Musicians take a hit as Hong Kong protests rock gigs

HONG KONG - The social unrest in Hong Kong is now affecting the territory's freelance musicians, as performances are canceled in short notice and workdays reduced in half.

It's business as usual for full-time freelance drummer Michael Salcedo who plays at corporate functions and bars around Hong Kong. Salcedo was born in the Philippines, but moved to Hong Kong with his parents in the 1980s. Hong Kong-born keyboardist and singer JC said the audience at a hotel in Causeway Bay where she has been working for almost 10 years has noticeably shrunk during weekends when most people are available to go out.

The sometimes challenging task of getting from one place to another doubles her transportation fees. When the commute back home gets difficult after her hotel gig, the hotel offers them a room to stay at. "For me, it's quite hard because I do work two jobs, I have a full-time job all the way in the New Territories as a teacher and I have to rush all the way here to make it by 8 p.m. And sometimes it clashes with just my commute because you see crowds of people, it just causes quite a big inconvenience for people trying just to get to work," said DJ.

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