The truth of the matter is the real industry is in LA and the cream of the talent is there.
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Again, talent is the real import of being in the business.
It's changing a bit, but the thing in LA is everyone is either in the industry, or knows someone who is in the industry. So, they don't let on that they recognize you, that's what I've found out.
There are lots of jobs in search of talent. And there's lots of talent in search of meaningful work.
We could have gone with much bigger labels and more money, but we wanted to go with a company that is LA based, all in the same building, and really understands what the artists want.
Don't try to start a career in LA, unless money is all you're interested in.
Los Angeles is an industry town, and it has great facilities and personnel. The disadvantage is that everyone there seems to talk about the same subject matter.
Los Angeles is a one-horse town. It's entirely driven by the entertainment business and that's what it is.
The great thing about Los Angeles is that you can get so much money in this town by constantly failing. You can get a lot of television deals that don't go anywhere, but you still get paid.
L.A. is so much about ratings and box office; that defines everything. And here, of course it's important, but it's not part of the culture - there's too much else going on in New York. They're not going to let one industry monopolize your attention, you know? You're likely to have best friends who are architects or newspaper reporters.
This industry is very make-believe and you caught in a false sense of what reality is.