The Intersection Between Music and Lifestyle: How Music Shapes Our Daily Routines

Question: How should a musician live?

An interesting thing about the music industry is that one minute you could be out of cash, and the next moment, there’s enough to live like a king. The gig economy makes it possible to not have to wait 30 days before earning, which in turn makes it super tempting to spend without any hindrance.

Nevertheless, your spending must remain consistent and modest despite the constant pressure to be flamboyant and live up to a certain standard. Living beyond your financial status will ultimately leave you stranded. Remember, your life is a marathon, not a sprint. At some point, you will stop being the rave of the moment, and your income may not be as frequent as possible.

Unlike what you have been told, a flashy life seldom attracts clients or people who can push your career in leaps and bounds.

The second dimension of lifestyle

An excerpt from Jayson John Evans The 4D songwriter

THE LIFESTYLE:

It's now time to learn about another subliminal dimension of the lifestyle. It might not appear on the surface, but the lifestyle dimension is actually quite complex. Although you will likely grasp the general concept immediately, it will probably be a while before you can fully comprehend what it is capable of The lifestyle is a strange concept that holds a lot of secrets; the further you dive in, the more powerful it becomes.

Other dimensions of the creative industry serve as separate pillars that stand on their own, but the lifestyle dimension is the clue that holds them all together, aligning them into a single superpower. It's an enigmatic idea that musicians rarely comprehend, but it's not as mysterious as you might think; in fact, you've already seen hints of this dimension throughout the previous chapters; you probably just didn't notice.

As you know, your eventual success as a music artist won't be your music alone; it will be a result of the strength of the connection you've managed to build with your listeners, and combining the lifestyle dimension with the other things will allow you to build a connection with your audience like you've never had before.

Consider the secret sauce to music success, which is an open-ended conceptual idea that changes the life of the music artist who masters it. It will give you an advantage that other creatives simply don't have. It's the mysterious X-factor that the world's most successful music artists are currently using to dominate the new music industry, and I want it to do the same for you. Have you ever listened to a new hit song and found yourself wondering how such a bland piece of music could become so widely accepted and popular? It's easy for any keen observer to see that the quality of a composition does not necessarily correlate with its eventual popularity these days. Look around; there are plenty of songs that are considered insufferable by many and that are breaking countless streaming records. It seems like these days, you don't have to sound the best to be the best. There are plenty of songs written by artists with barely any fan base to prove this point.

So the question is, What do these record-breaking hits have that most music does not? Some say that the reason these songs are so popular is because the artist behind them had access to the world's best recording studios and producers, but too many songs have found success with no budget for this to be true. Others will say that these big music artists have found worldwide success as a result of an industry connection. But an industry connection won't always make listeners stay around long-term. Some people will say that this artist is merely capitalizing on the momentum they were able to build as part of their music journey, which is true, but that alone does not explain the full picture, as there is no guarantee that the artist's audience will stay committed to him over the long term They must be doing something else, something that makes their audience want to commit to their music for life, and after months of study, I discovered what it was.

These artists have managed to figure out how to make their songs impact their listeners on a level that music is not capable of reaching alone. These songs have found a way to do more than just sound good; they have managed to improve different aspects of their listeners’ lives in one way or another. People don't buy music because it's good; they buy it because it makes them feel something. You could hear the most perfectly written and professionally performed piece of music and not want more of it if the song doesn't move you.

On the other hand, you could hear a song with three chords and a vocal and be moved to tears, which would make you want to set out to find more songs written by that artist. That is the power of connection. The power of the lifestyle will come when you decide to wear that song like a badge of honor in public, wanting the world to see how proud you are to be a fan of that artist. I am sure that the parent banging on a shared wall in an attempt to get their teenager on the other side to turn down their offensively loud metal music might be wondering why someone would ever choose to listen to that kind of music in the first place. The truth is, although it may sound like white noise to the parent, the song that their teenager is listening to has provided the opportunity for a connection on a level that the parent might never understand. That song that is shaking the walls of that house happens to be the key to their child's innermost emotional understanding—a perfectly compatible audio experience that provides the Auditory platform they need to process a particular emotion. That is connection in its purest form. But if this teenager felt so moved by this song that they decided to wear the artist name on a t-shirt out in Public, so attached to this music that they want the world to know about their loyalty to it, that is when the lifestyle dimension has been successfully executed.

When music becomes more than just music to the listeners, it becomes a lifestyle. Why do you think people pay hundreds of dollars for Adidas or Nike shoes when they could buy a cheaper pair that serves the same function? Maybe you think that the answer has something to do with the standard of quality and comfort that Adidas or Nike hold their products to. Well, even if the competitors decide to make shoes that match these materials and quality standards, I believe they will still not be able to outsell these industry giants. These two companies are successful because of the lifestyle associated with owning a pair of their socks, and they have spent millions of dollars on advertising campaigns to position themselves as leaders in the shoe market.

When you buy a pair of their shoes, you're buying so much more than something to put on your feet. You're also buying an increase in both personal confidence and status. This is the same reason that true fans of some artists want to know who they are listening to, as they consider that music to be a fashion statement that increases their sense of confidence and status; that music is their personal soundtrack that makes them feel like a more confident person in front of their friends and family. When you're in your car with your friends, it's quite simple to see who the lifestyle dimension has affected. Watch for whoever is the first to insist on putting their choice of music through the car speakers. Are they asking to control the music selection because they just want to listen to the music? No, They could just use headphones if that was the reason. They want to listen to their songs of choice publicly to use them as leverage to increase their perceived level of status, a statement that will improve the usual standards of their lives and break any preconceptions of mundane normalities.

Your branding will put your logo on a shirt, and the lifestyle dimension will be the reason your listeners will want to put on your shirt in public. Music will be the reason you write a good song, but the lifestyle dimension will be why a fan will want to associate your song with who they are as a person and choose to represent it proudly. Personality will communicate your story and motivation to a listener, but the lifestyle dimension will be why they will connect with you as an artist, publicly claim your role in their community, and let your music change their lives for the better. But the lifestyle dimension is not only capable of affecting the lives of your listeners; it also covers how you should go about your own life in your day-to-day operations. After all, you can't think about changing the lives of others if you haven't changed your own first. The lifestyle dimension consists of two main elements:

• Your life: how you operate as a music artist and

• The listener's lifestyle: how your music affects your audience

The way the lifestyle dimension is implemented differs from artist to artist and genre to genre, which is why I'm unfortunately unable to give you the specific answer that will best suit you. Instead, I will provide you with the questions that you will need to find the answers for the solution that will best suit the operations of your individual endeavor if you mail me.