As the owner of Pianos Plus and a partner with Dragonfly Music & Coffee Cafe ( Somerville ), Prasa has been surrounded by various genres of music throughout his career . A gifted piano tuner , he has worked for some of the biggest names in the business , often performing his own songs while soundchecking a piano before a show . Every now and then the artists will listen to what he ’ s playing or even jam alongside him . Moments like these are as rewarding as album sales .
“ When someone stops and says , ‘ that song ’ s pretty cool ’ and they ’ ve made it , it ’ s rewarding for me ,” said Prasa . “ There are more songwriters and it ’ s more competitive now than its ever been . It ’ s hard making a living in music . It really is . That ’ s why I ’ m a piano tuner and have my music shop . It ’ s kept me on the fringe of music . I always wanted to be a performer and write and share my music . That stuff kept me in the loop . I ’ m still on the fringe and I don ’ t know if I ’ ll ever