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Edible
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It has been a month!
A lot of things are changing at my current job - people are leaving. Some for vacation while others for a new chapter opening in their lives.
This has meant extra work for me and a bit less camping/travelling.
As of recently, I’ve been spending my time immersing myself in various groups within the main city. I’ve started taking dance lessons and playing open mic nights with a few fellow musicians on bass!
Venue in Hanoi that features a once lucrative (pre-covid) open mic nigtht!
The past few weeks I’ve been bogged down with music work paired with my teaching duties. Desserts have been my beacon of light through the darkness!
There’s a bakery in Hanoi that specializes in ALL types of delicacies and I just. can’t. get. enough of it.
No personal pictures because they barely last the length of an inhale BUT, I happened to have one of these berry bars last week and it was divine!
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Arrangements
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PAST
Man! I’ve been hunkering down the past month and a half finishing up work for a project or three. Of course, as luck would have it, a bunch of deadlines all converged within the same day/week!
Finished the main theme and an alpha “ready” version of the battle theme for Kindred Fates (or my BIG project)
Finished writing out music/sfxs for a LOVELY puzzle game.
Applied to a masters composition program.
Finished GIGABUSTER!
PRESENT
Create a cost efficient, portable 'recording' booth’
Re-record instruments for Seaside cafe using aforementioned booth.
Release my work for Seaside Cafe (I really like it)
Work on creating alternative battle themes for the Kindred Fates arena (there were 3 planned in total)
Look for work!
Keep pushing my 1 to 1 scoring stream and my Composing Fundamentals!
FUTURE
Work with session musicians to record performances for Kindred Fates
Start work on Kindred Fates vertical slice music
Start work on music packs, residual income streams
Look for more scoring work!
RUMINATIONS
I’ve been thinking more and more about manifesting my future after this year. If you’ve been reading my blog semi-frequently, you might remember my proclimating into the ether desires for the year:
From - Edible Arrangements: Dry Spells and Being Covid Free
This year, I’m going to get at least 2 gigs that are going to pay me my rate.
And… it happened.
I asked for two and y’all, I got two.
It has made me ponder what else can be uttered into fruition (albeit paired with hardwork, focus and, lets be honest, luck).
I want to do this again but I know that deep in my heart, I want things to focus more on long-term growth versus short-term stability.
What I mean by that is creating avenues that will lend itself to financial stability without direct involvement from me (i.e. residual income).
So, how about going a step further.
This year..
I’ll get 3 projects that pay me my rate and also be able to work with a returning client on a project that is successful (i.e. netting the dev decent revenue).
I will earn a livable wage (based on a steady set of numbers I’ve been vying for since the start of all this) through freelance work this year.
One of my residual income streams will net a consistent profit for 3 consecutive months.
Number one is important to me primarily because I have had the misfortune of seeing a strong studio fall due to the hardships that come with taking a chance in game development. If I can speak positivity into the universe for not just myself but also others, I think I ought to.