The thing in life I am most passionate about is music. Ever since I was a little kid I always thought being in a band and making my own songs sounded like the coolest thing in the world. When I was 10 I started playing guitar. By 13 I had started my first band and began playing gigs and going and making recordings at studios. I would absolutely love to be a touring/recording musician for the rest og my life and I'm gonna try my hardest to do that.
I can easily make a career out of my passion. If I don't play out or record I can always help record other people or teach. Right now I'm currently interning at BMR Music in Malden. As of now I usually take a lesson for an hour and then help out around the shop for a while afterwards. Pretty soon though I'm going to start teaching. I have made some good connections from playing around New England and sometimes I make decent money from the gigs, I'm hoping to put together a small tour sometime soon, I'm friends with some bands who have done it before so I'm sure they can help.
As for the type of people to market this towards it would just be fans of music, for now mainly fans of Power Metal, but in the future I'm sure I'll do some other things. As for causes I'd work with I guess that would be benefit shows, which I actually have done before. I've done a few shows to benefit the homeless and one to benefit cancer patients I believe .. it was a while ago so I don't remember if it was cancer or for some other disease. I think my work could greatly benefit a lot of people. I write very uplifting music so it could be good to help keep peoples spirits up in a dark time, I know music has helped me get through any I've ever had.
Music speaks to the spirit
Every note has a word to it
Every melody an emotion
It helps light the path
To my journey
When times get tough
It helps me hold on
And leave the past behind
The dark clouds fade instantly
No pain lasts forever
It's tough work
But leads to many adventures
It's a chase to create the ultimate riff
The catchiest melody
The fastest solo
To make people move
To hear the cheer at the final note
So far away seems the day
But determination leads to glory
To rise above the universe
Drew,
ReplyDeleteGood post. It seems like you've narrowed down your topics this semester. Think about some other aspects of yourself that you could write about. I'm sure there's much more to your life than what you put out in these blogs. Music. Each week.
What else are you passionate about? What other winding paths are there around you besides the music road?
Your journal and your poem are ok, but I would like to see some more growth in your work this semester. Try to change it up. Mix it up. Are these poems similar to the songs that you write?
I'd be curious to see a song that you've written be one of your poems in an upcoming module.
Think about turning it up now... to 11.
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