Basically, it's because I want to move my career to another level. I like doing small parties for 20 kids, and I've been doing that for 20 years now! I guess I don't want to be doing small parties for another 20 years.
I'd like to be at the State Theater in Ithaca in front of a large audience.
I went to see Dan Zanes when he came to the State, and he was lots of fun. But I was also thinking - I can do that! I have some songs that are more participatory and can be more engaging.
Besides the hair, what's the difference between me and him?
How can I get a large audience in some large city like Philadelphia, for instance? How can I get my music out to a wider audience so that I'm famous in other cities?In the old days, people would get on the radio and tour a lot. I've been touring a lot, and haven't had much luck with radio.
I think people came to see Dan Zanes because they know his name. And they know his name because they saw him on TV.
So I need to get on TV!
So I'm making music videos. I hope to get on TV, but in the meantime, I'm planning on posting the videos on the internet - Youtube, etc.
That's the short story.
I'm encouraged by a comic that I met recently. Mrs. Hughes. She told me the story of how she got her video on the internet, and her career was transformed overnight. She got a million people to watch it! Wow!
Her act is pretty funny. I'm not sure if there are any kids reading this, but I would rate her act PG.
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- Tom
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