zircon wrote:I was a college student until last year (graduated June '09, and turned 22 right after.) I feel very lucky and blessed to be able to say that this year I have already made more than that figure from music composition and production, with no live touring, no agent, no record label, etc. The vast majority of that comes from writing for video games. Previously, I was earning a steady income from libraries and small-time custom work, album sales (I have six original albums), custom sounds and sample libraries.
Are you the same Zircon who made the intro track for FL Studio 9? If you are, wow! That song is awesome.
Definitely looking forward to GDC next year, too. I've mostly been locked away in my studio just working on this and that, a mix of production music, mastering jobs, sample libraries (almost done with a Japanese collection), music videos, that sort of stuff, and I just recently got a nice PSP gig that I look forward to starting.
I learned to use FL over time; I picked it up in 2004 or so and just gradually became better with it. Collaborating with other people helps, as does watching tutorial videos to learn new features, tips and techniques. I've posted some of these myself at 
