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I am one man who writes (pretty poorly) about music because I love it. I study, play, produce, engineer, analyze, and obsess about music. Enjoy all the topics I can muster up to write about.
I’ve been saying the same thing. Local/regional acts can be just as good or better than touring acts.
Sometimes fans and the local media make the assumption that if you are mostly playing locally, you couldn’t make it nationally. That’s not necessarily the case. Some people don’t want to tour and others have jobs and families that tie them to an area.
Even the new music business model discussions tend to focus on how to extend your reach nationally/internationally.
Here’s something I wrote that incorporates some of my thoughts on the matter.
http://brandsplusmusic.blogspot.com/2009/09/lets-get-realistic-about-your-music.html
Suzanne – wonderful post, thanks for sharing.
As I said on your blog, I think the key for musicians these days is to know why they do what to they do. Chances are, it’s reason enough.
As you say:
“The music you create ultimately needs to be its own reward.”
Words to live by.
Thanks. I suppose my ultimate goal is to not have us belittle the local/regional player.
You don’t have to be a national or full-time musician for it to be of value.