A Pearl Of Wisdom
A Pearl of wisdom- February 17, 2009
As a Producer/artist I’ve realized that there are three kinds of people in this industry, “The Good, The Bad, and The ones that do it right!” There are many talented people in this game “known and underground” that can take a few sounds, model and mold them into something that is phenomenal to the ears .The problem with this is that there are too many people, or I should say artists, that have natural talent but don’t have a means to get themselves out there to show their talent.
Some Producers/artist are driven to do what they have to do to get out into the line light, and others, let people drive them down the current of many circles. I know that sounds like a phrase a karate master would say, but the truth is the truth, and a dream is a dream, and this game is a race that is not waiting for anyone. Good guys finish last, which means that there is no room for just good, you have to be great, take chances and most important have fun with it. I feel that Artist and producers are playing this game with too much safety equipment on and need to take the helmet and pads off, stop looking at what others are doing, and put the fear of falling off to the side and start making their own moves.
You take notice of people who’ve been making music for years, some could’ve been great but never become successful, and the ones that actually make money doing it, are the ones that were driven by their passion for the art. It’s not really about the money, or fame, but about the people that take something you create and make it part of their life, “yes there life!”, how many times have you turned on the radio or heard a car drive by, playing that song that significantly brings an old childhood memory to life as you listen to the words or sometimes just the melody.
To me this is what music is, bringing emotions and memoirs to life, with an art that only a passionate artist can fashion. This is the reason why so many artist and producers alike, get so offensive when people criticize their work. One thing I can say about this, “there is always room for compromise and growth, and without some positive criticism you kind of lose both of these elements.”So try to except these things for what they are, and not to the heart but to the art of mastering your craft.
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