out of the closet
I hate promoting. I really do. This is coming from someone who's too shy to talk to a lot of people because she's positive they don't remember her. (I've been mistaken for a snob more than a few times). I'm also convinced I'm annoying someone by emailing/calling/talking to them just because I don't know them that well. Even if they owe me money or something.
I pride myself in not being high-maintenance/needy and am skeptical of anything that points to the contrary. So please realize every "Watch my new video!" and "See me VJ!" and "Hear me DJ!" and "Witness me dress like a monkey and jump around like an idiot!" post/email/text essentially hurts me more than it hurts you.
Yet I've come to the realization that if I'm going to accomplish even a smidgen of what I set out to, I have to suck it up and become a flaming promosexual.
The true believers have joined me in sucking it up. (It's like a total suckfest.) Some of these believers have gone above and beyond the call of duty in helping me spread the fruit of my creative loins (ewwwww) and for them I am truly grateful. I don't forget these things.
You guys rock.
And I'll tell everyone.
xoxo
PS - Aside from VJ gigs on the 20th & 30th, I just agreed to DEEJAY a New Years Bash in Greenpoint.
Deets Coming Soon...
I pride myself in not being high-maintenance/needy and am skeptical of anything that points to the contrary. So please realize every "Watch my new video!" and "See me VJ!" and "Hear me DJ!" and "Witness me dress like a monkey and jump around like an idiot!" post/email/text essentially hurts me more than it hurts you.
Yet I've come to the realization that if I'm going to accomplish even a smidgen of what I set out to, I have to suck it up and become a flaming promosexual.
The true believers have joined me in sucking it up. (It's like a total suckfest.) Some of these believers have gone above and beyond the call of duty in helping me spread the fruit of my creative loins (ewwwww) and for them I am truly grateful. I don't forget these things.
You guys rock.
And I'll tell everyone.
xoxo
PS - Aside from VJ gigs on the 20th & 30th, I just agreed to DEEJAY a New Years Bash in Greenpoint.
Deets Coming Soon...
posted by BAM! at
12/06/2007 12:11:00 AM
2 Comments:
Never feel bad about it. I love it when I first get the heads up on the results of whatever youve been working on and then the subsquent publicity makes me happy because youre getting more people to see it.
Self promotion might not feel second nature but its necessary and you should think of it as a positive thing when its promoting projects you are proud of. For those who you will work for, they will be glad you sucked it up and promoted yourself, otherwise they might not have known about you.
Yo skillz will pay da billz but only if you hustle.
I agree with Stiggs. Unless you have the means to hire someone to promote for you then who else will do it but you and your friends? And your friends can't do it if they don't know.
Don't feel bad, feel good that you have the confidence to talk about your projects.
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