Cameron Holt: $100 Per Musician Per Hour Is the Floor

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Across
  1. 2. Band Cameron played in before Covid
  2. 6. L.A. brass band he subs with
  3. 7. Colorado city where he's finishing his doctorate
  4. 8. Beer brand behind the convention gig that paid $400 a day
  5. 12. Two-chord style that pays his bills every fall
  6. 13. Dollars (plus dinner) his early band paid per gig
  7. 14. Smaller lineup to offer when a budget comes in short
  8. 16. Career path 99.9% of musicians won't take, per Cameron
  9. 19. A private party once flew in a Bavarian chef to make these
  10. 20. Marching tuba that's bringing him brass-band calls
  11. 21. Polka taught this classical player to read chord ___
  12. 22. Cameron calls himself "very pro" this
  13. 23. Where Cameron earned his bachelor's and master's
Down
  1. 1. Clips onto his tuba so he can stand through long shows
  2. 3. How Cameron financed his first professional horn
  3. 4. ___ Stadium: second half of his double-header
  4. 5. Dollars per musician per hour: the starting rate
  5. 6. Fitness class that left Cameron hobbling the next day
  6. 9. The degree Cameron is finishing
  7. 10. What one client offered student musicians instead of pay
  8. 11. Season that runs September into November for Cameron
  9. 15. Cameron's Bavarian band
  10. 17. Supplemental income Cameron is passionate about
  11. 18. Cameron's instrument
  12. 20. What AI can never replicate, per Cameron