What is Good Orlando !?
Larry Poynter Jr.
What's good Orlando?
This month I'am very excited about the Orlando music scene. We have
had some really good Indie releases this year so
far and the buzz in the
city is better then it has
been for along time. We
are evolving Orlando.
We are becoming more
professional and the
quality of our work competes with the majors. I
have been in some very
healthy debates with
some respected peers in
regards to a few great topics but one topic in particular, I wanted to share
this month. I was in a debate about artist doing
showcases for free.
As an Indie artist we
have so many expenses to make our product quality but find ourselves doing shows for
free because we allow
promoters to down play
our worth. If you have 20
people that will come to
your show and they all
pay 10 dollars, then you
should profit for doing
that show. Artist need to
be more demanding with
these promoters when
booking shows.
The only show that should
be free should be an open
mic night but other then
that, if there is a cover charge then the artist
should be paid, period. If
we all get on board with
this state of mind then we
can create a market that
will increase our fanbase
thus forwarding our career in the right direction.
We need to have merchandise to sell at these events
as well like t-shirts, hats,
cds etc. Recording music
is only one part of your
business. I leave you with
this, Know your worth
and accept nothing less
for yuor talents. as always i appreciate you taking the time to read my
thoughts and until next
time remember, Real
talk, Real Music, South
Coast Records.