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best jobs to support yourself?

What do you think are some of the best jobs to have that allow you to make a living while still having time to produce and DJ?

I know that some banks will give you great pay and benefits while working part-time.

Strange question to ask, and one that will prob have billions of answers. I think at the end of the day if you have the passion for it you will find the time for it.

Personally I have a 8:30 - 9:00 job and I have plenty of time to sit down and produce as well as keeping the DJ activity up the occasional weekends.

Unfortunatly, if you're not a successful producer (ie make a living from it), then you're job has to come first, it's just how it is! With the need for having money to live on etc

I've also been searching for jobs that allow you to make music while working. So essentially, I'm getting paid to make music indirectly. You don't get benefits at these jobs and the pay is low but at least you get to spend more time doing what you love. It's at a rehearsal hall/recording studio and they let me bring my laptop and produce when it's not busy.

ive often wonderd how making music for a living would bee cool.
as this is clearly my one true vocation in life.
but the choices are limiting,films are one clear choice,but seems hard to get into. and unless you are classicy traind things will be even harder.

so i intend on plucking away at this production game untill i win me some future hope.

Software Engineer

hitman.
you can do your hits in various citys around the world and combine it with djeing to make a good alibi.

i am Dell Certified System Engineer

it's good to know hard/software, because EDM is mostly computer based...

Work for a small technology company that prides itself on employee quality of life. If it wasn't for this, I would not nearly have as much time as I do. I can basically come and go as I please just as long as I get my work done.

Janitor

Start selling your body on your local Craigslist.

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Originally posted by Magnus Work for a small technology company that prides itself on employee quality of life. If it wasn't for this, I would not nearly have as much time as I do. I can basically come and go as I please just as long as I get my work done.

OMG that sounds awesome. I waste so many hours just farting around in the office because the work they give me only takes 1/3 of the time I'm here. If they did the same where I work I could have 3-4 hour days and still get everything done before it's due.

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Originally posted by Magnus Work for a small technology company that prides itself on employee quality of life. If it wasn't for this, I would not nearly have as much time as I do. I can basically come and go as I please just as long as I get my work done.

Same, I'm a project manager for a website company and do everything from home . As long as the work gets done I'm free to do with my time as I see fit.

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Originally posted by Storyteller Same, I'm a project manager for a website company and do everything from home . As long as the work gets done I'm free to do with my time as I see fit.

My next job is for a web firm like that. I've decided.

dont be an engineer, u will never be free again

i work from home in sales very flexible.

Ill be going into college next year, but for now im looking for a small job that i could do, usually i used to browse craigslist for graphic design stuff and website work but stuff is getting too slow for my taste.

Any job suggestions for someone in my situation?

I'm a carpenter 9-5 when i'm not running my label/producing. Keeps me nice and busy and comes in handy for building studio when i get my new pad

its starting to get obvious music aint a money machine anymore when people discuss what job to have beside to make the ducks meet.

just like everyone else , id love to sit all day and produce , but i cant.
A job in the music profession ( TV, film etc) might be a good idea.

and lol at palm , make the ducks meet. is that a local saying or do you think there saying hens not ends , as in trying to make ends meet?

in norwegian both ducks and ends are spelled the same (endene) so as usual i translate directly to make confusion.

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Originally posted by palm in norwegian both ducks and ends are spelled the same (endene) so as usual i translate directly to make confusion.

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Originally posted by palm in norwegian both ducks and ends are spelled the same (endene) so as usual i translate directly to make confusion.

ill let you off lol

drug dealer

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Originally posted by alanzo My next job is for a web firm like that. I've decided.

hard industry to break into though, at least it is here. no matter what qualifications you have or how good your grades are, you always end up fighting against 100 other guys just like you! lol

back on topic... when i started my degree i was set on becomming a programmer or DBA, but the industry seems really shit. particularly in times of economic downturn, companies stop investing in new IT and programmers are the first to lose their jobs. i've seen countless brilliant programmers, who are far more talented than myself, struggling to find work. it just seems like these people are far too undervalued.

instead i'm going to get into the maintenance side of things, rather than working on new stuff. the pay might not be as lucrative, but the work is definately more stable. gonna renew my CCNA and pickup and MCITP in the holidays and start getting into admin work. woo!

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Originally posted by echosystm hard industry to break into though, at least it is here. no matter what qualifications you have or how good your grades are, you always end up fighting against 100 other guys just like you! lol back on topic... when i started my degree i was set on becomming a programmer or DBA, but the industry seems really shit. particularly in times of economic downturn, companies stop investing in new IT and programmers are the first to lose their jobs. i've seen countless brilliant programmers, who are far more talented than myself, struggling to find work. it just seems like these people are far too undervalued. instead i'm going to get into the maintenance side of things, rather than working on new stuff. the pay might not be as lucrative, but the work is definately more stable. gonna renew my CCNA and pickup and MCITP in the holidays and start getting into admin work. woo!

In this current climate , im seeing non essential work as risky.
Like, people need to eat , need to drive , need to stay warm in a house.
Any industry that falls out this circle is high risk at the moment , like leisure,holiday(vacation)firms,the culinary sector.

Music is an industry that bit the dust long ago.Only so long you can pump out shit and expect it to return profit.
Anything good is just put on limewire

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