**Guest post written by James Hill, a veteran of the music industry. He has worked at Warner Reprise Records and then Interscope/ Geffen Records and now helps indie artists with branding and manufacturing through his company Unified Manufacturing, a CD/DVD, custom vinyl records and merch company in LA.

 

"Having a career in music is not all sunshine and rainbows, and I’m sure you already know that, especially during the pandemic.

To start a career in the music industry, you need to not only release good music but you have to be willing to learn the trade, to advertise yourself, get to know the right people, and many more. It’s too tedious! But still worth it.

Let’s head on and enumerate the 25 reasons why being a musician today is awesome.

#1 It feels good to be doing what you are passionate about

You are thinking of being a musician so it’s clear that you have a passion for music. If the passion in your heart is burning bright and hot, then do it or it won’t ever let you rest.

#2 You can have fun while getting paid

Since this is something you are passionate about, I am sure as hell you will be enjoying it. A plus to it is the fact that you get paid. This is true if you get bookings or gigs, so start finding people who need you now.
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#3 You get to perfect your craft

Music, like most forms of art, needs its creators to be exposed and practiced. Being a musician will help you perfect your skills in creating music, playing your instrument, and/or singing since you’ll have more time for it.

#4 You can express yourself creatively

Humans are beings that possess creativity, and one of its mediums is music. With music, you can express and let out all the creative ideas you have with your composition, lyrics and even your album covers.

#5 You got a flexible schedule

If you’re a night owl who can’t even open their eyes in the day then, this career path is definitely for you.

Your body won’t need to adjust to the mundane schedule of things, because you can choose to work on your music at night, when your nocturnal self is enthusiastically active.

It’d be a different story if you’re under a record label though, unless you’re under your own label.

#6 You can have a day job or two

Since your schedule is flexible as a musician you can have a second job. This second job will either be your main job, if your music is just a sideline at night or in the morning.

Or it can be your sideline job, if you decide to focus on music or are already a well established musician and just want to have a fall back when things fail.
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#7 Goodbye redundant routines, goodbye boring life

Life can be boring sometimes, thanks to the redundant routines we have. When you choose to be a musician, you need not to work.

There are a variety of things to be done when creating music and producing it so you won’t really have time to complain about anything.

#8 Being on the road, in the air, or aboard a ship

To be a musician means to travel around and spread music to every corner of the world they can reach. Traveling on the road, in the air, or aboard a ship is just a great experience every musician should experience. Doing tours, big or small, is a must-have experience.
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#9 You can see and visit places you’ve never been to

Most musicians travel around to get people to listen to their music. A great bonus to doing these travels is the idea that they get to see and visit a place they’ve never been to and experience their climate, culture and the people.

#10 You get to experience new things everyday

A musician’s everyday life is unpredictable. There are a lot of things that happen unexpectedly since they travel, find inspiration in the most unexpected places, meet various people with different backgrounds to create music with and more.

#11 You always learn or improve skills you might need in the future

There are tons of skills you learn when you become a musician and the best among this is your communication skills. Being able to converse with others is one thing but being able to communicate your message effectively is on a whole new level.

Since you get to meet tons of people with different personalities you will be able to improve your skills and even practice the virtue of temperament, another skill essential for dealing with people.
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#12 Money managing will become an easy peasy task (well, at least let’s hope!)

At the start of your music career, you surely won’t be a big household name. You will be a musician struggling to make ends meet as you finance your career and personal needs so you won’t have any other choice but to manage and budget your money.

#13 You’re actually learning a new language

Music is a language. To practice and create one is learning it. It is a language that transcends any social or economical barriers and is understood by many people.

#14 You automatically belong to a community

Musicians have this community that welcomes every musician. No matter if you have never met them before or have just passed by them once, you are all part of a community you can talk to.

They understand each other because of the struggles they have gone through in their journey.
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#15 You’ll meet and collaborate with fellow musicians

You can meet, bond, and even collaborate with other fellow musicians. It’s another incentive on why musicians want to be musicians, because they meet people they click with and can make music with."
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