Back to cold calling

[vinceconaway]

I've reached the enviable point in my career at Renaissance Festivals where I'm familiar enough with people booking entertainment, and to them, that I don't need to do nearly the amount of gig solicitation I once did. I'm looking to book some open time at bookstores and coffee shops, however, and I'm back into the realm of tossing off emails by the dozen with the prospect of cold calling looming in the near future. It's been a long time since I've had introduced myself as "hi, I'm some random musician and I'd like to play your venue".

It's rather humbling.

Comments

[apryl-knight.livejournal.com]

Do you actually get paid to play bookstores and coffee shops? I haven't really looked into it down here, because I guess I assume that it's non-paid, with a tip jar that everyone ignores.

[vconaway.livejournal.com]

Sometimes, but not always. That's one thing you need to ferret out during the cold calling…