Welcome to the most unreasonable gig on Upwork.

A few years ago, I went through a lengthy phase of underemployment, and I’d occasionally trawl Upwork for music production posts.

The main problem with music gigs on Upwork is that posters often don’t have a firm grasp on the nuts-and-bolts of music production — or are so accustomed to using cheap-or-free stock music that paying anything for music feels like a luxury. As a result…