Re: [Harp-L] private gigs

["46long Blake" <46long@xxxxxxxxx>]

I think it's also a useful promotional tool - at least on one's website /
official calendar.  It adds an air of desirability - "Hey, someone thinks
these guys are good enough for a special occasion"  and it also puts the
word out that the band is available / willing to do such work.

Danny's list is informational, but come on, in many ways it is promotional
as well. A bit of advertising and, pardon the phrase, bragging.

- B


On 4/5/07, Tim Moyer <wmharps@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Joe Leone wrote:
> > Pardon me but I don't understand listing private engagements
> > on Danny's gig list.  What's the point or am I missing something
> > critical here?
>
> I think it's just information out of context.  Many of the performers
> who post on Danny's list lift their schedules out of some other
> calendar, such as their own website listing.  In that context, a
> private engagement listing lets the viewer know that the date is
> already taken, and also, for touring performers, that the act is in a
> particular area.  From a band's perspective, it's always better to look
> busy, so the more dates the better.  Around Christmas time our band
> always lists its private bookings to help potential bookers plan their
> event around available times.  Perhaps on the gig list this is less
> useful, since it's primarily targeted to the audience.
>
> -tim
>
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