It's not easy in the Business they call Music. Even harder still to keep an upbeat disposition as Haley has done despite set backs. Equally upbeat is her keyboardist, Keith Phelps...but even he has his limits.
In a twitter conversation with FM, Keith blows off some steam of frustration about the business side of the 'process' and shares his exasperation about the business
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I haven't gotten one single record placement and I could still teach a workshop on how to get one...now wat does that tell u?
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@BizzerkAlmasy I refuse to lay down for these record plantations
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@BizzerkAlmasy the game isn't about talent. It's about who's willing bend over and take the most industry meat
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@KenOstroff jazz is the same way dude...i had alot of similar experiences with my band...same douches, different genre man
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@KenOstroff many my band has sold out clubs where they've ran out of food and liquor. They STILL won't call us back. It's all politics man
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@KenOstroff i gotta write a book called "Lets Be Real: The Truth About the Music Industry"
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@KenOstroff its the same situation for getting gigs, unless u wanna play open mic nites & smoky bars...theyll book just about any1 for no $
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@KenOstroff its one of those things where i been there and done that...the middle is a hard position to be in my friend lol hard to explain
Very uncharacteristic of the usually hopeful and upbeat Keith. Hopefully he won't mind I posted this, but I wanted to show how remarkable Haley has been able to be positive about this whole process. It even got to the always positive Keith.
My hope is Keith will finally break through to do what he wants to do with his career. I'm always impressed at how positive and well Keith carries himself and I understand that he has times of exasperation...makes him human.
If you read this...Keith keep the faith. You are very talented and you do have people that are pulling for you. Sometimes it just takes the right timing:
Luck is what happens when preparation meets opportunity
you and your talent have the preparation, just waiting for the opportunity to come .....
