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i've done a lot of reading up on what happens if you're the target of an audit (as a musician). It's pretty daunting.

How do you track mileage on tours (leg 1, leg 2), and what else is tracked?

Has anyone been audited and had deductions denied?

i've done a lot of reading up on what happens if you're the target of an audit (as a musician). It's pretty daunting.

How do you track mileage on tours (leg 1, leg 2), and what else is tracked?

Has anyone been audited and had deductions denied?

Just chatted with my friend Jim from Boston/Berklee. Trombonist who lost the ability to play due to focal dystonia. Wondering if anyone has experienced something like that. I dealt with carpal tunnel playing 12 hour days in college, but this seems mysterious and horrific.

He made a great comeback as a guitarist! A great player overall!

You can hear the story searching "MoneyGigs Podcast". Jim Pelz

https://dystonia-foundation.org/

These are the symptoms that would send someone searching for answers:

• Involuntary curling of one or two fingers while playing — but only while playing, not at rest
• Loss of control of a specific finger — it moves when you don't want it to, or won't move when you do
• One finger "dragging" or feeling disconnected from the others
• Embouchure problems for wind players — lips trembling, moving unpredictably mid-phrase (This was Jim's issue)
• Symptoms are task-specific — they disappear when you're not playing your instrument
• Often mistaken for overuse injury, tendinitis, or anxiety first

I just chatted with my friend Jim who was a trombonist. He had to drop it due to focal dystonia. I felt this was important enough to communicate outward in case anyone is experiencing something like it and might not have a clue as to what is going on.

These are the symptoms that would send someone searching for answers:

• Involuntary curling of one or two fingers while playing — but only while playing, not at rest
• Loss of control of a specific finger — it moves when you don't want it to, or won't move when you do
• One finger "dragging" or feeling disconnected from the others
• Embouchure problems for wind players — lips trembling, moving unpredictably mid-phrase (This was Jim's issue)
• Symptoms are task-specific — they disappear when you're not playing your instrument
• Often mistaken for overuse injury, tendinitis, or anxiety first

He's a successful guitarist now. You can hear the conversation searching "MoneyGigs podcast"

https://dystonia-foundation.org/

Had a convo with my friend Jim recently. He lost the ability to play trombone due to focal dystonia. Ever heard of it?

I dealt with carpal tunnel for years, but this was a real obstacle to overcome for him. He became a great guitarist!

Anyone deal with something like this before?

I just had a great talk with a local cincinnati musician, Jim Pelz.

He had focal dystonia and it caused him to lose the ability to play a trombone.

I'm a keyboard player and I've dealt with carpal tunnel (in college while playing 12 hours a day), but has anyone also ever dealt with something like that?

just horrific to me