Bangkok Bank is the clearing house for overseas transfers, other banks in Thailand will probably show the transfer as an domestic transfer, from Bangkok Bank.
that is my understanding. I have heard of people using them for years. My savings are earning good interest at home, certainly discourages me from leaving it in a Thai bank. I have been, and plan on, using the
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bht month, but if that fails it will be a quick trip home for an A O visa.
There are a lot of excellent Thai musicians. You would be competing with them. Is musician on the list of prohibited occupations. Unless, of course, you are Mick Jagger!