I can see why people get paid for this crap
Currently listening to: mp3s on my new phone
Currently reading: tips on how not to fail when booking a tour on Righteous Pursuit
Yeah, this whole emailing / coordinating / writing letters and emails to dozens of people like I'm really personally invested in working with them and them alone is a lot of...work. I totally understand why bookers want to get paid. Booking a tour isn't as hard as writing and recording songs, but it has that mid-level Project Management type stress that I'm just not into. And, as Karen Carpenter once quipped, "I've only just begun."
This just in: H is for Hellgate seeks qualified, passionate booker. Please submit resumes to hisforhellgate@gmail.com
I suppose that it doesn't help that I'm attempting (I may or may not succeed) to book a month-long tour AND promote our (kind of) first album at the same time. But people, all aspects of my life that don't have "H is for Hellgate" stamped on them are rapidly going right down the proverbial shitter.
Tonight, I played my guitar. This is newsworthy. I've barely touched it for the last month. Why? See above paragraphs.
But, in all honesty, I'm only putting myself through this spartan challenge of administrative tasks because I believe in the music and I believe in the band and I'm so psyched to have a label that believes in us as well. Still, it's sad that I haven't written a new song in months. I'm a musician, goddammit.
Currently reading: tips on how not to fail when booking a tour on Righteous Pursuit
Yeah, this whole emailing / coordinating / writing letters and emails to dozens of people like I'm really personally invested in working with them and them alone is a lot of...work. I totally understand why bookers want to get paid. Booking a tour isn't as hard as writing and recording songs, but it has that mid-level Project Management type stress that I'm just not into. And, as Karen Carpenter once quipped, "I've only just begun."
This just in: H is for Hellgate seeks qualified, passionate booker. Please submit resumes to hisforhellgate@gmail.com
I suppose that it doesn't help that I'm attempting (I may or may not succeed) to book a month-long tour AND promote our (kind of) first album at the same time. But people, all aspects of my life that don't have "H is for Hellgate" stamped on them are rapidly going right down the proverbial shitter.
Tonight, I played my guitar. This is newsworthy. I've barely touched it for the last month. Why? See above paragraphs.
But, in all honesty, I'm only putting myself through this spartan challenge of administrative tasks because I believe in the music and I believe in the band and I'm so psyched to have a label that believes in us as well. Still, it's sad that I haven't written a new song in months. I'm a musician, goddammit.
posted by Jamie H at 9:55 PM
1 Comments:
Hi, I just wanted to say that I really like your blog it's an interesting read. Good luck with the tour bookings and you're right about it being a lot of hard work!
I've just set up a website for independent musicians and I've written a book called 'The Easy Way To Book Your Gigs'. You can get it FREE (no catch) at www.TheIndieMusician.com hope it can offer some assistance.
J:o
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