I am currently at that stage where I have a part-time job but I earn enough that I could do music 100% but I have children and too many bills at the moment but for the past five years I have been planning to do music 100% as my only source of incomeand I agree 100% with everything you said
Appreciate you taking the time to dive into my question man! Absolutely brilliant response and some really great insight into the industry - super helpful. And congrats on your largest week of growth! I’m certain it’s absolutely nothing compared to what’s to come :)
Currently in phase 2 trying to make this a full time thing! One thing I realized is 90% of the artists I love still have side hustles or part time jobs but you just never hear about it because they don’t post about it most of the time
I'm so scared to take the leap into full time music and I think I'm still about 2-3 years out but all the advice and insight here was something I really needed to hear. Appreciate you!!
Yes! thank you man. This is the QA episode i've been waiting for. I'm not ready to take the leap of faith yet, but it's awesome to know I can get really far by doing music part time. Super love your stuff and we'll see you next week!
Super insightful this week bro. Love the honesty of producers and DJs still having side hustles and part time gigs while pursuing their projects. A question I have: I’ve noticed it’s one thing to produce music, get good at the work flow, arranging tracks, putting in hours. But at what point should you start integrating learning other things? Say a new instrument or hardware, shit even doing your own vocals. Should we add these things into those 15-20 hour weeks? Sometimes it feels overwhelming because you want to do more but don’t know where to start.
Hey Taylor, I just discovered you for the first time and absolutely love the quality of your videos! I was wondering-since being an artist today isn’t just about making music but also building your brand-what editing software and camera do you use for your videos? Essentially, what equipment and skills, beyond music production and DJing, have you learned, and how? Do labels assist with this brand growth you're experiencing, or do they expect you to handle it yourself? Thank you for the wisdom ;) Also, how did you come to work at cosmic academy,?
These are excellent questions! I may be slowing down a bit on this series, but I still would love to dive into this soon. As far as the camera gear goes, I'm shooting on a Sony ZV-E1 with a Sony 50mm 1.2 GM lens. Editing on CapCut 🙏
Really enjoyed this. It's cool to know that a lot of DJ's still have part time jobs. One question that's been on my mind lately, is: What are the things I don't know, that I should know, and how do I learn them? I'm talking specifically about music production. For example, I just happened to see a youtube video recently, explaining how to fix phase issues in the low end (something I hadn't even thought of). I feel like every once in a while I stumble onto a production technique that I never would have considered in a million years, and it 'changes everything.' Is that just part of the process?
Love this video dude super inspiring! Iv quit my job about 5 times to persuade music full time and iv always had to come back to working a job, I’m working full time now n was wondering when I should do the quit and this gave me the perfect answer thanks man ❤️
A lot of people think that what you do is just all fun. Yes. It's a lot of fun. Especially when it's your dream and passion. But it's a grind. Flying all the time, show times are usually late, get back to hotel, 5 hours of sleep, fly and fly and fly. lol. I'ts draining. Doesn't mean you hate what you're doing. Far from it. But breaks are good for your body and mind. Even though it's a dream and passion, at the end of the day, it's still a business.
That's interesting... I am trying to explain to our families what my goals are in making music and one of them was, that DJs play or remix my tunes. I don't think I've ever said anything about Spotify or Beatport but obviously those will be very useful...
Have you ever done a collab with someone, and you sent them what you made, and then they sent you back something that you just really didn't like? How do you handle that situation? Do you part ways and both just expand in your own directions?
Sometimes a collab just doesn't work out-it's totally okay! Just like how when you start a track some ideas don't pan out. I would say it's okay to be honest and simply part ways on that one record :)
Nice vid! love this A question I have piggy backing on what you said about your song getting support... How do you go about getting your music supported? Would you in dm artists directly and show them some love while also sending your track over for them? Sometimes it's hard to get replys on Instagram especially from some decently notable artists as a small producer. Would love to hear your thoughts of the work that goes into this, outside of submitting to labels and and getting signed.
Hey Taylor, love your vids and insights! Just a question regarding struggling to sign music: how did you push through the continual rejection and work out what you have to target to get past the barrier of 'good, but not quite good enough' and get on labels like Enhanced?
Im currently in phase 2, part time job that gives me some money, but allows me to keep the grind going in a more healthy way!
I am currently at that stage where I have a part-time job but I earn enough that I could do music 100% but I have children and too many bills at the moment but for the past five years I have been planning to do music 100% as my only source of incomeand I agree 100% with everything you said
Appreciate you taking the time to dive into my question man! Absolutely brilliant response and some really great insight into the industry - super helpful.
