I’ve learned a few things, in the last eight months, about the process of self-promotion as a musician / artist. It’s not a comfortable place for me to dwell in… It’s uncomfortable, for me, to feel like I need to be saying “look at me — look at me” when what I do actually comes from a very quiet, introverted place.
I’ve found that most of the time, things move really slowly. Mostly you send out the emails and wait… but gradually, a few things have come back to me for my efforts. I’ve gotten a couple of nice reviews recently – one at Paul Zollo’s ezine, Blue Railroad http://bluerailroad.wordpress.com/reviews/
and one in Music Connection http://musicconnection.com/digital/index.php?page=49ws/
At this point, I feel a need to simplify and narrow my focus. I guess that is where Ariel’s Blogging Challenge comes in. I look forward to the accountability and motivation that this community will offer.
It ALWAYS amazes me (even after working with countless artists for my entire adult life) that musicians who have the strength to STAND on a STAGE in FRONT of PEOPE and sing and bare their soul often say that they hate self promotion…. and the “look at me” vibe that they feel it creates – I’m here to offer a different perspective on this for you and over these next 9 weeks it is my goal o help you get over that so that you never have to feel like you are saying “look at me” again and maybe more you will be saying – come talk to me and with me about what it is I want to say in the world, and I’ll listen to you about what you want to say as well…. thats the beauty of 2-way conversations and social media (in my humble opinion)
so thanks for trusting me to lead the charge in the blogging contest and I look VERY forward to your next post.
Love,
Ariel