Scariofunk Q&A

Yesterday (08/06/16) I ventured out to Scariofunk Music Industry Q&A, i was abit hesitant to go because its focus was about the music industry, and my interests are journalism centered but then I thought to myself what a great way to start blogging about events out of the usual I normally blog on.

I initially won my ticket on the radio station TheBeatLondon so that was another reason why I went along, Nicolle loves a freebie. 

So the Q&A was held in a studio in Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith. The host was Ms AmandaStarr a host fromTheBeatLondon, she had a panel of singer/songwriters, producers, directors etc asking them a series of questions regarding their journey in the music industry. And what an insightful evening it was to sit amongst them being taught.

There were two "answers" that stood out to me that night. A question was asked, "How do you juggle day to day life, whilst pursing your dreams? Do we try and get a job in our chosen field or work anywhere?" Mikey J's (producer/ co-produced Kano's album) answer was "I worked in McDonalds, all they required was my presence. Take a job that doesn't require your time" listening to that, for me was so inspirational, because a job that requires your time is a demanding job, it is a job where your dreams get put on the back burner whilst other people's dreams remain at the forefront as I help build it.

The second answer was by a singer/songwriter (unfortunately I didn't get her name). She spoke about herself and juggling. She juggled uni, children, work and studio time. Superwoman? Maybe… or Sacrifice… yes her juggling was sacrificial. It showed me that sometimes we have to make sacrifices in order to get our dreams into reality, so maybe for a couple of months or even year my sleep has to be sacrificed; maybe for a couple of months/years social life has to be zilch whilst I work every hour God sends to pay for things to enhance my dreams.

There was so much knowledge flying around that studio, it would have been hard to not have grasped anything. Although it was their journey and their chosen path the knowledge could and can be applied to your chosen path and your personal life…

So to cut a long story short, I was inspired, a cliche maybe but nevertheless, no one is going to start the manifestation of your dream, only you can!

Nicolle 💋