daveasdf:

"...getting hired somewhere as a songwriter? That'd be the greatest day job ever, sitting in your house all day writing tunes for a living. Dream on..."

"YES", my friend, with all due respect- CONTINUE to "Dream On"! LOL!

I don't mean to "burst your bubble" bro', but there's RARELY a case where I find others working in [this field] that see it as the "DREAM JOB" they though it was, or as any form of an "easy ride"!

I've been working Double-Tripple-Full-Time NON-STOP in several aspects of the music business for many years. I've worked, amongst other things, as a producer (and still do) on many projects that require my writing of parts, sections, tracks, entire songs, Producing projects or just segments, etc.

If you want to go for it, DO IT! You have my best wishes & support; but I implicitly advise AGAINST IT to any of you whom may be looking for a "FUN" job or any resemblance of an "easy ride". It's 100 "hard-knocks" for every ONE moment of pleasurable experience.

No matter HOW GOOD you are at what you're doing, just try it for 10-15 years or so (for starters!), and see how many of your clients; respect your judgement, your time, your efforts, your art, your initial comittments & contractual agreements with them...

ANY resemblance of lucrative success will involve the "scratching-off" of a few common aspects of your daily life;
Such as: any form of a social life, more than 3-hours of sleep per week, succes/security in a relationship (if you even have time for one), any amount of money you can spend on your family or yourself...

Oh, did I forget to mention...
PAPERWORK, LEGAL FORMS, PAPERWORK, CONTRACTS, LEGAL FORMS, TAX FORMS, PAPERWORK, BUSINESS FORMS, and PAPERWORK.

NO... I'm not disappointed in what I do for a living...

I'm just experienced.

GOOD LUCK TO YOU!

...and while you're at it, WISH ME SOME TOO!


~JSV