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Should I tell my parents that I want to become a famous singer in a band?
I’m asian, and one stereotype has always been true in my family – that parents are extremely strict and makes you become a doctor, lawyer, etc.
My parents want me to become an accountant or a lawyer, but the thing is, I find those to be rather uninteresting.
I want to go to University for Urban Design (or Marketing as a 2nd choice) and start my own band there, and over the 4-5 years of school work to get my band on the charts. My backup plan is to become a military aviation officer (My parents disprove of anything Military, but it seems interesting) or actually work in my designated study field.
Should I tell my parents that while in University studying, my main goal would be to get my band successful while maintaining schooling and enlist in the army reserve corps?
Or should I just keep the whole strategy a secret from them? They’re not really the supportive types (according to almost everyone, I’m a good singer but to my folks, I’m good but won’t make it because the music industry “hates asians”, w.e. the heck that means 😛 )

MC Hammer lives in my town, and obviously he has links to the music industry. But if I send my demo track to him, whats the chance of me getting signed on to his affiliated record company?
It would help if I can have some versatile opinions. Doesn’t directly contacting someone in the music industry increase the odds?
One more question: How do I get scouted by a talent agent so A & R executives can check me out?
My knowledge about the music industry is not professional, so I need all the info I can get.
Thanks!

Emily Haines has got some serious talent and I gotta think the only reason she isn’t all over the place is that the industry is being constantly marketed towards 12 year old girls.
I haven’t seen the talent, depth, and versatility that Emily Haines possesses, in spades I might add, in some time.
Your thoughts.

All it does is create karaoke singers who just become clones of whatever the market needs. They have a shelf life of a few years before they are fazed out and replaced with a new X-Factor star.
The live shows guest stars are predominately previous contestants or affiliated to Simon Cowell some other way.
It’s just music for fans of the Music Industry rather than fans of Music itself.