Day 165 of ANNIE B.'s D.I.Y. MAGAZINE (Post #11)
What's going on? I am blogging every day now! Oh, my, there must be some mistake!!!
No, no, my friend, there is not. I am actually keeping FOCUSED... remember, I was having BIG trouble with that not long ago! Just read yesterday's blog and I honestly have to admit I am surprised how well I am keeping focused!
Got the Artbeat THANK YOU's out, got the Des Moines e-mail list updated, in communications with booking for MOTOR, and sent an e-mail to the guys about rehearsing for the 21st at the Coach House. Sent the CD to Jesse for the cover artwork, and Theo is, AS I WRITE, building that database of the Midwest venues. Good thing Ralph and I are not working together since he would not be happy doing the work that Theo is doing to get us BOOKED... building that database, sending out e-mails, follow-ups, etc. Is it really the job of an intern to do that sort of stuff WHEN YOU HAVE NO INTERNS???
We've already got venues from IL, IA, WI, & MN asking about rates & avails. Not bad, "Intern-Boy"!!! And what I like about the online database we are using to build our own is that there is ALOT of information on each record for each venue. Capacity, genres, lots of contact into including MySpace links, percentage of cover bands vs. original bands booked, it's AMAZING!
Next BIG project: Working on cleaning out my e-mail in-box. Turns out that the girl who books bands & artists for MOTOR already contacted me earlier this summer and I never got back to her! Can you imagine that? Her e-mail got LOST in my in-box! NOT GOOD!!! Boy, does that make me look like a disorganized flake, or what??? So, I am doing my best to get rid of 200-300 e-mails out of my in-box every night. (No, Honey, you really don't want to know how many are in there right now.) I hope I can do it. It will still take me a long time to clean out my in-box, but I now know the secret: FOCUS, FOCUS, FOCUS!!!
Also started submitting for more Sonicbids opportunities. I guess since we got the GAP one, I should keep the good energy flowing!
Gosh, it seems like a lot got done today. It really does help - this blogging thing. You should try it!
Peace, Love, & Light!!!
:)
Annie
About Me
- Annie B.
- I’ve been playing music since I was a kid, & started really trying to "make it" in '93, when I first learned guitar & started writing songs. I "officially" started this blog on March 1, 2009, which is much later than when I started chasing my dream; it's actually Day 5706 on Grammy Road (one of my 5 major career goals). I promise to post blogs here until I win, and when I do, YOU can say you followed me all the way! That's how it began, the dream of that Grammy, & my other career goals, which are 1.Hearing my songs randomly on the radio, 2.Headlining for an audience of 10,000+, 3.Going on a world tour with a real tour bus, riders, hotel rooms, etc, 4.Making a gold record. Those are the best indicators that I've "made it," I guess. I’ve actually toured the U.S., but it was in my car & most nights I didn’t know where I’d end up crashing. I crashed in my car a lot that year. So I'll be writing about the things I’m doing to "make it." The little tasks I perform every day/every week, what I’m doing to get bigger & better gigs, other things I do to move my career forward. It's like getting a chance to be behind the scenes & say "I knew her when..." OK, let's get started...
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