Gigging musician and guitar lessons

Plays regularly with a jazz band, gives occasional guitar lessons at home, and earns a little from fan support on Patreon for performance videos.

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Hacker NewsComment by adrianh in “Ask HN: What is your money-making side project outside programming?”, April 21, 2019

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