FINALLY starting a new job today. I'm so glad my boyfriend let me practically live with him for a month while I searched around for one. Hopefully soon I'll be able to get a new apartment, which should be exciting. Although, I really fucking hate moving. Ever since I left for college in 2009, I've moved every single year, and I'm a total pack rat, so it's a good workout. Alright, back to the topic on hand: All this has gotten me to think about a @bloghomework I saw from @missy , @rambo , and @lyxzen . So, today I present: If you could run your own business, what would it be?
I always wanted one of those types of apartment/houses where you live above your business. Sometimes I have trouble sleeping, but I love being in my bed. It's such a weakness of mine, but I'm sure everyone knows that feeling! I could see this being plausible in the future, but I have to save up a lot of money to even begin getting everything set up. Being an audio nerd, I want to own my own recording studio and live sound services. I had a minor hand in helping build a sound booth and set up a mini-recording studio in the basement of the Mass Communications buildings at my college. The amazing thing about it, is that it really doesn't take up much room. A storage room would consist of various microphones and other equipment needed to run a studio, and the ultimate dreams would be able to provide some instruments in case there's a stand in, an extra one needed, or some people struggling to try and make it. Local music is a huge scene in every city, because why not have pride in where you're from?
Another reason for wanting my own recording studio and live sound services is because like almost every other industry, it sucks for women. I've already had countless encounters with sexism within the first year running live sound. At one point, I actually lost that job for a couple of months because I refused to sleep with my manager, and he claimed I was sexually harassing him to the point where he couldn't concentrate (sorry I'll never be sorry I like to wear shorts to work, ~hair flip emoji~), and for some reason came back when he walked out. But let's leave that story for another time, shall we? Anyways, I was always a backup for running sound when a guy was present, despite being told about my talents. Some bands would straight up tell me they didn't trust me to make them sound good, because I'm a girl. I was lucky enough to volunteer at SXSW a couple years ago as Stage Crew, and one venue my female lead told me she would only have me on door duty because she "only trusts men to carry that heavy equipment", despite me actually working out and lifting weights just so I could start carrying around heavy equipment. I've learned to put up with a lot of shit, and it's so tiring.
I love the guys who support me and have helped me along the way. It makes me so happy to know there are some people out there who don't look at another persons gender when they try to do what they love. This field could benefit from an outbreak of women entering the field, behind the scenes (but, of course, fuck yea to all the women on that stage/behind that mic!). You never know what ideas we could come up to make your track that much better (;
AND, AS A BONUS, I could work with a second love of mine: photography and editing (photos + video).
This is a dream I'd like to give my all too, but starting off with nothing makes it extra daunting. Even if I'm lucky enough to get a studio that has a separate apartment on top of it, just being able to do this for the rest of my life would be great. The ultimate life goal is to be happy, and that's all I can really ask for myself, and for everyone.
xoxo, Beats
