Planetguy wrote:Mike, the live videos i've used to secure gigs don't show the crowd at all...just the band. and those videos have kept my calendar very full.
I'd have to say that just about every venue i work at regularly cares very much about the music they offer their clientele. actually, i'm trying to think of one that doesn't, and i'm drawing a blank. maybe it's the area i'm in or that i've lucked into the right places, but these folks hiring the bands are not only interested... but they're also passionate about the music they make avail. many of them are musicians themselves...no doubt, that's gotta help.
Then you're lucky that way - maybe its the music styles you're playing, maybe the area, maybe the venues.
I know some very talented folks around here, great sound, great originals - but lousy stage presence. They can 'wow' a listening room, or play "eating music" at a restaurant (which most do not want to play), but struggle anywhere else - and that's what the managers are looking for when booking their acts : 'do these players bring people in, keep them in, and get them to drink/eat/spend money?'
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