Went to a thing yesterday evening, it was called a music networking event. Found myself in a concrete basement under the Brunswick tavern with 50 or so other muso types. Wasn’t sure what to expect, but as introductions were made it became clear that most of the people were from local bands, and we all wanted the same thing. Namely gigs, promotion, radio play, and there weren’t many people offering it. There were a few people who were offering services, but everything felt very local, and once again Brighton felt very full of music people wanting things and not many opportunitites. There were people from hospital radio, a new podcast, a photographer who is trying to break into video, someone letting out studio space, a promoter for select bands at one venue. Nothing earth shattering and no short cuts to the big time. The only way to achieve anything will be through hard work and contacts. So I’ve got a handful of contacts and I guess I need to follow them all up…just in case. Not a wasted evening, but a sobering one, everything is going to be hard. Still, we are in the recording studio tomorrow, lets see where that takes us.
Music Networking