Well. Here I am. I’m not sure how I got here, or why, but here I am. Trying to revive whatever music career I once had. I’m also not sure why things slowed until there were no things left at all anymore. I guess I was burnt out on the business part of the music business. The constant hustle for more work. The blank looks of disbelief on the faces of people who had the audacity to ask what I did for a living. The avoidance of conversations with people who might end up asking what I did for a living. The financial pressure, which wasn’t so bad at all looking back now. I’ve since discovered that that are much worse ways to earn even less money. I never stopped playing music. I just stopped trying to book gigs. There were very few days that I didn’t pick up a guitar for at least a little while. Often for not nearly long enough, but that doesn’t really seem to matter when there are no gigs on the horizon.
One major health scare and a few rapidly passing years later, and here I am hustling for gigs again. I’m trying to make myself do things right this time, using all the new digital marketing tools. Lots to learn, and also lots of fun and frustration to be had learning how all this works.
Things started to change last fall. Without a whole lot of effort, I managed to talk my way into hosting a weekly open mic night and I also did few shows at a couple of my favourite local hangouts. Suddenly keeping my chops up mattered again, and so much fun was had that now I want to do a whole lot more of it.
I guess the first project will be to make this website look a bit less ugly and then get some actual content online. Wish me luck. I’m gonna need it.
Gerd