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Inlander:
--- Quote from: squawk on 01 Dec 2008, 17:16 ---with pineapple
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Support band?
ViolentDove:
Patrick, most musicians have a day job. Even the good musicians. You might as well get qualified to do something that pays better than pulling beers, though this need not necessarily involve college. Also, getting qualifications/jobs that relate to music can provide you with valuable contacts and skills that will do much to further your musical career. Most of the time getting gigs is more about who you talk to than how good your music is.
The only band I personally know that are signed to a label and tour internationally are unable to make a living solely from their music, so I'm not particularly optimistic about anyone's chances, really. However, one of them works as an audio engineer. Consequently he's able to save the band large amounts of money any time they record by doing the engineer work himself, and getting free studio time at the place he works. He also meets large amounts of other bands, managers and various people involved in the music scene on a daily basis, which makes getting gigs a whole lot easier.
That said, your friends should probably be a bit more understanding... college is not always the only or best option.
David_Dovey:
--- Quote from: ViolentDove on 01 Dec 2008, 17:31 ---However, one of them works as an audio engineer. Consequently he's able to save the band large amounts of money any time they record by doing the engineer work himself, and getting free studio time at the place he works. He also meets large amounts of other bands, managers and various people involved in the music scene on a daily basis, which makes getting gigs a whole lot easier.
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Thissss
tania:
yeah i know you are sick of hearing this but i'd recommend it as well because, frankly, it's always good to have some kind of income you can live off of reasonably well no matter what happens with your life, which usually requires some kind of academic qualification. at the risk of sounding patronizing, right now it might seem kind of easy cos you are living with family but once you get to the point where you have to regularly pay for things like rent and bills and car insurance and groceries and all that crap, you might regret not having pursued higher education.
--- Quote from: Patrick on 01 Dec 2008, 16:45 ---when it gets to the point of "If your music doesn't work out, you're fucked" that doesn't exactly provide me with much encouragement to do anything. That's roughly equal to saying "Well, I have no faith in your music. And since you're not going to college, when your music inevitably fails, you're fucked."
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wait, what? no one's saying your music will fail, they're saying you should have a backup plan. which, as much as you seem to want to interpret this as a personal attack against your music, is excellent advice for absolutely everyone no matter who they are or what they want to do with their lives. i think most people would respond to the statement "if i don't end up doing [this specific thing] with my life, i'll be totally and completely miserable forever!", no matter who that person was, with some skepticism and advice to consider other options. ever heard the phrase "don't put all your eggs in one basket"? as good as your music might be, the sad reality is that a lot of people really don't get to do what they want with their lives because life can be kind of unfair like that and you got to be sort of realistic about what might or might not happen.
like already mentioned, college obviously isn't for everyone but it might be a good idea to consider backup options regardless. also, try not to twist around things your friends say to make out like they're terrible and unsupportive, i'm pretty sure "college is a good idea" means "college is a good idea" and that's it.
ampersandwitch:
--- Quote from: Patrick on 01 Dec 2008, 16:45 ---I will punch them.
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Don't punch your friends for wanting you to succeed. What the fuck.
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