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Unrealistic Expectations
Sep. 13th, 2012 03:07 pmMusic Agency
Just had a phone call from a chap wanting an agent for a female singer just getting back into the business after a long layoff. She once sang with a famous group. He named them and the name rang very faint bells, but so faint I really couldn't even say I remembered what they'd sung and I certainly didn't recognise his singer's name.
Well, to be honest even if I had heard of her my agency roster is full at the moment. I'm only one person and if I take on two many artists I don't do a good job for any of them.
Even after I'd said I couldn't take her on he said he'd still send me the promo package anyway... err... why? I'd already said I couldn't take her on. I asked him not to and his parting remark accompanied by a swift putting down of the phone was, 'You're not show business are you?'
No, thank gods, I'm not, and I wouldn't want to be. I deal very specifically with folk and acoustic artists from the UK, Canada, the USA, Australia and South Africa. He could have ascertained this by checking my website before calling me up. I'm not shy about it. It's a niche market and I'm happy there.
Mildly curious I looked up said [famous group]. Sure enough their few hits were in the early 70s and [singer lady] was not even in the group at the time of their biggest hit. She was in the group for less than a year in 1976.
And it's my fault because I didn't recognise her name? Sheesh!
Just had a phone call from a chap wanting an agent for a female singer just getting back into the business after a long layoff. She once sang with a famous group. He named them and the name rang very faint bells, but so faint I really couldn't even say I remembered what they'd sung and I certainly didn't recognise his singer's name.
Well, to be honest even if I had heard of her my agency roster is full at the moment. I'm only one person and if I take on two many artists I don't do a good job for any of them.
Even after I'd said I couldn't take her on he said he'd still send me the promo package anyway... err... why? I'd already said I couldn't take her on. I asked him not to and his parting remark accompanied by a swift putting down of the phone was, 'You're not show business are you?'
No, thank gods, I'm not, and I wouldn't want to be. I deal very specifically with folk and acoustic artists from the UK, Canada, the USA, Australia and South Africa. He could have ascertained this by checking my website before calling me up. I'm not shy about it. It's a niche market and I'm happy there.
Mildly curious I looked up said [famous group]. Sure enough their few hits were in the early 70s and [singer lady] was not even in the group at the time of their biggest hit. She was in the group for less than a year in 1976.
And it's my fault because I didn't recognise her name? Sheesh!
