Dessa Darling in CaLM (Creating a Life in Music)

OMG...what  a class last Thursday. Dessa Darling, MC of Doomtree came in to talk about the underground industry and marketing yourself. Or as Dessa said, get a bigger piece of the pie. 

I especially liked what she had to say about marketing yourself. find things about yourself that are interesting and unique. For her it is being a female academic rapper. I thought about my own aspects that made me interesting and unique and what I came up with was short female saxophone player. I think it'll work. 

Dessa Really inspired me to just go out there and network, put your name out there any way you can but do it with business in mind. 

She talked about how the big four (record labels) can be a good thing for some artists, but today big labels won't even look at you if you don't have a cd completed yet or a music video or any kind of credentials that show you are a performer. This is why its soo important for musicians and artists today to learn about the business side and take things into their own hands. some would call this making your own luck.

After Dessa's talk in class I am excited about where I can take my career and what I can do with it.