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Things I’ve Learned about Music City: Part 2

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I’ve officially been in Nashville for 15 days. Yes 15 days and you wouldn’t believe the things I’ve observed and heard from people who have lived here for years and years and years. But if you read my blog, I’ve made a part one already about this, now I’m making a part 2… and probably 3 and 4.

It’s a small world: It is amazing, how many people know each other in this town. Which makes it easy to make friends and network. Thank goodness! But with that being said, remember how your mother always told you to never burn your bridges. Well that applies to Nashville, if you are going to be a jerk to people, don’t bother coming out of your room.

Weather: I’ve found out that Nashville is in a big bowl, literally. Which is why Nashville is known for their flash floods. And it’s also the worst place when it comes to having allergies. Thank god I don’t! But overall, it’s beautiful here!

If you’re bored, go out: I can’t believe how much stuff there is to do in this town. And it’s free! There’s always something to do, something to see, something to hear.

Glitz and Glam: I know I’m only eight hours away from home, but I can’t believe how much of difference there is in the way people dress. If you go out, they go out. Not so much guys, but the girls get dolled up. Not saying girls in the midwest don’t, I know people in Chi Town and Minneapolis do, but not Milwaukee. But I guess you never know who you are going to meet, so look your best!

People love to talk: Whether you are in the music industry or not, people will talk to you. They love giving advice and they like to hear your story. Which I guess goes to show why it’s the largest “small town” and has a friendly community.

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Things I’ve learned about Music City

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I’ve only lived in Nashville for officially a week, and here’s what I learned so far:

1. I don’t know what it is about the driving around here, but they all suck. But because they all suck, there are abandon cars on the side of the road everywhere.

2. This is a transplant city, so everyone is from everywhere besides Nashville. I’ve met a total of two people from the Nashville area. Everyone else is from all over the states.

3. For being in the middle of the country, Nashville is beautiful. It’s green, there’s hills and it’s just beautiful landscape overall to look at. And the weather is just freakishly awesome!

4. There’s pretty much something to do every night. Until I make more money, I’ll be seeing shows (hopefully working them) once or twice a week and people are always down to go out.

5. People are so nice here, it’s just a great community.

6.Overall, there is opportunity to grow and make something of yourself here, which is awesome! And that is exactly what I plan on doing!

 

 

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Less Than a Week!

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Less than a week, I’m moving to Music City! Long story short, I’m super pumped! I’m going in with a clear mind and high spirits! Even if I failed, at least I can say I tried, because at the end of the day, I’m doing this for me and only me.

And I’m hoping , I can start my life in Nashville or in another city. Somewhere where there is good music, warmer weather and new adventures!

 

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Harder than it Seems

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So this whole moving thing is becoming very overwhelming and frustrating. It’s one thing to want to move and all, it’s another thing to try to find a place to live… when you don’t live there. It’s a lot harder than it seems.

But hopefully things will work out in the end and by August I hope to be living and working in Nashville.  I guess I’ll see where life takes me, one way or another I’m going to end up there!

 

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Production In Music

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I don’t know why I didn’t write about this a long time ago. But everyone that I know always ask me “what do you do in music?”. I tell them, “I work in production.”… (silence)… (Them)”What does that mean?”

It means I help put on the show. Whether that’s being a runner, a production assistant, a stage manager… it pretty much means if my team and I weren’t there, there wouldn’t be a show.

Then people ask me, “Well that means all you have to do is work during the show, right?”… “Not necessarily, I work ahead of time, you would be surprised how much work goes into putting a huge festival or concert together.” (Them)” Oh, I didn’t know that, that’s pretty cool.”

So the next time you decide to go to a show and complain that the band is  five minutes late, know that there is a crew working behind the scenes fixing the problem to get the band out there. In a nutshell: There’s a lot that goes on behind the scenes of a show.

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Local Bands

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I love going to shows. I honestly could care less if I knew every song off the album or if I’ve never heard of them.

Which is why I love supporting local bands. Sure, some of them are just cover bands, but at least they like to jam. My favorite local band right now is The Listening Party.

Yes, they are close friends of mine, but they actually have some original music that is pretty damn good. And no matter what kind of music you like, I think any music guru will like them because their music is pop rock/ a bit of alternative edge kick to it.

And lucky them, I got them a gig this year at one of my jobs. Needless to say, I felt good doing them a service, but at the same time, they deserved it. Because not every local band gets recognized and it’s about time they do.Besides, if you are going to make it big, it all starts with the local fan support.

 

 

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I have been so bad when it comes to keeping up with my blog. It’s amazing when you lose a full time gig how much time you fill it up with!

As y’all know, SXSW changed my life, in many positive ways. It’s made me realize what I really want out of life but also look at life as it’s more of opportunities rather than doubts.

With that being said, I had my plans set on Austin. But due to recent events in my life and with more jobs in Nashville, it looks like as of now, I’m moving to Nashville.

Please don’t call me wish washy. I love both cities and will end up living in both at some point in my life. But as of now, Nashville looks like it’s calling my name.

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Starting from the Bottom

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A lot of people say to me, “You know you have a long haul ahead of you”. Meaning I’m going to have to work my butt off to get to where I want to be. And I tell them… “Yeah, so what? At least my life will be worth of value and accomplishment when I get there versus living a life that has a 9 to 5 job.”

It’s like anything in life, you have to start from the very bottom. Work your networks, your skills and yourself to get to where you want to be. If you want it bad enough, you will get there.

Here’s something for everyone reading this post: Follow your dream. Do what you want to do, and eventually you’ll be where you want to be.

 

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Ways to Find New Music

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One of the things people ask me about music : I want to listen to a new band I’ve never heard of before, what’s a good way to find a band?

10 years ago, that would have been a little harder. Well it’s 2014, and here are a couple of ways to find good bands:

YouTube and Spotify make a huge difference when it comes to free streaming of music. It allows you to find “related artists” and recommendations that suite your music taste.

But besides streaming music, you can also get your head out of your phone or computer and ask a friend. You would be surprised what people would listen to. Most of my friends have awesome taste in music.

But honestly, another great way to find music is “free” iTunes music. If you look closely, on the right hand side of your screen, you can see a “free” section. Click on it, and they have random free singles every week. Most of the bands I’ve heard of, but this week they have a spanish group, and that’s pretty cool because otherwise I probably wouldn’t have heard of them.

And don’t be afraid to look at music websites or radio station websites, they also have free downloads of local bands and such! Awesomesauce right! I just saved you money and found you ways to listen to awesome bands you have never heard of before!

This is an example of a single that was on iTunes a couple of weeks ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UK6J5SKJing