i am freelance and as well as the show, i also do a range of other kinds of playing such as concerts and recording sessions and tours and things like that. as well as the show closing, all of that went up in smoke. so all of your income just disappeared? yes, exactly. these guys here were looking for an extra pair of hands and they kindly agreed to take me on. it s actually something i find really satisfactory. i m enjoying the work. i like working with my hands. and i m even learning skills i would like to develop in my own time perhaps alongside music. # i m past patiently waiting, i m passionately smashing. every expectation. my mum actually originally, she bought me a canvasjust before the lockdown because she knew i would be by myself for some time. i started drawing mandalas. eventually, i had a lot of support from friends and people saying you should sell this artwork. are you making an equivalent amount of money? no, nowhere near an equivalent amount to what i would.