When Tyler Rich went to college, he initially thought he’d get a degree in music business to help his career, but he says, “I didn’t like that program at all because it started turning what I loved into work.”
When considering a different major, business administration was really popular, so it would have taken him longer to graduate. His mentor told him, “Economics is not as popular.’ And he’s like, ‘I believe it’s a better degree for you, and it’s gonna be a whole lot harder, but if you want to do it, you’ll be out in three semesters.’ And I was like, if I’m out three semesters, I can start doing music again full time. And I was like, ‘Let’s go.’”
At that point, Tyler had no plans on how to use his degree, he just wanted to finish what he started in community college, in the quickest time possible. Looking back he says, “Let me tell you, the hardest year and a half of my life. You literally talk and write in an alphabet that looks like Greek letter. It’s crazy. But thank God I haven’t had to use my degree yet.”
Tyler hasn’t had to use his degree, thanks to a great start with his debut single, “The Difference,” which is about to break into the top 30 on the charts, with more new music available on his just released, self-titled EP.
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“I started college wanting to do business in general. I figured if music didn’t work out for me, I at least wanted to work in music. And so I wanted to get a college degree cause I’d put in so much time in community college and had graduated from community college. And I was like, ‘Man, I put this time in and it would be dumb to not finish.’ So I went into business and then I switched to music business and then I didn’t like that program at all because it started turning what I loved into work. So then I switched out and my college mentor was like, ‘Man, I’m looking at your credits right now and business administration right now is impacted. It’s gonna take you an extra three semesters now to graduate, whereas economics is not as popular.’ And he’s like, ‘I believe it’s a better degree for you, and it’s gonna be a whole lot harder, but if you want to do it, you’ll be out in three semesters.’ And I was like, if I’m out three semesters, I can start doing music again full time. And I was like, ‘Let’s go.’ And let me tell you, the hardest year and a half of my life. You literally talk and write in an alphabet that looks like Greek letter. It’s crazy. But thank God I haven’t had to use my degree yet.”