Life As a Studio Musician

Life as a studio musician means being paid to do what you truly love. While that may seem too good to be true, consider just what a studio musician does - you will play music. If you love music and you are passionate about playing music than being a studio musician truly does mean you will be paid for doing what you love. However, as a studio musician you will not be the one who creates a great deal of the music you play. You might form side bands that you play with frequently, but the bulk of your work will come from playing with other bands that need someone to fill in for a song or two. Or you will play with established solo artists who need other musicians to fill in the sound of their songs. Either way, you will not be expected to write a great deal of music, you are there to perform.

That should not be seen as a negative; however, as being a studio musician means you will make a career out of being a musician - making music. Few people find themselves able to make a successful career out of writing and performing their own music. It is not a failure to play someone else's music, consider all the symphonic musicians who play music written by others for much or all of their careers. Often, the evidence of skill displayed by their performance is the truest reward. You will make music that will be recorded and people, perhaps millions of people, will hear the sounds of your playing. You will inspire wonder and dancing from people you will never meet and hear your music playing on radios and in music videos or commercials.

Such widespread success is very difficult to achieve as a headlining artist, and though not everyone will know your name, your music will be heard. You will be the truest sort of musician, not in it for the fame or magazine covers but simply to play music. You may be asked to tour with some artists and see cities or countries you never imagined being able to visit. You will work with artists that you have seen on television and you will make your living simply from making music. That is what life as a studio musician is all about: living for the honest joy of playing music.