This is currently my strategy and wanted some input.
I'm in school for electrical engineering, I don't have too much time left to get my degree. I got all my pre-requisites besides math and science, I have about 3-4 semesters left just to do calculus 1-3, physics 1&2 and that's it.
I'm also working part time and advancing my skills as a hip hop artist through some pretty intense practice.
I'm staying single, don't drink or drug, all the time spent doing that is going into practicing rap or going to school.
So my plan is, once I get the degree and a job live off of low means. It's realistic to believe I will pull about 60k-80k a year and can live comfortably off 20k, even 15k I've had a year where I lived off 10k by renting a room in a house.
All the excess money would go into marketing and production. Paying other people to market for me, or paying to have radio play/ads/features etc. If it takes off I could quit electrical engineering but always have it as a "fall back".
Does this seem like a logical approach? I should mention I do love math and like the idea of being a electrical engineer though there's nothing on this earth that makes me happier then the idea of making a living off producing music, a big reason I been so into school for the past years is that I think it will help me be successful with my dream. I'm 25 years old and feel like "the clocks ticking" so I get this rushed "I wanna focus everything in music!" feeling. I also believe the turtle beats the hair and better be successful once then fail a hundred times . Oh, and I plan on going independent. I oppose everything about record labels, I had a meeting with one once they were wanting control my public image and my music - not cool. Also the money they'd front me I'd make in a few weeks with a degree .
I'm in school for electrical engineering, I don't have too much time left to get my degree. I got all my pre-requisites besides math and science, I have about 3-4 semesters left just to do calculus 1-3, physics 1&2 and that's it.
I'm also working part time and advancing my skills as a hip hop artist through some pretty intense practice.
I'm staying single, don't drink or drug, all the time spent doing that is going into practicing rap or going to school.
So my plan is, once I get the degree and a job live off of low means. It's realistic to believe I will pull about 60k-80k a year and can live comfortably off 20k, even 15k I've had a year where I lived off 10k by renting a room in a house.
All the excess money would go into marketing and production. Paying other people to market for me, or paying to have radio play/ads/features etc. If it takes off I could quit electrical engineering but always have it as a "fall back".
Does this seem like a logical approach? I should mention I do love math and like the idea of being a electrical engineer though there's nothing on this earth that makes me happier then the idea of making a living off producing music, a big reason I been so into school for the past years is that I think it will help me be successful with my dream. I'm 25 years old and feel like "the clocks ticking" so I get this rushed "I wanna focus everything in music!" feeling. I also believe the turtle beats the hair and better be successful once then fail a hundred times . Oh, and I plan on going independent. I oppose everything about record labels, I had a meeting with one once they were wanting control my public image and my music - not cool. Also the money they'd front me I'd make in a few weeks with a degree .
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