What is it like, for example, to live on a boat?
Living on a boat, if it is comfortable, I find great. I had considered it for myself and my husband as well, but it failed for various reasons. It definitely seems interesting and not mainstream.
Is one considered innovative there? Or does one create the image of a sociophobic oddball?
In my estimation, that could fit well in Berlin without you being perceived as sociophobic or odd for this reason. It is original in a positive sense and fits, beware of prejudice, somehow with Berlin.
I just have to make sure that I can continue to practice my profession there; so far my recording studio is in my basement...
That could be a viable compromise for you and your parents. You work as before in your basement but live somewhere else. For most people, workplace and home are separate. Whether that is easy to manage in your profession, I do not know. Perhaps your boat can be big enough that you can also work there if the technical conditions are met.