The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #97020 Message #1904609
Posted By: Willie-O
09-Dec-06 - 12:23 PM
Thread Name: Suffering from ' Eclectile Dysfunction'
Subject: RE: Suffering from ' Eclectile Dysfunction'
What's the problem? Anyone anywhere who gets a rep for booking music will get a lot of "unsolicited" contact, and a bunch of free CD's, and most of us will only end up booking a small percentage of the performers we actually like in a given year...everyone knows how the game is played. "Thanks, not for us" is plenty of reply.
What to do: If you don't like the CD's, give em to your grandchildren, or use em for target practice. Promo kits--burn the contents, and reuse the folios they come in. Blank stickers will cover the imprints.
Why complain here? All you'll get is a bunch of people agreeing with you. You won't stop a single unwanted submission from coming in over the transom. Except, here's an idea: DON'T INVITE THEM TO SUBMIT CD'S! Why do that, then complain when they come? It's not like you're booking four shows a week and need constant new additions to the talent pool. You must have an idea whom you are interested in booking. Why don't you just contact them directly and stop accepting unsolicited promotion if it's not useful to you?