I play in a band
we've had zero gigs so far, but have a repertoire of a lot of original material

I don't make any money from this

I'm still a musician. I write and play music to a decent standard therefore I'm a musician.

musician
–noun
1. a person who makes music a profession, esp. as a performer of music.
2. any person, whether professional or not, skilled in music.

Art is a different matter, because it is more subjective.

Not making your bed is not art.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 7 May 2008, 16:52, Reply)