HOW I FIT N 2 THIS ALREADY OVERCROWDED MUSIC SCENE

Uniquely enough, my initial intentions were 2 blog it out everyday. However, my life doesn`t permit me the luxury of giv`n my 2 cents worth everyday. Thus, lead`n me 2 my topic 4 the day. I would like 2 encourage anyone who is plan`n 2 enter n 2 the entertainment arena (music, film, arts, etc. . .) 2 first ask themselves, what they have 2 offer themselves by ventur`n n 2 this back break`n industry.

How many of u remember when u were a kid and wanted 2 b a professional football player, policeman, firefighter, or the ever more popular doctor/lawyer thingy? How many of u actually achieved u`r dreams? Somewhere along the lines, relationship issues, birth`n children, the lack of money, drugs or just plan ol laziness, more than often, crept n 2 the picture and corrupted all efforts at [@] achiev`n those goals.

For those of u, 4 whatever reason, have managed 2 dodge the clutches of circumstance and somewhat get 2 a point, that u feel will allow u 2 cross over n 2 the "land of plenty", please take heed 2 this warn`n. Ask u`r self, "How Do I Fit N 2 This Already Overcrowded Music Scene"?

Music, 4 me is something that I`ve been do`n since the age of 3. I can remember go`n 2 studio`s and record`n @ age 5/6. There used 2 b a store called, Bully's Restaurants, and the male chorus that I sang n did commercials 4 them. So music/record`n, are nothing new 2 me. I`ve always heard people tell me that I could sing and that I should b do`n something on a professional level.

My entire family is filled with singers/musicians. It was no secret when I started sing`n and mak`n money do`n it. However, I separated my self from the norm, when I started tak`n chances n order 2 advance n my sing`n career. By tak`n chances, I mean, like when I left a federal government job @ the age of 23 that payed roughly $30 grand a year, with the full 401K and other benefits and moved 2 Atlanta, GA [Atl] just 2 pursue a career n music. Now, @ that point people knew I was serious but many doubted my intentions. I was ridiculed as be`n over anxious and down right called crazy 4 leav`n such a "good pay`n job" (boy if those people could c me now. . . . .ha ha ha ha).

Don`t get me wrong, I knew that I could sing and so did others but it`s different be`n n a state where u don`t know very many people and u don`t have a job. Not 2 mention, Atlanta is not a place where anyone can just go and fit n; without hav`n contacts or be`n n the n "click" (inner circle). Brosiacs, let me tell ya; I was quickly awakened by real life when I got 2 Atl. It was there, that I found out what the term, "starv`n musician" really meant (lol). 4 those of u who don`t know, if u have a candle with a wick on both ends and light both ends relatively @ the same time and hold the candle n the middle. . . . . .u`r fingers r gonna get burnt eventually. . . . Don`t b lieve me? Try it!

I was work`n a 9-2-5 and try`n 2 pull of the musician thing, sing`n n clubs @ open mic nights. It was kill`n me. . . and I wasn`t really get`n no recognition. I was a new booty on the block and people gave me props because [b/c] I could sing but so could everybody else who was stepp`n 2 the mic. Hell, some sounded better than me! @ the point that the stress of work`n day and sing`n by night started 2 stress me (or my candle started 2 meet n the middle), I began 2 ask myself the question, "How Do I Fit N 2 This Already Overcrowded Music Scene" ?

This is where the thoughts of leav`n the country came n 2 play. I had heard, from a few of the musicians on the scene, that they had gone 2 Japan and the people there loved Hip-hop, R&B, gospel, blues and soul music (often labeled as "Black Music". The subject matter, "Black Music", will b addressed later n my blog). I also heard that I could make a good bit of change if I got n with right people. Dur`n the of time of try`n 2 find myself, I decided that I was gonna hit or bust. Mean`n, that I wasn`t gonna stop til I bust. So I packed up some belong`ns (2 suitcases 2 b exact), put some stuff n storage (which @ this point I have paid over $4,000.00 n the past 4 years), sold the rest of my stuff, paid off all debt and took 2 the skys, headed 4 Japan with nothing more than $300.00 n my pockets (2 my name).

Long story short, I overcame many obstacles n Japan. I learned japanese and the Japanese culture, tightened up my vocal skills, released my first self entitled maxi-single, "Boku Desu" and am currently mov`n 2 Long Beach, CA 2 work on a major sign`n deal.

Case n point, don`t just think that b/c u can sing or b/c u look pretty that u will make it n a career. It comes down 2 90% of who u know, 5% of what u know and 5% of how u use it. . . . . . Take the talent that u have, improve it and then use it. But u have 2 take chances and prove, "How U Fit N 2 This Already Overcrowded Music Scene".

K.D. Brosia
"MUSIC 4 YO SOUL"
www.kds02.com