Quote Originally Posted by davethedrummer
my god!
i'm trying to keep up with this thread
but everytime i look theres another entire page of text.

one thing i would say to shiva about making a living from music/techno is......

it does seem irresponsible yes i grant you that.
but really what happenned to me was, it just ate up all my time until doing something else just wasn't on the cards any more.

the dj schedule is too chaotic , the studio work needs complete concentration ( i work as a studio engineer for other peolple at least 2 days a week ) , plus the hours of emailing / web based work , organising releases , making my own tracks , telephoning , then add some family chores and thats pretty much it for time.

simple as that really.

i don't think thats iresponsible

a bit odd maybe

but not iresponsible

anyway , great debate
i guess in some ways i am lucky to have a day job flexible enough to be able to pursue music as well. and luckily i like my job too. i don't necessarily BLAME anyone for doing what they love to make money. but i have been a musician in some form since i was a teenager (that was a long time ago), and at least here in the states, i gave up the notion that this was gonna be a "career" a while back. that doesn't mean i would blow it off if it happened, just that the reality is there are a gerbajillion djs and a gerbajillion producers, and even the most talented can linger in obscurity with those kinda odds.

if ya fall into it, rockin! but the entertainment world has always been fickle, and after struggling as a DJ/musician for years (even with a day job; still no health insurance tho...my teeth are falling out of my head), i just don't count on the income anymore.

kudos to those who have. not trying to slag you guys at all. and i think this whole thing is a positive conversation to have. :)