This last weekend I attended a mixer at a large music agency in downtown Nashville. I had a half dozen people walk up to me, rattle off their name, hand me their business card and run. Here are 5 things I’ve seen really skilled networkers do that work:
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Things you can’t control:
• Who calls you for a show.
• Who wants you on their record.
• What people say about you.
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This last week I played at CMA Fest in Nashville, an acoustic duo gig at Opryland, two Sunday worship sets at Church Of The City, and a four hour set in Mississippi. I made it through, and had a blast doing it. Here’s some of the things I did to stay say sane:
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1. Set expectations.
Let musicians know early exactly what you need from them, what the gig includes, where it’s at, and how long it’ll be. The more details, the better- you want to make sure everybody knows what they’re getting into so there are no hard feelings later down the road.
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