The World's Your Stage: How Performing Artists Can Make a Living While Still Doing What They Love
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The World's Your Stage: How Performing Artists Can Make a Living While Still Doing What They Love
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amazon.comWhatever the genre, the person organizing the performance cannot guarantee you an audience. It is part of the musician’s job to build a fan base. Posters, calendar listings, and season brochures are not enough. Think about it: you are much more likely to attend a concert if you know the performer and if you have received a personal invitation. And
... See moreEverybody has access to different tools, people, resources, situations, opportunities. If you’re privileged enough to have family well-off enough to loan you money for your first recording? TAKE IT. If you have a friend with a shack on the beach who’s offering you a quiet place to write? TAKE IT.