TIM ROBERTS | The Freelancer

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TIM ROBERTS // AUDIO ENGINEER

I was in a band myself, eventually becoming an Audio Engineer to stay with in the music industry. I enjoy that element and stay creative by helping others realise their potential projects.

Not being able to do my primary job of Live events has basically cut my income off at the neck. Having some studio skills does help and I’m pursuing that with the time available to see if it’s a viable stream of income.

Not much has changed from my day to day routine I already had except no socialisation to look forward to as the Live realm is as much social as it is professional. I wake up, make coffee, check emails and social media then check Centrelink as it’s the only guaranteed option right now.

I’m always casual as my job doesn’t call for being in suit and tie, however, the struggle to ditch the pjs before midday is always hard.

Sometimes I sit around with the house dog Kenny outside, drinking coffee or beers when he plays in the back yard. Just watching him run around being crazy is hilarious.

We need to be saving as many lives as possible but without discarding all the good things humanity had been working towards like being more environmentally aware and waking up to the crap politicians peddle.

I’m a very insular introverted person, it’s hard to reach out and cement friendships. This situation has made that very clear and given me a lot of time to think about how to approach being more ‘visible’ to people.

My outlook for the future is positive. I feel I will come out of isolation better, more communicative and maybe even [with] a different career. Stay mentally strong, keep busy with anything, stagnancy will be the mental killer

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