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Snapshot of Indie Musician, Cary Judd
It is great to learn from others and see what they are doing. Today, I am going to share a Snapshot of one of HowToBand.com’s Readers. It is of Indie Musician, Cary Judd.
During a recent consultation with him, he shared some good insights into the current position of his career. Read and see what he is working on and has accomplished. Within the stories of other musicians and Bands are ‘example model paths’ for you to follow.
Indie Musician, Cary Judd:
Cary Judd has been touring as a solo artist for the last few years. Recently, he has started bringing a keyboard player with him and is hoping to bring a bass player along soon, as well.
He hails from Moose, Wyoming, and works hard and smart toward building his growing Indie Music career.
In 2003 he started touring. He left town with $100 in his pocket and a lineup of about 30 shows. It took about the same amount of days to do the shows and carried him from L.A. to Washington D.C.
About a year and a half ago Cary convinced an agency that specializes in booking events on college campuses to book him. Now he is doing 50-60 dates a year that they book. On the college circuit he has pulled in between $500-1500 per show. He is on tour a lot driving back and forth across the country, and keeps it usually routed reasonably well so that it's profitable. He is pulling in $50K before expenses, probably $25-30k after that, not getting rich yet, but it's enough to make a living by.
Cary Judd sold almost 2000 copies, more including iTunes’ downloads and such, of his last year’s CD and just shy of 3000 copies of the one released 3 years ago when he began touring.
Now, he has in place an intern from a local college that works with him. The intern works at setting up radio & press at the colleges that he is playing at. Also, they’ve been writing emails to bands that are touring big clubs and small theaters in attempt to network and explore new opportunities. Their goal is to hopefully get on tour with them as an opening act.
Two of Cary’s songs were licensed. Once in a show called "men in trees" (it's on right after Grey's Anatomy) and the same freelance placement company contacted him about another possible placement in a movie.
Cary Judd feels he is able to put on a show that he’s very proud of just as a soloist, but recently brought in a keyboardist that fills out the show even more. He would like to add a bassist. Right now, Cary is only able to have the keyboard player on the road with him though. He feels lucky that it works out. It works because the keyboardist, at this time, requires just basic living expenses on the road with a few minor bills covered.
Cary’s current goal: To be able to increase the pay to his keyboardist and give the same pay to a bass player as soon as he can add him/her.
Cary Judd feels ready to share his writing and performing with any major label artist.
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