Lately we've been talking quite a bit about how to get a job in the music industry and the realities of the current job market. Some of our readers have been kind enough to share their stories of how they started their careers in this climate and what they sacrificed to get them. Today, I wanted to share the story of Yvanna. When she was 19, she landed her first music industry job. How did she get it?
Dedication.
Yvanna knew exactly where she wanted to work and for whom. Patrice is her favorite artist. She knew he had his own studio in Germany, gathering like-minded artists that she really wanted to “share something with, be inspired by."
So she did a study abroad program as close as possible to Patrice's studio.
One day, she showed up there and told the staff how much she wanted to work there. “Not anywhere else, not with anyone else," she pleaded. They told her that she could pass by sometimes, hang out, and meet some people." She did.
Weekly, she'd pay 50
Dedication.
Yvanna knew exactly where she wanted to work and for whom. Patrice is her favorite artist. She knew he had his own studio in Germany, gathering like-minded artists that she really wanted to “share something with, be inspired by."
So she did a study abroad program as close as possible to Patrice's studio.
One day, she showed up there and told the staff how much she wanted to work there. “Not anywhere else, not with anyone else," she pleaded. They told her that she could pass by sometimes, hang out, and meet some people." She did.
Weekly, she'd pay 50
