{"id":1593,"date":"2011-11-30T12:01:36","date_gmt":"2011-11-30T20:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/?p=1593"},"modified":"2011-11-30T12:01:36","modified_gmt":"2011-11-30T20:01:36","slug":"bedouin-soundclash-rises-to-challenges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nexusnewspaper.com\/newsite\/2011\/11\/30\/bedouin-soundclash-rises-to-challenges\/","title":{"rendered":"Bedouin Soundclash rises to challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"

While many people grow up wanting to be famous musicians, Eon Sinclair, bassist of Toronto\u2019s reggae\/ska trio Bedouin Soundclash, grew up aspiring to be a teacher.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
Toronto's Bedouin Soundclash are learning how to deal with the struggles of being a touring band (photo provided).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cTen years ago I saw myself teaching in a classroom somewhere,\u201d he says. \u201cI have an interest in education. I probably would have envisioned myself as an elementary teacher somewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n

Not many fans of the band would think a fairly successful musician like Sinclair would ever have aspired to be anything but that, especially not something as comparatively mundane as an elementary-school teacher.<\/p>\n

But, while the life of a musician seems glamorous from the outside, all the travelling involved with the business can easily become overwhelming and get in the way of other, more important things.<\/p>\n

\u201cI definitely miss a lot of great events and great moments in peoples\u2019 lives, and things that I would have been happy to have been there for,\u201d explains Sinclair. \u201cWhen we are really busy it can be hard to maintain romantic relationships.\u201d<\/p>\n

Musicians have to make sacrifices for their career, and coping with the inevitable separation from one\u2019s peers, family, and loved ones is a difficult struggle. Luckily, Sinclair is able to manage the strenuous task of touring and keeping his relationships strong.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s all about maintaining relationships with people who know you independently of the band,\u201d he says. \u201cAnd just knowing how you\u2019re doing as a person. It\u2019s about developing and maintaining those relationships; finding people that care about you in those ways, that makes it a little bit easier. It can be tricky when you\u2019re on the road.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sinclair remains optimistic, and plans to remain involved in the music industry, despite the challenges that it presents.<\/p>\n

Of course, he also hopes that that he can squeeze in some time for a family, too.<\/p>\n

\u201cHopefully, I\u2019ll still be a musician or as a producer, or as a contributor to more label parts, keeping that going,\u201d he says, \u201cespecially with a nice family or a nice partner in my life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bedouin Soundclash<\/strong>
\nFriday, December 2
\nClub 9ONE9, $24
\natomiqueproductions.com\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

While many people grow up wanting to be famous musicians, Eon Sinclair, bassist of Toronto\u2019s reggae\/ska trio Bedouin Soundclash, grew up aspiring to be a teacher. \u201cTen years ago I saw myself teaching in a classroom somewhere,\u201d he says. \u201cI have an interest in education. I probably would have envisioned myself as an elementary teacher […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1594,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arts","category-november-30-2011"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t