means that they are responsible for
their own work and are often expected to
complete an entire project or additional
tasks

7. Task
Create yourself a logo in a program of your
choice that you can use as a theme for
marketing yourself:
Use
different colours and a photograph of
yourself if needed.
Include
your skills and contact details