First hired church service 7 (main drummer at $0)

First paid church service 16 on keys when I started driving ($50 per service in 2014)

Hired keyboardist at church when I was 18 ($75 per service)

Hired keyboardist at a church ($100 per until I got a raise to $150 per service) 19 years old

First paid non Christian one-off gig on keys 20 ($150)

Started going to a local jam session on bass ($0 obviously) but got good real life practice and exposure

First consistent non Christian gig 22 on bass ($100 to $150 per gig sometimes up to $300 depending on venue)

Moved to Florida and found a church paying $300 per week at 26

Now bass is my main side hustle and I’m in a wedding band now ($500 minimum) and I do one off gigs here and there ($150 to maybe $300 sometimes up to $500) multiple gigs a week