I have a two page resume. I graduated from college 2 years ago. I’m 23. I need money.
Did any of these things stop me from applying for an internship? Umm.. no. That’s right, at the awesome age of 23 I’m back to working for free– sorta.

The internships I’ve done have been incredible. My first internship at EMI opened up soo many doors. It didn’t help that I was the only intern, so I got to do a lot of things that many other interns working at record labels didn’t get a chance to do. My bosses trusted me with work they normally did themselves. It was really awesome. I met a lot of people and it’s really fun going to radio stations and meeting with DJs that I used to send packages out to.

Moving to Austin was awesome because it’s cheap and I can afford to tour and be gone and come home and not work for a while and be ok. Didn’t really anticipate being out of work for 3 months though (and Christmas!!). I have a lot of contacts here in Austin, and yet I don’t.. I’m pretty much starting over. I’m still new to this city, there are still so many people I don’t know and need to know. I got complacent, I stopped hustling and I lost that drive that all those young guns have. I’ve been there, done that and I’m lost. There’s no denying I’m a bit jaded as well. There are kids out there getting jobs at 16 or 19, really excited to go on tour for the ‘experience’ and the ‘I’m so young, but I’m doing it’ mentality. That was me once. I’m burned out. Never thought it would happen. You don’t think it will when you’re 16.

I’ve worked with some great bands, I still do. I’ve managed my own venue and brought some amazing talents..but that doesn’t mean anything when you move to a new city, back to a state you thought you knew but didn’t.

So here I am, at the ripe ‘ol age of 23 about to start over doing something old but new. I’m interning at a local medium sized venue and I plan to be a badass. I hope it’ll move to a paying job but more importantly I hope it reinvigorates me to think creatively, to push myself, and to remember what it as like being at the bottom and wanting to make it to the top. I hope I excel and remember what it was that I loved about my life and this industry.