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| Gear nut Joined: Dec 2003 Location: Oslo
Posts: 85
Thread Starter | When dreams go wrong and what to do about it.
In January 2003 I quit my (very successful) career as head of IT-security at a Norwegian bank. To run my (until then part-time) studio full time. The dream, baby! --- Over 2003 I put ALL my saved cash in the place. --- In Summer 2004 the place got robbed. Cleaned out :-) --- In Autumn 2004 I found out I wasn't covered by insurance (!) after all. :-D --- In September 2004 I got hit with 20,000 dollars in backtaxes (Working in banks pays too well apparently) :-D --- In October 2004 I (reluctantly) moved out from the studio (basement in central Oslo and probably THE BEST place I have ever seen for Vibe/recording). :-D :-D --- Since then I've been recording at home (small apartment), and the occasional live gig for bands through a multitrack. All my vocal tracks have "neighbours toilet flushing" ambient effect. :-D :-D :-D --- Heres the funny thing: I'm a better engineer for it, and a better musician. Over the past year I've been forced to be more creative than ever before, both with music creation and mixdown. As a result: my songs and mixes are light years ahead of what I was doing when I had the location for it. Funny that. On a sidenote: Any one in the Oslo area with a spare room? The wife ain't happy about this Voxbox sharing our bed :-D Women...
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| Lives for gear Joined: Feb 2006 Location: Los Angeles, CA
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Man at least you've got a sense of humor about it !!!!! Isn't it funny ????? It's called PERSPECTIVE. Which is somthing we need to master to become a better ARTIST ......... ( i've been f'd over too ... ) If your mixes are better ...... F it .... GOOD JOB. just don't go making the same mistakes again. Run a tight ship. I mean all that gear ??? Motion detecting lights, alarms, bars or security on the windows and doors, a well trained dog and a nice firearm are in order. tutt AND GOOD INSURANCE. My point is ... if you we're meant to do this ... you must PERSEVERE !!!! Good luck to you !!! |
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| Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2002 Location: New York
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you think your dreams went wrong- what about your wife? She thought she was marrying a banker! |
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| 500 series nutjob |
sorry to hear of such bad luck, but, being positive is a good thing! p.s. keep the wife happy. a happy wife is a good thing!
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| Lives for gear Joined: Jun 2005 Location: germany
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someday..you´ll have a new room and all those nice toys again.......and you´ll make 500x more use of it! BUT, there´s nothing that can substitute important experiences you made yourself !! bad story...great end thumbsup and btw. I visited oslo twice as a student...it´s just the most beautiful & inspiring place I`ve ever been...seriously!!! ..having a nice girl & living in oslo is already a great gift imho. having a badass-studio there is just the icing on the cake.... though, we all don´t mind a SSL + couple stuffed racks hope, I´ll be there again someday.
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| Lives for gear Joined: Sep 2005 Location: St. Louis MO
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Thats only funny cause its so freakin true. Hilarious f'n hilarious. thumbsup
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| Lives for gear Joined: Mar 2005 Location: Annapolis, MD/Los Angeles, CA
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Way to take something bad and turn it around, bro. Whatever doesn't kill ya only makes you stronger. thumbsup | |
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| Gear nut Joined: Dec 2003 Location: Oslo
Posts: 85
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Muahahaha she didnt see it coming :-) Actually she's been pretty great about it. I couldn't have made the transition without her blessing... truth was I was a cranky bastard in an office: suit and tie and bad attitude. At least now I'm a human being again... Even during the whole robbery my mood never got as bad as the monday-morning-meeting-blues. Miss the cash tho.. sigh. |
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| Gear maniac Joined: Nov 2005 Location: Toronto, On.
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Sorry to hear about your troubles, but you're handling it better then I could. Congrats for that!
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| Lives for gear Joined: Nov 2002 Location: Austin, TX
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Wow. That's an amazing story. I'm always bitching about the size of my room. I think I'll shut up about it now. Jasper |
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| Gear maniac Joined: Aug 2005 Location: Iceland
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You're doing the right thing, and it matters more than money, and is more likely to make you happy. After all, if you would have more money, you would only be trying to buy happiness with it... and gear..... Good luck to youthumbsup |
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