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start a record label
search for artists
practice on these artists
look for a job, maybe a 9-5, at nordstroms? selling shoes?
search for more artists
make music, and put it out there
practice some more.
no handouts in this industry, "okay, you got the job, here your check, now go out and make some hits"
study and make yourself unique, why does a dr.dre mix standout
go look for more artists
put up a flyer at community college
start a business and shop for investors. you'd be surprised at the amount of people with too much money on their hands (struck gold, inheritance, got lucky, found a credit card, found briefcase full of cash) and don't really know what to do with it. a good 50 g's can hold you down for a couple of months to get things poppin off. to someone with a 150 mil to blow, its nothing to them
and yes, get out of your city, the whole problem is people are too scared to go out and move around. (go to atlanta LA or new york the cores of the music industry)
on the planet earth, there are thousands upon thousands of open positions (in audio engineering) opening and closing every day, you just don't want to go outside of san antonio, so of course your not going to find much.
somewhere on this planet, someone with a fortune wants to give it away to the next person he lays his eyes on, what are the chances it is you if you don't want to travel outside of your city.
it is a slow climb to the top, kinda like real estate, but a lot harder and slower.
some people get a connection (like drake) but still have the skills to back it up when it is crunch time. to hit that game winner at the buzzer.
these are all abstract ideas that everyone knows but its about how you think outside the box and put them into action.
yes, pretty much, you gotta hustle. that is what it boils down to.
don't think, "how am i gonna get a job at a studio", think more like, how is my name going to be everywhere in the A-list of this industry, and everyone wanting to call my number and have me engineer their song.
my uncle started off in the shoe industry selling shoes to mexicans at swap meets, and now, he is nearly at the top, manufacturing shoes for BCBG and steve madden and with his own brand that does 200 mil a year in sales.
if you want to be big, you wikipedia page will read "(your name here) played a large role in putting san antonio back near the spotlight as he pioneered (SA genre of music) and helped many artist rise to fame." blah blah blah
all concepts and ideas here, but simply put you gotta hustle your ass off, 23 hours a day. if you wanna be big that is
if you just want 75k, health insurance, and a 401k, just move somewhere else
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