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by Out Of My System » Wed Mar 06, 2013 1:59 pm
I could have written the opening post almost to the letter. I DJ'd for years home and abroad then decided to get a "proper" job about 15 years ago. I've had to curtail most of the time I wanted to spend learning to produce in order to learn how to do the proper job inside out and I'm at a position now where that's been going really well for the last few years. The nagging voice to take time off and concentrate on just production has become more of a shout in the last couple of years (I'm 41 next month) to the point where, as soon as my current contract finishes, I'm taking 6 months off and going at it. In my case, I don't expect to make a living from music so I think 6 months of solid effort will give me the time to pick up the things I want to, and then see what happens. I haven't been able to concentrate on just music since DJ'ing, and I did alright at that, so I'm hoping I can get the chance again. I like my proper job, most of the time, but it does involve far too much bullshit and I believe I owe it to myself to have this time, and my wife is happy with this, but I intend to go back to work when I'm ready as I need to earn (have a 3-year-old) and I'm realistic enough to know that, for me personally, I'll probably make f.a. out of music. Is your line of work easy to return to if things don't work out after 12 months, for example?
TL;DR Consider a sabbatical, happy Daddy, happy family, earn!
OOMS
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