Biostream@aol.com writes:
quoted 4 lines What's the point anymore... I'm a 17 year old kid who's dropped out> What's the point anymore... I'm a 17 year old kid who's dropped out
> of school and the only thing I've got left is to try to get into the
> music buisness. I used to think I had the talent, but now it seems
> I don't have much of anything.
you have to believe in yourself to make it in the electronic music
biz. there's not a lot of money there to start with (unless you get
lucky and become the next Prodigy - good luck), so you better have
enthusiasm to fall back on when the checks dry up.
also, if you're really 17, you don't know anything about anything.
pardon me for being ageist, but it's true.
quoted 1 line What do all you IDMers do for a living?> What do all you IDMers do for a living?
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.
quoted 4 lines Before that the only thing I made was classical music. People say> Before that the only thing I made was classical music. People say
> it was good, but I would never never make a living at it I know, no
> matter what anyone might have said, there just isn't the market for
> it.
you could probably make as much doing classical as idm. unless, as i
said before, you get lucky. hey, you could be the next kronos quartet
or something. just as likely as being the next Prodigy, really.
quoted 4 lines Well not I'm ready to just say FUCK IT, cuz there aint nothing left> Well not I'm ready to just say FUCK IT, cuz there aint nothing left
> anymore. I really liked electronic music, but fuck, how can I
> expect to make it anyway, it's not something I've been into a long
> time, so fuck.
you might be a rare talent. hell, get a sampler and get to work. my
early shit was embarrassing. my friends early shit was pathetic but
then he got a little better and got lucky and wrote a (relative) hit
and now he's got a decent deal.
quoted 1 line I don't even fucking dance!> I don't even fucking dance!
that is not a requirement. i think it's a hindrance, personally.
that's a rant for another day however.
quoted 4 lines fuck it, I just don't have what it takes, and what's worse, don't> fuck it, I just don't have what it takes, and what's worse, don't
> have anything else either. Music was all I had, and now I don't
> think I even have that. Fuck this shit... just plain fuck it. What
> do you assholes reccomend?
you're young, you'll get over it. meanwhile, buy some gear and start
writing.
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