promoter's

[Jeremy David]

On 3/6/06, Brian J. Parker <brian.j.parker at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm not trying to pick a fight with Patrick Bowers, who makes > a great
> point: if you don't like something, learn that D.I.Y. doesn't
> stand
> for "bitch and moan about crap promoters."  Every person > who promotes
> did a first show at some point; they weren't born with a
> network of
> contacts.  Go for it!  Maybe it won't work out, but you'll always have
> what you did.  (Stop me before I get maudlin about my own show
> promotion efforts...)

I think that you and I have very similar points, expressed
differently. Basically my point about the pay-to-play/work-to-play was
that if you're doing to deal with a shitty promoter who is going to
ask you to do part of his job anyway, why not just do the whole thing
yourself? You'll probably save yourself a few headaches doing it, such
as not having to work with said shitty promoter, making sure the whole
job is done right, and probably having some fun while doing it.

I know, I know, no one has time to do that sort of thing, except
somehow certain promoters have done it with less time than you have. I
seem to recall a promoter putting on high quality shows in Pittsburgh
consistently while going to school and working full time without the
benefit of an automobile. I have yet to see anyone top the shows she
put on in Pittsburgh yet, even though there are at least 100 people on
this list with more time and resources than she had to invest. If you
have a band, and you want to do a show in town, why not do it
yourself? I'm sure you can do a better job than the current status
quo.