185: There's No Special Formula To Get To Broadway with Alvin Hough Jr

Alvin Hough Jr, who’s currently the associate music director of The Lion King on Broadway, talks about career finances and a few things about musical theatre musicians.   Topics: ⭐️ Dollar pizza ⭐️ Being a saver, not a spender ⭐️ Living off per diem while touring ⭐️ Rehearsal call versus a performance call ⭐️ Rates of pay for different numbers of instruments ⭐️ The differences between the piano and the keyboard ⭐️ Working a double, in musician speak, and what that means for your pay scale. ⭐️ The importance of family and Alvin investing early on, on the advice from an aunt   Video Version https://youtu.be/J9Gjb5o_h7E   Artistic Finance https://linktr.ee/artisticfinance   Alvin Hough Jr www.alvinhoughjr.com https://www.instagram.com/alvinhoughpiano/ https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/alvin-hough-493607#broadway   Believe NYC https://believe-nyc.com/   Arts for Autism https://www.artsforautism.net/   Randy Cohen - Keyboard Programmer https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/randy-cohen-454486   NYMF https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Musical_Theatre_Festival   The Lion King on Broadway https://lionking.com/   Avioms - In Ear Mixing https://www.aviom.com/AviomProducts/   ALVIN HOUGH, JR. Alvin is a pianist, conductor and arranger in New York City. He is currently the Associate Music Director of Disney’s The Lion King on Broadway and was the Associate Music Supervisor of Merrily We Roll Along, featuring Daniel Radcliffe, which closed this past July aEer winning the Tony for Best Revival. Alvin is the Music Supervisor of the current 2nd NaHonal Tour of Tina: The Tina Turner Musical, and he has also worked on numerous films and TV series, from “Schmigadoon 2” and “Spirited” to “Annie Live!” and the South Park 25th anniversary commercials. Classically trained by a private teacher from the age of 5, Alvin has had the privilege of performing at the Kennedy Center, the Capitol and the White House while growing up in Washington, DC. One of the more important things Alvin likes to share is that there is no special formula to end up on Broadway. As proof, even though he's currently not using them, Alvin has a Bachelor’s from Harvard College in Earth and Planetary Sciences and a Master’s in Meteorology from the Georgia InsHtute of Technology. He sends love to his wife, Rebecca, and their two young children, Samuel (7) and Camille (6). www.alvinhoughjr.com   Instagram Handles @alvinhoughpiano @ethansteimel @nicolevsteimel