Geeez, I should only take my own
advice. Though many might
think I have the gift of gab,
I'm a TOTAL failure at the
industry schmooze - until I
figured it out.
Problem with me was I didn't
have the balls to go to an
industry meet and great and look
for opportunities. Funny,
I had a friend of mine that said
"dude, it's like going to a
party and look for girls".
Me thinks not, but he's farther
than me in the networking game
so must be true.
But now it's a different scene.
Before it was about meeting
people with power to do things
like advance a career, get a
demo to an A&R guy or meet radio
promoters.
Today it's about power broking
deals and connections with all
the moving parts that the new
music industry plays with
including outside investors.
But today the BS is thick and
the only way things get done is
by putting down the business hat
at a networking event and be
real. That was the secret
to my success. I never
told anyone what I did until the
asked me first.
That's because I talked to them
about everything except music
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