Check out any music artist web site and you will see, hear and read about a stream of accomplishments. My own site will tell you that I was selected to the Steinway Artist Roster! My music was played on PBS! Look at that list of concert tour dates! Things are happening! Success, success, success! What any artist can tell you, if they are honest, is that rejections abound. They happen daily. Yes, daily.
My husband and I started an entertainment booking company over a decade ago to help live music artists get booked on tour. I was the first artist on the roster. You can accuse me of sleeping with my agent. I can’t deny it. It’s true.
And yet.
Whether the goal of the day is booking a show, getting a music writer to review a CD, procuring radio play, or getting awarded a music industry showcase, chances are, if you are a musician, you have heard “no” more than you have heard “yes”.
Stay the course my friends. Rejection is hard, but it doesn’t have to be difficult. This business is all about finding the right matches for your music, whether that be on stage, in print or on a disc. Keep playing, keep composing, and say yes to yourself. Say “yes” to your music. Eventually others will too.
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