Don't take YOU for granted!

Hey all,

After being down sick for the last week, I came to the realization of just how important it is to make sure your health is a priority.

How many of us, as Indies, hold health insurance on ourselves? Do you set aside a portion of your earnings to cover yourself and the other members of your band? Do you just wing it? Leave it chance?

I know there are many Indies (probably more than not actually) that hold a day job to "pay the bills" and "cover insurance", but there are a large number of us that are out here on our own without the safety net to make sure we don't fall, and health insurance is expensive.

The good news is that there are people looking after us.

As a member of ASCAP I have access to their insurance pool, a great pool of other working musicians and songwriters and publishers that band together to get decent pricing on health insurance. I'm sure the other PROs have similar deals.

All I'm saying is, that when you depend on yourself to stay afloat, don't take yourself for granted.

Take care of yourselves and stay healthy.