How I got here - for Adam

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[SouthSideProRider]

Hey David,

I'm a 20 year old DJ, I play at the biggest clubs in the Netherlands, been DJ'ing for about 6 years now, and I've been producing for about 2 years thanks to you. I'm growing every day, doin my best

I have alot of respect for you, for making these videos, and even making this video.

It's al very true what you're saying.

Call me a wuss or whatever, but I cried at the end of your video, because of what you said.

I never said this before, but God bless you man!

Grts,

Jean P.

[SFLogicNinja]

@SouthSideProRider Congratulations on your success, Jean! How awesome that you are getting such cool gigs and you are sooooo young. Thanks for your kind words, and keep in touch. I ain't gonna call you a wuss, either. That's one hell of a compliment to be so moved by some half-assed off-the-cuff video I posted years ago. It's very touching. Hope to maybe grab a beer with you in the Netherlands! *bows*

[liennto]

great words good man... i'm 33 and busting my ass to learn logic 8. i've been playing in bands and dj'ing my whole life. there were times i was making good cash playing drums, and living like a king from dj'ing... now? i'm typing this with paint all over my thrashed hands. hard labour man. sometimes thats how it goes. no big deal. i know the money will come back... til then, i work my sack off in the day, and check your tutorials every night with logic open on my lcd. thanks so much..

[SFLogicNinja]

You are very welcome.

The harder you work, the luckier you get.

Just got to try and have a break once in a while.

Not that I'm very good at that!

Take good care, and thanks for the kind words. Good luck with everything! I'm glad you are confident the money's coming back. Life is ebb and flow.

[SFLogicNinja]

If you think you are too old, you are just procrastinating.

You are making excuses.

Stop making excuses. I will not tell you what I think is 'old' because I'm not going to feed any belief system you have in place around age and music.

You should want to do this even if you weren't going to get paid.

[RETRoSPEKTaOfficial]

@RevDickbutt no, he is a ninja!!! a logic ninja.... :)

[RETRoSPEKTaOfficial]

Hi David, Thanks for your honesty! And thanks for showing people that you don't have to have a college certificates to make it! I studied @ SAE - a waste of lots money. You do learn, but nothing you cant pick up on youtube or "ask video" today :) One thing: I am amazed about the depth you know logic. I cant even look at that program anymore.. it breaks my head!!! You make it look so easy.. Ableton and even Protools are much easier to me - imagine, i never thought i´d say this about PT :)

[RevDickbutt]

You should change your name to Logic Pro. Cuz thats what you are. Thanks for everything bro.

[rob37483]

Very inspiring! Really liked your take on going to music schools vs. just being passionate (OCD) about your art and doing it. "Did I say record store"??!! Awesome! Laughed hard at that one. Thanks for all your vids David. Please keep making them.

[TripleX808]

WOW Mr. Earl. FANTASTIC. I'm currently studying HND in Music Production, Degree in the same subject next year, in Manchester, UK.

You're an inspiration!!! What's so insane for me, is being able to do this because my Mother passed away 2 years ago and I was left with money for Mac, Logic etc.

This is 3rd time lucky for me and I'm 40 in 2 months!

1st - 1992 drop out of Uni.

2nd - 2004 Retail Management career ends as car crash puts me in coma.

God bless the internet and your good self x.

[bipcfmusic]

Im watching this video and going, "yes, yes yes" all those things are related to me in many ways/shapes/forms! Thank you for your videos and thoughtful words. Its a great feeling to be able to relate to someone on a higher level than you and know what they are saying is truth.

all the best

-marc

[parsonspinky]

@SouthSideProRider I teared up a little at the end too. This whole video made me feel more hopeful about my own musical journey.

[parsonspinky]

@SouthSideProRider I teared up a little at end as well. This video left me feeling so hopeful about my own musical journey.

[dicemusicproductions]

Hey David,

I'm also from The Netherlands, now 16 years old, i've been producing electronic music for like 2,5 years now. All that time with Fruity Loops, believe me, you can do more with it than most people now haha, and learned a tiny bit of Reason cause a friend of mine is using it.

My mom just bought a Macbook pro and that's why i wanted to test out Logic cause there's a great chance i'm going to use this more than FL.

Just wanted to say that your videos are really inspirational, thanks.