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> Alternatively, you can spend 10 years in your bedroom learning how to be a really good music producer and hope some popular DJ signs your single and then grad
by imaginology 10y ago
> Alternatively, you can spend 10 years in your bedroom learning how to be a really good music producer and hope some popular DJ signs your single and then gradually build a following and then maybe in five more years you might make what a junior sysadmin makes.
Or you could become a junior sysadmin right from the start and treat music production as a hobby with no intention of turning it into a career. Although, I have a feeling many young people wouldn't listen to advice like that.
- krylon 10y ago> Or you could become a junior sysadmin right from the start and treat music production as a hobby with no intention of turning it into a career. I know a couple of people who did just that. ;-) I was slightly shocked how much money they invested in synthesizers and other equipment, but it was clear they did this for the fun without any intention to make a living from it. And other people have expensive hobbies, too. Incidentally, most of them were actually sysadmins or programmers. ;-)
- shermanyo 10y agoYep, did just that: http://i.imgur.com/FYT3mKy.png http://i.imgur.com/FYT3mKy.png > I was slightly shocked how much money they invested in synthesizers and other equipment, but it was clear they did this for the fun without any intention to make a living from it. And other people have expensive hobbies, too. I have a friend who fixes up old cars (old Chevys, etc... from '50s - '60s) My rule of thumb is to spend less than he is each year :P
- shermanyo 10y agoMeh, it's worked for me: http://i.imgur.com/FYT3mKy.png http://i.imgur.com/FYT3mKy.png (DevOps actually, but you're in the ballpark ;) )