<![CDATA[Busker Central Odds and ends Feed]]> http://buskercentral.com/buskers en Thu, 25 Apr 2024 04:08:49 +0000 <![CDATA[MyJobSearch lists street performing careers]]> http://buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=2&b=270&c=8&sid=34822ce2e5e1d9fbeede8c0bc4b62e36 http://buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=2&b=270&c=8&sid=34822ce2e5e1d9fbeede8c0bc4b62e36 (WWW) Things are getting spooky when major job sites start listing busking and street performing as regular employment. Such is the case with MyJobSearch.com careers.
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The website defines the terms used, salary, responsibilities, qualifications, skills, working conditions, experience, employers, and different roles a busker can play.

Some notables include:

No two days are the same
Be a clown with the audience
Staying creative
Testing one's self

Check out the listing below for yourself.
It makes for good reading.
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MyJobSearch]]> Thu, 03 Nov 2022 22:12:45 +0000 <![CDATA[Build your own Busker website free!]]> http://buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=2&b=179&c=8&sid=34822ce2e5e1d9fbeede8c0bc4b62e36 http://buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=2&b=179&c=8&sid=34822ce2e5e1d9fbeede8c0bc4b62e36 (WWW) Ever wish you could easily build your own website for free? Now there's a way to promote yourself and your show with pics, text, music, and video. You can even pass your virtual hat.
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Without the need for learning webpage coding, you can simply drag and drop content into the page builder editor and have your site up and running in a matter of minutes. Select a style from the 100s of fully customizable HTML5 templates available in every category including the creative arts, music, store, and business. Choose your template or create something totally original.

Post your schedule, events, and plans for everyone to know. Sell your busker wares and whatnot online with an internet store. Create an special email address. Print your website address...

[ Continued ]]]> Thu, 03 Dec 2015 19:00:50 +0000 <![CDATA[Gatecrashers cash in on WBF]]> http://buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=2&b=32&c=8&sid=34822ce2e5e1d9fbeede8c0bc4b62e36 http://buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=2&b=32&c=8&sid=34822ce2e5e1d9fbeede8c0bc4b62e36 Gatecrashers: The World Buskers Festival is being gatecrashed by street performers eager to cash in on the crowds attracted by the popular Christchurch event.

Heymoonshaker, a guitar and beatboxing act, set themselves up on a street corner yesterday afternoon to take advantage of the crowds.

"If the festival is a boat, then we are on skis behind it trying to get as much out of it as we can," gatecrashing British beatboxer Crowe said.

British travellers Crowe and guitarist Andrew Balcon met in Nelson and decided to perform in Christchurch to raise money for their world travels.

"We thought we would be able to perform in between sets in the Square, but they wouldn't let us," Balcon said.

Festival director Jodi Wright has taken a liberal approach to the busker pilot fish cruising in the wake of the festival shark.

"It is too hard to try to police them. Unless...

[ Continued ]]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2009 07:39:32 +0000 <![CDATA[Calling their bluff]]> http://buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=55&b=18&c=8&sid=34822ce2e5e1d9fbeede8c0bc4b62e36 http://buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=55&b=18&c=8&sid=34822ce2e5e1d9fbeede8c0bc4b62e36 I remember I was busking on a popular outdoor mall at a commonly used pitch. As a muse, I played and sang between an outdoor cafe and restaurant. Buskers had used the stage for several years. I usually got a coffee at the cafe while on breaks and was familiar with the staff.

One day, a new staff member came outside and asked me to move down the way. When I asked the blond middle-aged woman why, she simply said she didn't appreciate me singing outside on a beautiful day while she slaved away inside. I told her it was my choice in life to busk rather than being a server and I really couldn't help her. She again requested me to move on and left with the satisfaction of having told me 'what for'. I ignored her request and continued performing.

As a mature busker, I had seen the like before. They have a problem with someone busking because they can't do it. After several other altercations, I had...

[ Continued ]]]> Mon, 17 Nov 2008 02:43:04 +0000 <![CDATA[Caveats of busking]]> http://buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=2&b=282&c=8&sid=34822ce2e5e1d9fbeede8c0bc4b62e36 http://buskercentral.com/buskers/blog.php?u=2&b=282&c=8&sid=34822ce2e5e1d9fbeede8c0bc4b62e36 (WWW) We may as well face it. Busking is not a bed of roses. There are bound to be instances where things go wrong. Sammy Showtime has put together his pet peeves when it comes to his caveats of busking.
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Some of the most annoying things about being a busker are events you encounter when attempting the sport of performing. One that resonates with many is when other buskers arrive, set up on you, then explain that "This is our pitch. We're homies and never travel. We come her every Friday."

Similarly, there's the "This is the only place we can perform!" excuse that doesn't really sit well with buskers...especially in the middle of a show. Rest assured, the intruders will get their due they so richly deserve.

Read Sammy's other annoying busker behavior at the link below and catch him...

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