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# 5 Things Your Day Job Can Teach You About A Music Career
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/5-things-you-can-learn-from-your-day-job-in-your-music-career/
- Published: 2012-11-07T09:49:59.000Z
- Updated: 2012-11-07T09:49:59.000Z
- Description: Are you a musician with a day job? Since you already have one, why not use it to build your skills? You can learn a lot in your job that. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2012/11/5-things-you-can-learn-from-your-day-job-in-your-music-career.html]
- Author: admin
- Tags: Music Think Tank, career, day job, music career, Natalie Cheng, Simon Tam, skills, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:49

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Are  
you a musician with a [day job](https://www.hypebot.com/will-run-for-work-land-a-job-in-the-music-business/)? Since you already have one, why  
not use it to build your skills? You can learn a lot in your job that can apply to a [music career](https://www.hypebot.com/how-to-make-your-music-career-highly-profitable-and-sustainable/). On [Music](http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/5-things-you-can-learn-from-your-day-job-in-your-music-caree.html?ref=hypebot.com)  
[Think Tank](http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/5-things-you-can-learn-from-your-day-job-in-your-music-caree.html?ref=hypebot.com), **[Simon Tam](https://www.hypebot.com/making-new-fans-in-unexpected-places/)** covers five. What skills  
have you learned in your day job?

“Whether you are working at a mall or you are on Wall Street, the business will depend on customers. It’s the same with music: **you have to learn how to connect with your fans**.” ([Read On](http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/5-things-you-can-learn-from-your-day-job-in-your-music-caree.html?ref=hypebot.com))