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For the record, I agree that doing "face-time" is a necessary evil that occurs. And many promoters lure you into going to thier events in hope that you'll bring a few people and thus bringing thier numbers up. Meanwhile, you hope that you'll get booked.
Personally, I think this is bullshit. That's all about boosting each other's egoes. I've been "in the scene" for 15 years. I've been dj'ing for 11. I produce and have remixed for some pretty big names. These days, I do alot more "behind the scenes" work that actual face time. Moreover I have a family, a business, and other personal affects to manage. Which means, I often don't have the time to support every event or club I'd like to. Sure, you should definitely be hitting up the spots you want to play. This way you can get an idea of what the room is like and such. But I don't feel that your attendance to ANY event should be a factor in getting booked or not. YOUR MUSIC should be what matters.
Realistically, I know it doesn't work that way all the time... But bear in mind that if keep a myopic view like this that you are truly limiting yourself.
An example:
There is no way that I could ever attend a party in another country just to attend it. I don't have the time or money to support that. But I've sent demos and promoted my music to other cities/countries and have been blessed to be able to play there. In fact, I play out more in other cities (in the US) and other countries (three times last year)than here in my home scene. I get booked locally about once a month, not including my own gigs. While some months, I double that in outside gigs.
How can this be done?
Having a solid demo mix and impressive dj resume helps. But overall, it's your music that reflects who you are. You should make sure that when someone listens to your music, they have an understanding of what you're about. When they listen to your mix and read the tracklist, they should see the progression that you try to bring. When promoters see the artwork on the cd, they can get a visual portrait of what to expect in the mix. By having your contact info printed legibly on the cd, it gives an image that you're a "professional" (which weighs in heavy on many promoters).
By this point, you already have many points in your favor and getting booked or not is now only truly reflective of the personal tastes in the promoter. The promoter at this point has already made up thier mind if you can give them what the club/event needs. Any "face-time" you put in is likely not to make much of a difference.
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Last edited by TwistedDUO on Feb-03-2007 at 21:26
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