There's no such thing as a "Natural" Gig-Getter

In the UK they have a saying to describe someone thought of as a "natural" salesperson, someone who should be perfect for pitching their band to venues. This kind of individual is said to have the "Gift of the gab".

I'm not sure if there's an equivalent phrase in the US (anyone know?) but another suitable description for this kind of person as far as I'm concerned would be a: "Bullsh*tter".

If you're an introvert and the thought of pitching your band (or anything else for that matter) scares you, you're in good company.

Many of the hundreds of musicians around the world that I've taught to fill their gig diaries are (like me), dedicated introverts.The fact is that pitching your band is genuinely no more difficult to learn than is mastering an instrument or learning the lyrics to that new number you've never heard before.

Can you remember how intimidating that guitar, keyboard or dumkit seemed when you first tried to get any recognisable noise out of it?

Who among us are "natural" musicians? Did'nt we all have to learn from scratch?

So, there's no reason gig-getting should be any different. And it isn't.

Like most things in life, the prizes go to those most committed to their own success - not the most "naturally" gifted....

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