I know this is an old post, but I would like to say something, please.
I'm non native english, you know what I mean...
Well, electronic music is my life. I'll never be famous for make money doing it, but I already knew that from the beginning. I just work on another jobs to eat, such is life.
But I insist, is not a hobby for me, it's my lifestyle.
My advice:
Think about what really you want and how much are you willing to risk.
When I think on my gnu/linux computer with pd I can only smile and appreciate their absolute freedom, and always music and freedom go hand in hand. But remember, freedom was never the easy way. Think about that.
I hope I have helped you snowball and not being too pedantic.

totally agree with you. macrogmittrei.

electronic dance music only became really popular because people wanted freedom and risked some dubious laws to party.

freedom and individual expression is paramount.

Thanks mod.
Electronic dance music is like a tribal dance, just that we have adapted the sounds to our time. If you are at the right club (or wherever) the right night, just be amazed and can not leave this electronic-world anymore.
Its base is almost as old as humans and simple, but for many electronic music is something cool and sophisticated.

Sorry for edit this, but I forget explain something about my previous words.
What I want to explain is that the least important is who is on stage, but the experience. Many times I see how people presumed to have gone to a club to see a very famous dj, but all they done all night was sit in front of dj, recording a video with their mobiles.
When I see that, I feel they have not understood anything.

Thanks for listening a long life to pure data!