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March 5, 2011 at 5:40 pm #6780
ajhmusic	<p>I’ve enjoyed James Hall’s article "Making it in Europe" and was just wondering if there are any others who have had experience working as a musician in Europe. Anyone live/work in other cities like London, Paris, Berlin, Prague, etc? The promise of fans appreciate of jazz, compared to my current location, is practically enticing enough! </p> <p>Thanks! </p>
March 7, 2011 at 6:53 am #7465
David J. Hahn	[url=http://www.twitter.com/JohnBanther]@JohnBanther[/url] on twitter responded to this topic. It sounds like he’s in Europe right now playing in a few bands. Maybe try connecting with him and see what he says?
March 8, 2011 at 4:03 pm #7468
ajhmusic	Thanks David for letting me know! Don’t use Twitter and wouldn’t have found that otherwise. From what I’ve been able to research online, it seems like one needs a student visa or a steady company to work for or a “sponsor”. That seems to be what John what saying also, I think? Anyone else with experience going to Europe to study/perform from the US?
March 11, 2011 at 10:53 pm #7470
Andree-Ann	If you are going to the UK and are under 31 years old, you can apply for the Youth Mobility Scheme visa – its super easy to get and you don’t need to have a job prospect or be sponsored. Its valid for 2 years, definitely long enough for you to scope out the music scene and look for opportunities!
March 12, 2011 at 4:21 pm #7471
ajhmusic	Hey Andree-Ann, thanks for your response! I did check that out since I’m particularly interested in London. From what I could find out though, the US isn’t a participating country. Wish they would change that!
March 12, 2011 at 5:38 pm #7472
Andree-Ann	Crap I forgot. This is the one good thing about being Canadian… You might want to look into something like Bunac, they are an organization helping Americans to go over to Europe and the UK – we have a similar program here in Canada….not sure how the American program works but its definitely worth it if you can have a visa before having to seek employment! You might also want to look up uk.music-jobs.com You can build your profile and such and you can apply for really good music gigs that are not advertised anywhere else. On the US version, major record labels and studios usually advertise on there. Schools too.
March 12, 2011 at 6:56 pm #7473
ajhmusic	Hey Andree-Ann, thanks for your response! I did check that out since I’m particularly interested in London. From what I could find out though, the US isn’t a participating country. Wish they would change that!
March 12, 2011 at 7:11 pm #7474
ajhmusic	Sorry – I don’t know why that same post went up twice. Thanks for that info though! Those sites sound great – I’ll check ‘em out! I’m not sure that’s [u]only[/u] good thing about being Canadian ;) Cheers! Andrew