[Fmpro] Quote I read today

[Christopher Alpiar]

Yea and I suck at the making money skill set. I end up giving away  
everything and not knowing how to dig to find the right kinds of  
meaningful jobs. But I am working hard to learn how to make the money  
work enough to make a life from my art at the same time. And without  
losing the ideal that I am here to create music and art *before* I am  
here to make money. Hopefully I will figure it out enough before I  
become an old, jaded and bitter man who yells at children for smiling!  
Grrrrrr little snot kid! I'll learn ya! Can just call me Fagan... I  
ammmmm reviewing the situation...

Christopher Kennedy Alpiar
Cinematic Composer
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310.339.9603 (Los Angeles)
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On Apr 18, 2008, at 9:01 AM, Fernando Rivas wrote:

> There is a great gulf between making art and making money. Both  
> require
> entirely different sets of skills.
>
>
> On 4/18/08 1:48 AM, "bipcress at comcast.net" <bipcress at comcast.net>  
> wrote:
>
>> Christopher, I don't where or with whom you studied, but you have  
>> learned
>> full and true. And even though, sadly, I haven't heard your work,  
>> your words
>> tell me that you deserve to be called an artist. Society will, in all
>> probability, be well served by the works you will create. I hope  
>> you are
>> young. - JohnB
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Christopher Alpiar" <chris at alpiar.com>
>> To: <fmpro at nxport.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2008 1:39 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Fmpro] Quote I read today
>>
>>
>>> I agree Marinho! But what about a young rapper who writes passable  
>>> rap
>>> lyrics and drags and drops some premade loop samples in acid or  
>>> garage
>>> band or fruity loops and then records his rap on it. does he deserve
>>> the same thing that you, a guy that has his life invested in complex
>>> excellence, who has trained in the greatest institutions and worked
>>> with great minds? Does he deserve to even be called a composer? When
>>> is art not art?
>>>
>>> I believe all souls are equal. 100%. From a wino on the street to
>>> Queen Elizabeth.
>>>
>>> I believe all minds are not equal.
>>>
>>> To be a composer, to me, implies being an intellectual.
>>> Being a scholar not just of the physical, but of the spiritual and
>>> emotional.
>>> Being a composer is grappling with issues that average people are  
>>> too
>>> afraid to confront.
>>> It is being a seeker of truth and a bastion of ideology.
>>>
>>> And we use all that sensitivity and acumen and wrap it up into  
>>> music.
>>> Music (like all true art forms) which is the catalyst of change for
>>> all people whether they are cognizant of it or not. We indeed are  
>>> the
>>> wind that shapes the world and we need to remember that and not lose
>>> sight of the ideals while we fight to pursue making enough money to
>>> live life reasonably while we perform our mission in this short life
>>>
>