#1

In response to hearing #1, a lot of people ask me why I don't just work in the music industry full-time if I love it so much. I love music, but I don't love music enough for it to be my full-time gig.

In 2025, I interned for a music producer for 8-16 hours a week. I sat in on vocal recording sessions, songwriting sessions and meetings with record labels - which was an incredible experience. But, by the end of each day I was exhausted. Music, let alone my own music, was the last thing I wanted to think about once I got home.

I'm also interested in a bunch of other spaces like language learning, meditation, pickleball, tech, reading, exercise.

Which is why full-time work feels so limiting.

Trying to fit in the above hobbies alongside sleeping a healthy 8 hours, spending time with my girlfriend, my mates, my family, and getting some me time doesn't seem viable with a full-time job. And at the end of the day, full-time work isn't going anywhere.

I recognise I'm in an incredibly privileged spot and I am incredibly grateful for the life I have. Which is why I want to utilise the opportunities I've been given to help out where I can in the future.

#2

Joining a band has been something I've wanted to do since I was a kid. I've never actively pursued it, but the thought of it has always been enticing. Anytime I'm asked to picture what my ideal life/job looks like, I always see myself playing live in-front of a crowd. Now I'm here, I want to make the most of it.

Writing, practicing and performing alongside my bandmates is an experience like no other. I'd become quite lonely and exhausted writing music by myself. Now, I've played almost 3 times the amount of hours on the guitar in the last 4 months than in the last 10 years. I'm so excited to put out an album, play some gigs around Australia and see where it takes us.

As a bonus goal, I want to document it all along the way. Which is actually why this all began in the first place.

This page was inspired by Derek Sivers (sive.rs).