How to be a musician and make a living. A difficult question, especially considering I didn't go to a conservatory (in order to be molded into a machine who does nothing but play other peoples' music. I'd prefer to be an artist over that kind of musician!). There are many options I have to consider, as I'll be out of college in one year. Of these avenues, there's always going back to teaching private lessons (but I need to hone my skills before I can do that again, otherwise I'd feel like I was cheating my students!), there's also being a session musician, which ain't a bad gig. Obviously I plan on continuing to write music after college, as well as continue on with my band. To not do so would be foolish. Also, I could try and write jingles and do covers of old standards that are now public domain to make money.
There is, however, one option that I definitely want to work towards. I want to start my own New England based black metal label. It may, in time, increase to cover other genres of extreme metal, but I want to start small with a group of musicians who often have little to no voice in the US.
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