A Day in the Life of an Indie Artist

Written by: reyshizz

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I wake up and go to work. I live in NJ and commute 1.5 hours to the city every morning. I wish I could say during that time I’m writing rhymes or thinking up my next big move… But I’m not. I usually read, listen to music or pretend to listen to music and zone out.

I get to office usually before most of the other employees, sit at my desk and kick ass for 9 hours straight (with an hour lunch in between). When I get off I take that 1.5 hour commute back to the crib.

Now it’s around 7:30 and I have the next 3.5 hours to do some damage on the mic before I’m too tires to keep my eyes open. This time is dedicated to either recording (if I have something to record) or mixing (if I have something to mix). Afterward, I got to bed wake up the next morning an do it all over again.

I’m always working. My day starts at 6 and ends around 11. On the weekends I wake up at 9 and continue to grind. It gets hard finding a reason to skip out or ignore other activities so that I may focus on music, especially since all the odds of making it are stacked up against me. So why do I go on….?

Because I love this shit… and I won’t stop, ever.



Posted on November 23rd, 2009
Topics: Personal
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