Jim Townsend is a musician. He joined the Musicians Mastermind 2.0 program a few months ago. As we’re about to open up the class again on Thursday 6th August for a new intake, I wanted him to tell you his story and how the course has helped him. Read it in his own words here:
“Right before I discovered your program I had always felt deficient in marketing my music and was a little jealous. I made stabs at marketing myself and my shows but it never seemed to work. Then I discovered your program.
“The initial things you said captured my attention and I decided to sign up, though I couldn’t really afford it. I took a leap of faith. As a result, I finished my web site which led me to another paying job designing a web site for some one else. This has led to another site I will be doing. This is really not what I set out to do but it is helping me none the less.
” I perform a lot (4-5 timers a week) as a solo artist and with a band. Because of the course I decided to try out what I was learning and produce a “special” show to see if I could get more interest going in my band. My band is called the Jim Townsend Blues Band and we play blues, but I can play nearly any style so we decided to branch out. Our first show was a Beatles Tribute Show. We sold out the club and we made money. I also made extra as the promoter. I managed to get our advertising out on the radio, did a live spot, and in the newspaper through the clubs ad. I put information about the show on my web site and generated a lot more traffic than usual.
“Six weeks later we did another show that went just as well. I Advertised it the same way. This last Saturday we completed our 4th show and it was amazing. There is a local music and art newspaper in our area that has a man who write little one liner blurbs about up coming shows. Until this last show I could not get him to include us in his articles. I tried and tried. This last week he wrote a complete paragraph about my past shows and the splash I was making in the local community. This was a big thing for me because my band got mentioned very favorably. We are a blues band but now we are known as the party band that can play “anything”.
“In 6 months my band has gone from local obscurity to the point that any time I contact a new venue about booking, they have already heard of us! This increased exposure has increased my musical income and in fact more than paid for the course. I decided this morning, before getting your email that I was going to go back and complete the course. I think in some way I may have already known a lot of what you were teaching but you put it all together in a way that helped me work it all at once and gain some momentum, I work at promotion every day and it really does pay off. Thank you for what you do and good luck to you in your endeavors.”
-Jim Townsend, www.screamingjimmy.com
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