One of the hardest things to find is a way to promote yourself, gather information and ideas from friends, family and complete strangers. I guess a big part of it is the dreaded fear of rejection. So when challenged this week to reach out to potential listeners my fist thought was of the telemarketer who calls when you just got out of the shower, are late for work, and have found your pets been sick all over your new rug by the wine stain someone left from the party last night you would like to sooner forget. It’s more then a little daunting. What should I say?
One magic lightbulb moment came when Ariel mentioned sending out a survey. This is not a plea for money, Another Hey vote for me popularity contest. Or a who has the most bragging rights newsletter. A survey could be fun. Keep it simple. So I drafted up a quick survey ay Surveymonkey.com and posted it to my Facebook page. Instantly I started to get responses. The next day I added Reverbnation and later this week I’ll add more music specific sites and see the reaction.
parker is now in the recording studio. We’re making our final choices for our next recording. This is the part we’re we have to choose what select songs we’ve fostered find a new family and which songs have to go back to the adoption agency. Hopefully to make a good impression the next time. It’s heartbreaking. Survival of the fittest. Unfortunately It has to be done. I wish I had enough money to find a home for all of them. I Choke back the tears knowing that its better this way.
I’ll post the survey results at the completion of my nine week journey. It’s obvious this will continue long after the Nine week battle. Like a weight loss exercise regimen I’m only starting to see results. I have to stick with the program to get those rock hard abs I picture our band having. The important part is to keep at everyday. And like Ariel reminds us “don’t beat yourself up.” that’s a hard thing to ask from a starving musician who at the end of the day just want’s to find a way to spend more quality time with the kids’
Tom McNeil
parker survey
parker website
Ariel Hyatt publicity
