This is Revelation #001. The extra numbers implies there will be many more to come. Get ready!
I hope everyone had a great holiday season and is getting ready to take on 2010. I thought this would be a good time to reflect on my life in Los Angeles. It’s been almost a year (March 2nd will be my first official anniversary), and until 2010 officially began, I hadn’t thought too much about the benefits of being here, except for maybe on a day to day level. The first thing that I should note, and I think this applies to anyone no matter what you are trying to do, is that you must be where your industry is. Los Angeles is my industry’s town. Film, Music, Media, I love it all, and it’s all here. And yes, I said town. Of course, Los Angeles is one enormous place. It takes hours sometimes to get from one side to the other, and there are almost 10 million people here (and apparently, they all have cars). But once you get in, you find yourself constantly running into the same people.
I got invited to my friend’s birthday party last month. So I went, and hung out, mingled, had a few drinks, made some new friends. Later, I wanted some fresh air, so I walked out onto the patio, and stopped dead in my tracks. ANOTHER friend of mine, who I had no idea knew my friend who’s birthday it was, was standing right there in front of me. Crazy, right? To top it off, they are both producers — one in music, one in film. Most of the people at this party where industry people to some extent. Guess who else showed up to my friend’s birthday party. John Singleton! Crazy, right?!
First Lesson: Get out on the town and talk to people! This wasn’t the first time something like this happened to me, and I’m sure it will happen again. As I’ve been pursuing my career, I’ve started to realize that so are a lot of other people, including many many many friends of mine. Everyone is doing something to get to the next step. Everyone wants to get in. Try not to get discouraged by the numbers, and take advantage of the fact that so many people love what you do. Read the rest of this entry »
