The music industry is tough. There’s so much competition. It seems like everyone who can strum a few chords is trying to make it as a singer-songwriter these days. A select few get their 15 minutes of fame and then appear to fall off the face of the Earth. I think music fans get a sensory overload with so many bands and artists trying to grab their attention. That’s why only the most dedicated artists get a good piece of the pie. It’s survival of the fittest yet again. Music only ever gets noticed when it is repeated. Sure… my friends and family will remember the name Jeff Hawker (obviously), but what about that random guy that heard me at a coffee shop and thought I was pretty good, but didn’t have any money to buy my CD. He’ll forget about me by the next day. That is unless he hears or sees me again.
That’s why I’ve decided to pretty much take everything I can get. Anything goes. I prefer playing at coffee shops, pubs, and other music venues. But I’ll do weddings, parties, barmitzvas… anything! I’m also going to contact more radio stations, and local tv stations to see if I can perform or do an interview live. I also want to make more videos and I’m considering contacting film schools to see if they’ll do some probono work for me. In fact, maybe I’ll go do that right now. There’s no sense writing about doing something when I could just be doing it. I’ll write more later… Adios.
Tags: barmitzva music, Coffee shop music, film school, folk music, Jeff Hawker, local tv, music industry, party music, pub music, radio, singer songwriter, wedding music
i often see on craigslist film students looking to film a music video, and i think they usually do it for free considering it’s their assignment. you should check that