Quote Originally Posted by eyeswithoutaface View Post
i think having a job does give you back such a refreshing view on making music, as knowing that what you do HAS to sell to put food on the table is just too risky, worrying and soul destroying to me. I will always have a full time job until the music im doing, be it electronic, acoustic, whatever can actually support me, if of course that happens. If it does, great, if it doesnt, thats great too.
I think the only way you can really live from music is if you've got a whole load of different projects going on, not just producing techno, but being in a band, running a studio, doing sound design etc etc, trying to earn a living purely from doing electronic music is nigh on impossible unless you've got your roots going back many years to involvement in clubs releases and labels like 10 years ago.. and even then it can get pretty boring only having music in your life... sure, it's damn important when you're working some job and it's your outlet or hobby at the weekend.. try living it for 24/7 for a few years and you start to find that you want other things in your life....

I think releasing my album this way is definitely pushing things on in some way, as the music is out there, people are digging it, and to me this is the most important thing, yes, maybe because I had the opportunities I had before I'm certainly less hungry to get stuff out there, unless I believe it's really good.. unfortunately when it comes to pressing vinyl I don't have the money necessary to do that, I already threw a lot of money at a label once, so I simply can't afford to do it....