PASSION

Hey guys,

Thank you all for the great feedback I got about the last blog. The love and support is greatly appreciated. The blog got so many people inspired and it’s only fitting that I have a follow up to that conversation. Often I chat to people and they always tell me just how envious they are at the fact that I love music so much. I keep hearing the same question over and over again; “Brian, how do you do it? How do you keep going?” The answer is simple guys, PASSION.    

It’s no secret that I love music guys. I love djing. I love the feeling I get every time I play a song and have the crowd sing along, nod their heads and watch people forget their problems for those few minutes and just be “free”. It’s an indescribable feeling. So often people confuse this feeling and think the moment is about me. It’s never about me. It’s about the people listening and the emotion they have when they hear a song. I’m only the facilitator of that relationship they have with that artist at that point in time. It’s a job I feel I’ve been assigned to do. I’ve been brought to this earth to fulfill that duty. I thank God every day that he gave me this job. Like any other industry though, there are politics involved in the music business. Enough politics to make one want to quit and just do something else. I did quit once. I felt I had had enough and decided to do something else. That decision didn’t last for too long though. People have asked me what made me come back, and the answer was and still is simple, PASSION. In all the time that I had quit, and never wanted anything to do with the music industry, I realized that I had been miserable and didn’t have anything to live for. It all felt so “dry”. Until that one evening when I was driving around Jo’burg with a friend and heard that one song on 5FM that just brought back that feeling I had when I bought my first record. The same feeling I had when I played my first record from my run down turntable I bought from a dj friend. The indescribable feeling I got the first time I stood in a dj box to play for people in a club in Sebokeng. It all came back. Right there and then, I decided that I wanted to go back to the music industry. I had found my PASSION. I was excited, and I made things happen. I’ve never looked back since.

Guys, I’m not here to convince you to all go into the music industry, or even act as your career guidance teacher. This industry is not as glamorous as it seems. What I’m really trying to say is that everyone out there needs to find their PASSION. I always say that finding your passion means finding that one thing that brings joy and a sense of fulfillment each time you do it. If you have a passion for numbers, then maybe you need to pursue a career in accounting. If you are the talkative type, then a career in public speaking could be the direction you need to consider. All in all, it really needs to be something you love doing. Once you find that passion, understand that it will never be smooth sailing. You will be criticized, made fun of, turned down and even told that you’re not good enough. That should never deter you and break your spirits. As long as you have that burning desire and excitement whenever you do it; know that it is exactly what you need to be doing. Surround yourself with people that’ll help you grow and be willing to have them give you the good and bad that you do. Let the criticism build you. I’m often told that I play rubbish. I’m told I’m arrogant, but all that never breaks me down. If anything, it only means that someone is conscious of what I’m doing…and that is enough for me. Guys, find your PASSION, work on it constantly. You will find that life is worth more than just waking up and going to that same old depressing desk and doing the same thing over and over again. Find that PASSION AND LIVE IT!!!