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RE: Tonight I told Pple in the audience at the restaurant to Fu*K Off
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Florian
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Joined: Jul. 14 2003
From: Adelaide/Australia
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RE: Tonight I told Pple in the audie... (in reply to Escribano)
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HEHEHE Simon your storys always crack me up. I just remember another thig that happened to me in a Theatre this one is good if you can use your imagination. This was in a proper theatre a proper stage, we just ended a Alegria that had 8 dancers so as you can imagine 2 guitars, 1 cajon, singer , palmeros, and 16 feet tapping the sound WAS Loud. Now when this number was finised all the dancers left the stage and I was soposed to put my guitar in the besides me on the floor on the It's SIDE. and i was soposed to do palmas. SO its dead quiet ( we have to be extra gentle on stage because everything is miked up to the max) , the audience in waiting for the next number, I go to lay my guitar down on its Side but it Falls doing on of those BAnggggg g everyone looks at me is dead quiet , so I try again, it sits for a split second and AGAIN it falls on its back : BANGGGgg gg I dont know why but that was my mission i forghot all about the audience all i wanted to do was to get the damn guitar to sitt on its side, the other guitarist is just looking at me trying to keep a straight face. I think the 8th try it worked. realising that everysingle eye in the place was on me I didnt know what to do so I stood up and took a vowl( i hope thats how its spelled). EVERYONE started laughing like crazy, we all just kind of relaxed after that point. Reading this story now I must admit that it looks so boring but you had to be there IT WAS FUNNY ! it was!! honest
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Date Apr. 7 2004 11:36:33
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Miguel de Maria
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Joined: Oct. 20 2003
From: Phoenix, AZ
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RE: Tonight I told Pple in the audie... (in reply to Escribano)
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Jon, I get my gigs in a variety of fashions, but most of them involve cold-calling to some degree. 1. Entertainment agencies. I contacted them, told them I played Spanish and Classical guitar, then asked them if I could send my demo to them. 2. Art galleries. I had an idea that art galleries might need live music for openings, so I walked down our Main St., which has an incredible assortment of high-end art galleries, and handed out demos and CVs. 3. Real estate agencies. My real estate agency hired me to play at a $5 Mil house, so I got the idea that other real estate agents might need musicians. So I got some publications and am in the process of calling all the agents with listings over $1.0 M. Sneaky, aren't I? 4. Contacts. I am slightly networked in this town with other flamenco types, and actually got 2 gigs this month from my contacts. 5. Wedding place. There is a place that holds weddings that has me on their "preferred vendor" list. So far only 2 gigs, but... 6. Caterers. I have been calling caterers and seeing if they will hire me or refer me. So far I've sent some demos, had some conversations, but no gigs yet. 7. Country Clubs. Supposedly country clubs have lots of events with live music. I've started calling them and trying to get a demo to them. The factors here are that this is a rich town with lots of rich people and high-end services, of which I can be a part of if I weasel my way in. The way I weasel my way in is by being the best-looking, most professional, and most business-like musician they have ever met. This entails being well-groomed, in shape, wearing clothes as nice or nicer than my clients', taking great pains to be early and cater to the clients' legitimate needs, and having a business sense honed by my degree in business and constant consultation with my businessperson wife. Also, the music I play--a combination of flamenco, classical, and latin pop--meshes very well with the "Southwestern vibe" of Phoneix. I have only been doing this for about two months, but have gotten great results. In the past, I waited for my partners and entertainment agencies to give me gigs. Now, I consider myself my OWN entertainment agency. I cold-call about three times a week, send out salvos of CDs about once a week. My solo performances have all been warmly received, I have been told several times I was the lowest-maintenance, best musician, they had ever hired. This is not because I am a particularly good player, but because I am doing my best to see the situation from clients' point of view.
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Date Apr. 7 2004 17:44:08
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Miguel de Maria
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Joined: Oct. 20 2003
From: Phoenix, AZ
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RE: Tonight I told Pple in the audie... (in reply to Ron.M)
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Jon, there's a book called "The Self Promoting Musician" which has a lot of good ideas, not only for gigs, but for developing your career beyond that as well. Phoenix is very affluent, but perhaps if you extended your travel range you could do the same. There's always a way. As far as my demo...ugg, I'm not really proud of it! The demo has Pachelbel's Canon, Felices Dias (a GK rumba), a Soleares, Fantasia (a Columbianas/Rumba by Chico), and Road 2U (Ottmar liebert). I just listened to it last night and was horrified by the bad rhythm guitar I put behind Felices Dias. Maybe today I will go back and correct it!
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Date Apr. 8 2004 15:56:12
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