Personal Narrative: A Career In The Music Industry

From the day we’re in our mother's stomachs, to the day we die, we have always been listening to music. For me, listening to music all my life helped me develop a passion for it. When I was around the age of 6 my dad introduced me into the world of Rock. The very first band I remember listening to was System of a Down and ever since then, I fell in love with rock music and all its possible variations; for a long time this was all I listened to. It wasn’t until high school that I started listening to all sorts of genres and realized that I wanted to have a career in the music industry. That's when I learned about producing music.

Throughout high school, I continuously explored a wide variety of courses in an attempt to figure out what career path I may want to pursue. As senior year drew closer, the business field became more enticing. Furthermore, my aspirations were significantly impacted on the evening of September 14, 2016. I woke up that day and left for school as if it were any other day. After school, I drove to the softball field because we had a game and it just so happened to be Senior Night: the last home game. When it came time for my first at bat, I stepped up to the plate and hit a line drive between the first and second basemen, successfully making it to first base. The next player up to bat hit a double; I rounded second and sprinted for third. I clearly remember my coach kneeling on the ground to signal me to slide into third base. For some unknown reason, I hesitated and slid too late. I knew it was a bad slide, but I was focusing on whether or not I was safe. Then reality set in, I was safe, but I was not physically capable of standing up.

Music has always been one of my greatest passions. However, the most difficult challenge I have ever faced has been participating in jazz ensemble.

Recording Arts is a career field in which sound is recorded. Recording Arts plays a major role in life because sound is everywhere. Sound is in the video games we play. Sound is in broadcasting. Sound is in TV and film. Sound is in the music that we listen to. Growing up, my life evolved around music. I started guitar, piano, and drums at the age of 14. When I first enter high school, I joined chorus. It was a great experience. I learned to scat and how to sing like Louis Armstrong. The next year, I joined the band. I played every instrument that I could play. That includes guitar, piano, drums, and bass. I never took it serious until I started to play the bass. I fell in love instantly. I performed at talent shows and anywhere that I could perform.

I realized I wanted to get into music and producing when I received feedback from friends, and family that I had talent after the first song I released, and after time passed all I received was just good feedback, of course, there were some negative opinions but I keep my head up. When I started writing/recording music I just saw it as something to do for fun, it became one of my serious hobbies after a while. That push I was given by friends and family has led me to believe I could make it in the music industry. That’s how the idea of getting into music came about.

Growing up in a small town, like I did, you struggle to find what you want to do for the rest of your life, but as I got older I started to realize that this small town life was not for me. So I decided to go big, and introduce myself to the music industry, which in my opinion is the most difficult industry to make it big in. So, day in and day out, I taught myself how to use different music programs to further teach myself what I’m getting into. When I was more comfortable with what I was doing, I started looking at different colleges that could also help me to further my career of being a music producer. My love for music originated when I was younger, and would eventually lead me to where I am today, the energetic, fun loving, hardcore music lover that I am.

I always appreciate learning about my instructors. I see myself as having a diverse career. It combines academics and practical experiences. I earned a Bachelor Degree in Criminal Justice. I worked in Juvenile Court, and then returned to graduate school. I was a graduate research assistant for the Center for Applied Urban Research, and then for the College of Public Affairs I was a graduate teaching assistant. While research the privacy rights of prisoners and the emerging application of Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, I recognized I wanted to change career paths.

For me it is important to reach my goals in order to be happy with myself. I have two career employments that interested me the the most, and they are. Music Producer and Sound Engineer Technician. Both of these careers have a lot of similarities and quite a few differences.

I cannot begin to fathom what these whippersnappers are doing these days. This “technology” has absolutely engulfed them like a famished vacuum cleaner. Before you know it, we’ll be walking around with mindless robots that have no heart or drive to work. Then there is the music, goodness me the music is just as horrid as they are. God forgive me for judging this generation, but I write what my eyes have seen and my ears have heard. Back in the day, our music was not blasting with profanity; at least I believe so? The technology we grew up with was more sanitary than what it is now. At the very least, it did not have us sitting at home like an innocent sheep in a field, waiting to be devoured by wolves. For some profound reason now one can

It takes a village-- a village to help others grow and prosper in their lives. When someone cries out, another picks them up. When someone struggles, another guides them. I came to this realization in my third year of high school, and it has shifted my viewpoint from selfishness to selflessness.

Little fingers danced across the smooth, cold, porcelain keys attached to the miniature pink piano given to me that Christmas. My father’s eyes crinkled in pain, but his smile gave my little heart another story. Like race cars on a track tunes played through my mind, while my ears deceived me into believing I was composing sweet melodious music. From a young age weaving and dodging the spotlight, in a way, comforted me, yet when the light found me it demanded growth. Aspiring audio engineers hope for recognition and spotlight, however, we discreetly and softly affect everything in societies lives, our work is almost inaudible.

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From as far back as I can remember, music has been part of my life. My Mom is very musical and I feel that is one of the reasons I am as well. Whenever I hear You Are My Sunshine I think of my Mom and the lullabies she sang my brother and I as children. One of the best memories I have of singing with my Mom and brother is in the living room on the foot stool. Something about being a little kid and standing atop of the stool made you feel like you were a singer and it was your time to shine! We would each take a turn with the make believe microphone. I specifically remember watching my mom as she danced around the room as she sang to her favorite records that she shared with us. We loved every minute of it!

My short-term goal to become and musical director/musical educator is practicing music theory. When I had researched ways to try and become a professional at practicing music theory I had three goals in mind that I should complete. The three goals were learning to read music notes, learning to conduct, and practicing getting better at acting. In order to learn how to read music I will have to take classes with other teachers and continue to do so until I feel like I have accomplished that goal and then move on to the next. In order to accomplish my second goal which is learning to conduct I would also have to participate in classes and camps to soon become a professional. My last goal is learning to act which I already have a little experimenting

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