Passion and Focus
Whenever I talk about my plans to move from having a job and making music on the side to spending all my time creating my particular brand of music, the suggestion comes up that I should also look into making music for games. Makes sense, right? My current job is in game development, so it’s gotta be easy to fit the word music in there. Oh, and I should definitely also pursue some film scoring jobs and do jingles for commercials, just in case this singer-songwriter thing doesn’t fly. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket, son! Play it safe.
I disagree.
I believe that, in order to succeed, I need to focus on the one thing I am most passionate about. I believe that I cannot risk diminishing my chances of being successful as a singer-songwriter by spending time competing with composers who are as passionate about film music as I am about writing and performing pop songs. If you want someone to write a beautiful score for your film, hire Jeffrey; for a haunting game score, get Jonathan. If you want someone to make the crowd weep with a three chord song, we can talk - that sits well within my focus. That is my passion.
