Musical Encounter
Most of us can say that we experience many cultural mixes very often in our lives. For some of us, these encounters with different cultures come as often as every day; but how many of us can proudly say that we were the ones creating these encounters?
In the eighth grade, I started getting really involved in music; particularly electronica. Radio538.nl (pronounced five-three-acht punt en el) took over the Z-100’s and Hot 97’s of my life, and I was immersed in the worlds of trance, house, and techno. I also thought it would be really cool to be a DJ, and had a fair amount of musical background, so I combined my two hobbies into one super-hobby – a trance producer.
My obsession with trance music lasted for a couple of years, and in those years, I released some really awesome tracks, but alas, my career never kicked off. My brother told me that there was no future in DJ-ing, and I was never going to be good enough to rival Tiesto and Paul van Dyke, who were my idols. Had conversation taken place now, I would have taken it as a challenge and continued my pursuit of fame and glory. Alas, my experiences mixing music from countries all over the world ended during my Freshman year of high school when I gave up hope and lost inspiration. I still listen to electronica, and even mess around with mixers and turntables from time to time, so I want to hear your opinion – should I pursue my passion in music and go professional, or just accept it as a hobby?
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