And congrats on your largest week of growth! I’m certain it’s absolutely nothing compared to what’s to come :)
Currently in phase 2 trying to make this a full time thing! One thing I realized is 90% of the artists I love still have side hustles or part time jobs but you just never hear about it because they don’t post about it most of the time
We're getting where we're going, thats for sure team
I'm so scared to take the leap into full time music and I think I'm still about 2-3 years out but all the advice and insight here was something I really needed to hear. Appreciate you!!
Yes! thank you man. This is the QA episode i've been waiting for. I'm not ready to take the leap of faith yet, but it's awesome to know I can get really far by doing music part time. Super love your stuff and we'll see you next week!
I'm stoked to hear that this one resonated, man!
Super insightful this week bro.
Love the honesty of producers and DJs still having side hustles and part time gigs while pursuing their projects.
A question I have:
I’ve noticed it’s one thing to produce music, get good at the work flow, arranging tracks, putting in hours. But at what point should you start integrating learning other things? Say a new instrument or hardware, shit even doing your own vocals. Should we add these things into those 15-20 hour weeks? Sometimes it feels overwhelming because you want to do more but don’t know where to start.
Hey Taylor, I just discovered you for the first time and absolutely love the quality of your videos! I was wondering-since being an artist today isn’t just about making music but also building your brand-what editing software and camera do you use for your videos? Essentially, what equipment and skills, beyond music production and DJing, have you learned, and how? Do labels assist with this brand growth you're experiencing, or do they expect you to handle it yourself?
Thank you for the wisdom ;)
Also, how did you come to work at cosmic academy,?
These are excellent questions! I may be slowing down a bit on this series, but I still would love to dive into this soon.
As far as the camera gear goes, I'm shooting on a Sony ZV-E1 with a Sony 50mm 1.2 GM lens. Editing on CapCut 🙏
Really enjoyed this. It's cool to know that a lot of DJ's still have part time jobs. One question that's been on my mind lately, is: What are the things I don't know, that I should know, and how do I learn them? I'm talking specifically about music production. For example, I just happened to see a youtube video recently, explaining how to fix phase issues in the low end (something I hadn't even thought of). I feel like every once in a while I stumble onto a production technique that I never would have considered in a million years, and it 'changes everything.' Is that just part of the process?
Ooo this is a good one man! Honestly I may be slowing down on this series, but this is a topic I'd still like to answer sometime soon
Thumbs up! Excited to see where this journey takes you
Thanks so much!
Loved this one Taylor, thanks for posting this and big fan of Modern Wisdom as well… great podcast! Looking forward to more of these videos 🙌
Wow! The quality of your content is insane!
Appreciate that
Loved the tennis story, it's encouraging to hear there's many paths of success
Love this video dude super inspiring! Iv quit my job about 5 times to persuade music full time and iv always had to come back to working a job, I’m working full time now n was wondering when I should do the quit and this gave me the perfect answer thanks man ❤️
Glad you get some value from this bro!
Modern Wisdom is such a VALUABLE podcast. Chris does such a great job sinking his teeth into ideas. I feel like you guys would be friends.
Dude he is goated
Love this one
A lot of people think that what you do is just all fun. Yes. It's a lot of fun. Especially when it's your dream and passion. But it's a grind. Flying all the time, show times are usually late, get back to hotel, 5 hours of sleep, fly and fly and fly. lol. I'ts draining. Doesn't mean you hate what you're doing. Far from it. But breaks are good for your body and mind. Even though it's a dream and passion, at the end of the day, it's still a business.
That's interesting... I am trying to explain to our families what my goals are in making music and one of them was, that DJs play or remix my tunes. I don't think I've ever said anything about Spotify or Beatport but obviously those will be very useful...
Great video, keep going ;)
Have you ever done a collab with someone, and you sent them what you made, and then they sent you back something that you just really didn't like? How do you handle that situation? Do you part ways and both just expand in your own directions?
Sometimes a collab just doesn't work out-it's totally okay! Just like how when you start a track some ideas don't pan out. I would say it's okay to be honest and simply part ways on that one record :)
@@taylortorrenceofficial okay thank you!
Nice vid! love this
A question I have piggy backing on what you said about your song getting support...
How do you go about getting your music supported? Would you in dm artists directly and show them some love while also sending your track over for them? Sometimes it's hard to get replys on Instagram especially from some decently notable artists as a small producer. Would love to hear your thoughts of the work that goes into this, outside of submitting to labels and and getting signed.
Hey Taylor, love your vids and insights! Just a question regarding struggling to sign music: how did you push through the continual rejection and work out what you have to target to get past the barrier of 'good, but not quite good enough' and get on labels like Enhanced?
We need that Maddix collab!
We tryin bro!
Probably the scariest thought is going full time into music :/ at some point I know that I will have to put it completely first
You're gonna be able to handle it brother. You're making all the right moves
Hey, what camera do you use in your videos?
ay dude, I shoot on Sony full frame
@ thanks!
Calgary and Banff?!!! RAD
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