quoted 15 lines i work in the computer biz. the electronic music thing brings in a
>>i work in the computer biz. the electronic music thing brings in a
>>few grand each year, not nearly enough to live on. in fact, not even
>>enough to cover the gear & supplies to keep my studio fed. and i get
>>home from work, tired & crabby, and not in the least interested in
>>writing music. somehow i find the time to keep it going. and i have
>>a trickle of releases and a slowly snowballing reputation. it's slow,
>>hard work.
>>
>
>Sounds like me :) I too work in the annoying industry known as the
>'computer industry' and I nearly always get home from work too tired
>to do anything in the studio. I still haven't worked out how most of
>my gear works yet because of my job. But it just takes a tiny bit more
>effort to get motivated to sit down and do something....which is
>normally Sunday afternoon :)
I think this is a pretty common phenomenon. Most electronic musicians
have to support their passion with a day job :(......I'm in a similar
situation, I work in a lab all day and then come home dead tired. I
usually get tons of ideas during the day but by the time I get home to
my sequencer I'm pretty spent. What I try to do though, is put aside
2 hours a day during the week(it usually ends up being longer) to work
on music and as much time as I can squeeze in on the weekends to do stuff.
It may take a while for me to get a track done, but the ride is just as
fun as the destination.
Electronic music is definately hard work, but I've got some massive highs
just jamming away with a few synths .....its times like that that make
it all worth it.
Rob
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