Today I worked on my new horse show CD, Swingin' in the Saddle. I want to talk about what I do, and how I got to do it. I know so many musically talented people who have almost forgotten that part of who they are. In most school music settings, the obvious realistic options for making money in a music related field are, school music teacher, member of an orchestra, opera singer, hmm, that's about it as I remember.
That is not the real world. People need music in all kinds of places. And they will pay for it! You just have to find those places, and be able to deliver what they want. Here are just a few of the places I have been able to turn music into money: parties of every kind, church, theme parks, dinner theatre, piano bars, country clubs, weddings, funerals, and last but far from least, horse shows. I played my first horse show when I was maybe sixteen in my hometown of Arab, Alabama for the local Park and Recreation's yearly fundraiser. Now, almost twenty years later, I earn 90% of my income from playing horse shows all over the US. The other 10% comes from church work, parties, and other miscellaneous gigs.
I guess what I'm getting around to is, if you just listen only to what you learn in school, and aren't willing to do something that isn't perfectly laid out before you with step by step instructions, then chances are you will not make much money from music, or any of the creative arts for that matter. Do not hear me saying that I didn't learn a lot in school, I am saying that in my line of work, and probably plenty of others, school is just a starting point for your education. You become the Dean of Students when you get that diploma. You must always be learning.
Right now I am reading Andy Andrew's book, "The Noticer." I think the main point he makes in this book is a principle that has been working for me for quite a while now. Opportunities are everywhere, you simply have to pay attention and notice what is going on around you. You have to be flexible, identify the voices in your life that bring you up, and then you must listen closely.
I can name a short list of people who have mentored me and they are all voices that I still hear often. They are like Andrew's character named Jones. They noticed me, and I noticed them. Then God added his blessing and I am thankful for that.
If you are an artist of any sort, find a place to do your art. Find the people who respond to what you do. Notice those opportunities, and those people who are trying to guide you toward the path that God preordained for you long before you were born. Yea, it might feel a little like a roller coaster ride, but I LOVE roller coasters!
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