| Breaking into "the Biz"
I think that a lot of young musicians - not just trumpet players - struggle with the idea of doing a degree in performance (which is virtually useless except that you do a lot of playing in college), and what the hell they do when they graduate to make cash. So my question is: For those of you on TM that have a career in music, how did you break into the biz? The deal for me is, I HAVE to be a musician. But I'm wondering how those of you that are already in "the biz" got there. Is it about who you know? Being at the right place at the right time?
p.s.
I'm not asking this because of doubt on my part, I'm just curious. Whenever I see a guy who does just music for his career, I think to myself "how the hell??!?!" So I'm just posing the question to those TM'ers that are playing professionals, how did you do it?
This isn't strictly for breaking in, any information about the music business would be great.
Thanks
-Jon
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