It’s likely that they want to work with you because they were already hoping and looking for someone kinda like you before you showed up.
And or they want to work with you because you resemble the ones they already work with.
And or they want to work with you because you don’t seem like too crazy of an idea.
And or they want to work with you because you represent an opportunity for easy glory, a quick hit, fast money.
It’s rare for someone or a company to jump at the chance to work with the type of artist they weren’t looking for, or have no experience working with.
You can learn a lot about the people someone wants to work with by finding out who they work with.
***The main idea that flies in the face of this is the person who is looking for a new challenge. They are rare and it hard to identify from afar. But that person is absolutely looking for a crazy idea, hard work, something new. They’re not hoping for anything that rhymes with what they’re already doing.
***One more thing…Rock band goes to rock booking agent. Makes sense. Agent turns down rock band because agent already has a rock band like that rock band. Answer: The agent isn’t telling the full truth.
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