but now what?
First thing…get a job. You’re going to need money. If you don’t have any money you get desperate…and desperate is a bad look.
Eager, on the other hand, is a great look. Go to all the new artist nights and introduce yourself. Smile. Tell people you’re new in town and what instrument you play and that you’d love to play with them…and then a day or two later drop them a message saying the same thing.
Now you have a job and a few contacts. Say yes to every gig for two years. Practice your instrument. Get good at asking questions and listening and caring for people. Become a regular at a few coffee shops and a few venues. Show up five minutes early.
Find a music business lawyer and pay them an hour a week to teach you things you don’t know.
The old musicians like to teach the younger ones. So find the old ones.
Come up with something you can put into the world on a regular basis.
Make it easy for people to find you and contact you.
And spend some money on a couple good jackets.
