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madison4ly
I am an 19 year old not from LA, wanting to seriously pursue a singing career and was wanting to know where abouts would be the best place in Los Angeles to live/rent, near to places with open mic nights, connections to the music industry ect. Where it is safe on a moderate budget.
Thanks
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We see this every day in this forum: Everyone who wants to move here is looking for âcheap/affordable and safe". However, such a place just doesnât exist; the two terms are mutually exclusive. It's all about supply and demand: If it's in SoCal, then it's not going to be cheap to begin with. If it's a safe area, then it's more expensive.
If you want to live here and enjoy the weather, then you have to pay for it. You put up with the smog and the traffic, enjoy the weather and pay your rent or mortgage. My advice is to start checking out craigslist, rent.com, and apartments.com if you are looking to rent. Youâll quickly see that the minimum rent for a non-war zone is about $1,000-$1,200 per month for a studio or 1BR. Really nice areas (like the West LA area) easily run $3,000 or more. Want to live near the beach? Expect to pay a premium.
Coming to LA to "pursue your dream as an musician"? It's a stupid idea. And I can say that because I live here, and see the consequences of the thousands of young people with the same idea, all because they had to "pursue their dream". Trouble is, 99.99% of them come here unprepared, unrealistic, with no money, no experience, no skills, and no plan.
You seem to be under the fantasy/delusion that you can just show up in "Hollywood" and be "discovered". That's a myth. A fantasy. NEVER happens. EVER.
Want to know how people get "discovered"? It doesn't just happen overnight:
1. Go as much experience as you can. That means practice, practice, practice, every day. Most people don't have the discipline to be any good. And this also means that you sign up for every singing workshop, musical theater production, and drama/singing camp that you can find.
2. Next, you need contacts. By doing step 1, you'll start to get contacts. You need them in this town. Because the way you get a contract is when someone in the music or movie business hears about you. And they aren't going to sit in every karaoke bar in Hollywood to find you. (It's too painful, much like the opening rounds of American Idol).
3. You need an agent. Because your agent will have your demo, your head shot, and he/she's the one with contacts in this industry. Your agent is the one that gets the casting calls. Your agent can set up the gigs in the really high profile places.
4. You need money. Money to stay in LA while all this is going on. Money for workshops, camps, and classes while you improve your craft. Let's do the math, shall we?
Unless you have mad skills and a killer resume, you'll make minimum wage, which is currently $8 per hour. If you are lucky enough to get 40 hours per week, that's 320 per week, or $1280 gross per month. And that's BEFORE taxes. Take home is probably $910. Now it's a hard economic fact that you should spend around 1/3 of your salary on rent or mortgage. One third of $910 is about $300, which is what you can afford. However, the average rent for a studio/bachelor/single apartment is about $1000, and a 1BR is about $1200. In order to afford that, you need to make at least $3000 per month. Looks like you're a little short.
Expecting to come to LA and be discovered is unrealistic, and I'm sorry to say, pathetic. Feel free to come visit and enjoy the sights. But generally takes months to make the right contacts so that you can get in on an open mic night or an audition.
If you wanted help, you got the best advice anyone can give you at this point. What you choose to do with it is up to you.
We see this every day in this forum: Everyone who wants to move here is looking for âcheap/affordable and safe". However, such a place just doesnât exist; the two terms are mutually exclusive. It's all about supply and demand: If it's in SoCal, then it's not going to be cheap to begin with. If it's a safe area, then it's more expensive.
If you want to live here and enjoy the weather, then you have to pay for it. You put up with the smog and the traffic, enjoy the weather and pay your rent or mortgage. My advice is to start checking out craigslist, rent.com, and apartments.com if you are looking to rent. Youâll quickly see that the minimum rent for a non-war zone is about $1,000-$1,200 per month for a studio or 1BR. Really nice areas (like the West LA area) easily run $3,000 or more. Want to live near the beach? Expect to pay a premium.
Coming to LA to "pursue your dream as an musician"? It's a stupid idea. And I can say that because I live here, and see the consequences of the thousands of young people with the same idea, all because they had to "pursue their dream". Trouble is, 99.99% of them come here unprepared, unrealistic, with no money, no experience, no skills, and no plan.
You seem to be under the fantasy/delusion that you can just show up in "Hollywood" and be "discovered". That's a myth. A fantasy. NEVER happens. EVER.
Want to know how people get "discovered"? It doesn't just happen overnight:
1. Go as much experience as you can. That means practice, practice, practice, every day. Most people don't have the discipline to be any good. And this also means that you sign up for every singing workshop, musical theater production, and drama/singing camp that you can find.
2. Next, you need contacts. By doing step 1, you'll start to get contacts. You need them in this town. Because the way you get a contract is when someone in the music or movie business hears about you. And they aren't going to sit in every karaoke bar in Hollywood to find you. (It's too painful, much like the opening rounds of American Idol).
3. You need an agent. Because your agent will have your demo, your head shot, and he/she's the one with contacts in this industry. Your agent is the one that gets the casting calls. Your agent can set up the gigs in the really high profile places.
4. You need money. Money to stay in LA while all this is going on. Money for workshops, camps, and classes while you improve your craft. Let's do the math, shall we?
Unless you have mad skills and a killer resume, you'll make minimum wage, which is currently $8 per hour. If you are lucky enough to get 40 hours per week, that's 320 per week, or $1280 gross per month. And that's BEFORE taxes. Take home is probably $910. Now it's a hard economic fact that you should spend around 1/3 of your salary on rent or mortgage. One third of $910 is about $300, which is what you can afford. However, the average rent for a studio/bachelor/single apartment is about $1000, and a 1BR is about $1200. In order to afford that, you need to make at least $3000 per month. Looks like you're a little short.
Expecting to come to LA and be discovered is unrealistic, and I'm sorry to say, pathetic. Feel free to come visit and enjoy the sights. But generally takes months to make the right contacts so that you can get in on an open mic night or an audition.
If you wanted help, you got the best advice anyone can give you at this point. What you choose to do with it is up to you.
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Vivian Sze
I know I can buy it online through their website but are there any places which this product can be bought(such as department stores, etc)? I live near los angeles.
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Hi Vivian Sze,
You can buy Kerastase Volumactive on Amazon, here is the link
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