Like all conductors, I get lots of inquiries every year from soloists, agents and other conductors. I\u2019ll only ever be able to engage the tiniest minority of them, although most people who send me stuff are extremely well-qualified. If we didn\u2019t hire you, the most likely reason is that we couldn\u2019t afford you, and the next most likely reason is that the slot we would have used you in was already promised to someone else.<\/p>\n
Anyway\u2026. Over the last few years, people have shifted more and more to email as a marketing tool instead of mailing heavy, expensive and planet-killing press kits all over the world. This is a good thing, except I\u2019m now getting mountains of electronic press kits, bios and cvs labelled in really helpful ways, like <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cbio.doc\u201d \u201cnewbio.doc\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n \u201cresume2007.pdf\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n So, today\u2019s request is\u2014please put the ARTIST\u2019S NAME, and where appropriate the MANGEMENT COMPANY\u2019S name in the title of each document, i.e.-<\/span><\/p>\n Joe_Tenor_Bio_2007_All_Powerful_Music_Mafia_Mgt.doc See, it\u2019s easy!<\/span><\/p>\n Same thing goes for applicants to the conductors workshop!<\/p>\n Here endeth the lesson\/rant<\/p>\n KW<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n PS- Two more things. A personal message of about 2 paragraphs is nice- it tells me you actually put as much time into contacting me as I have to put in checking out your stuff. Also, remember, everyone in the business is constantly going back and forth between being a work-giver and a work-seeker. As the work-seeker, it\u2019s your job to respond to emails right away. It is an unequal relationship, but everyone works in both roles, so it all balances out. <\/span><\/p>\n
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