I graduated high school in May of 2002. Yay Class of 2002. It’s the same forwards and backwards, which is pretty cool, eh? It’s kind of weird to be on the other side of high school now. I miss my friends. They’re so far away. Now I'm a sophomore at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. I work at the front desk in my dorm. I get paid to sit here, do homework, read books, or update this website. Who wants to be me? That would be you.
I'm a Music Business major. I came here thinking I would end up as an artist manager. I just don’t know if I want to be an artist manager anymore. I think I want to work in concert promotion. I go back and forth. Whenever I think about working in the music industry, I’m just not sure sitting in some office sounds very Allison. I want to have a job that involves ministry, but I really like music too. But there are ministry opportunities in music industry office jobs, because there are so many greedy and dishonest people that need Jesus. Are you seeing the “back and forth” ness?
I started to think about concert promotion because the main reason I ever thought about music business as a major is because I love concerts so much. I just really enjoy the whole atmosphere. Waiting in line for hours, live music, all the people. Fun. And then I thought about how Christian radio stations have a LOT of local ministry. Even if I hate how they play gross music, I can't deny the fact that they are really involved in local ministry. I'd get to listen to music and play at concerts, and minister to people in the community. That sounds so nice. AND I wouldn't have to stay in Nashville, because there are radio stations all over the country! Even if that's not what I end up doing, I'm just so glad God has put that idea into my head. He has shown me that there are ways for me to combine two different "dreams" into one job. I don't have to be torn between music and ministry. He will work it out if that is what He wants me to be doing; I don't need to worry about it. And that is a really good. So even if I’m not sure if I’m going to do Artist Management or Concert Promotion; it really will turn out okay. But the reason it drives me crazy, is because those two career paths require to different emphasis’ in my major. I don’t want to choose the wrong one, and end up taking all the classes I don’t need. Here’s a thought. I’m going to stop worrying about it and go do something else.