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