About this episode

Mike del Ferro discusses the challenges of not receiving responses from promoters and emphasizes the importance of not taking it personally.

Today, I’m tackling one of the most frustrating things in the music business: sending the perfect email to a venue, festival, or booking agent and hearing absolutely nothing back. It's so easy to let your ego take over and convince you that your music just isn't good enough. But I'm here to tell you the first rule of self-management: do not take it personally. In this quick episode, I break down exactly what’s actually happening behind the scenes in a promoter's inbox. I also share my go-to s...

People in this episode

Host: Mike del Ferro

Topics covered

• music business
• email communication
• self-management
• promoters
• booking agents

Keywords

• promoters
• emails
• music
• self-management
• booking agents

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