Industry Backscratching
So I'm at home again today. All day. Again. I'm not thrilled about this. The results for the CBC audition have not yet been posted. In fact, starting Monday, the results were to have been posted. One region a day. Ending today. As of last night...only two had posted. And Ontario (or the center of the universe, as it is sarcastically known to the rest of us Canadians) only just posted it at about 10pm my time. On the ball, hey?
Because I was told that if I didn't hear from them by phone on the 25th, I have assumed that I didn't make the cut. Even though they haven't posted their list on the website. What I also found interesting, while searching for the names of the other semi finalists from the other regions....is that all of them, save one (out of 30 people so far), have been signed by a label. Most musicians have actually put out more than one album, and one particular woman has won industry awards up the ass. And to top that, quite a number of them either currently work for the CBC or have worked for them in the past.
I'm quite sore about this actually. The rules of this competition clearly stated that it was for "new unsigned talent". I've actually figured out how a number of them got around this without breaking the rules. Their labels have dropped them for the duration of the contest. One particular label...has THREE of the artists that were named on the BC/Yukon audition list. Not that I'm bitter. Conveniently, the rules were taken down.
So as of yet, my region is not posted. I'm not holding my breath. I'm upset about it...of course. But not for the reasons most people would assume. I have no problem packing my bandmates into a van and touring seedy little pubs for the next year and scraping our way to a name. Neither do they. It's the fun of the business. And then, it's always hard to see that "the business" never seems real enough. Never expect the shortcuts to occur.
Maybe the company we're having over tonight will help. I always enjoy these guys, they make me laugh my ass off. I think they just like the eats I always prepare. I admit it, they treat me like royalty so I go out of my way to treat them the same. That, and I know that when I say "You aren't going to BELIEVE what is going on with the CBC", they'll get outraged and let me perform all my current pieces I'm working on just to placate me. Then we'll drink a case of Molson Dry and play poker all night. Such is my life. I have absolutely nothing to complain about.
Because I was told that if I didn't hear from them by phone on the 25th, I have assumed that I didn't make the cut. Even though they haven't posted their list on the website. What I also found interesting, while searching for the names of the other semi finalists from the other regions....is that all of them, save one (out of 30 people so far), have been signed by a label. Most musicians have actually put out more than one album, and one particular woman has won industry awards up the ass. And to top that, quite a number of them either currently work for the CBC or have worked for them in the past.
I'm quite sore about this actually. The rules of this competition clearly stated that it was for "new unsigned talent". I've actually figured out how a number of them got around this without breaking the rules. Their labels have dropped them for the duration of the contest. One particular label...has THREE of the artists that were named on the BC/Yukon audition list. Not that I'm bitter. Conveniently, the rules were taken down.
So as of yet, my region is not posted. I'm not holding my breath. I'm upset about it...of course. But not for the reasons most people would assume. I have no problem packing my bandmates into a van and touring seedy little pubs for the next year and scraping our way to a name. Neither do they. It's the fun of the business. And then, it's always hard to see that "the business" never seems real enough. Never expect the shortcuts to occur.
Maybe the company we're having over tonight will help. I always enjoy these guys, they make me laugh my ass off. I think they just like the eats I always prepare. I admit it, they treat me like royalty so I go out of my way to treat them the same. That, and I know that when I say "You aren't going to BELIEVE what is going on with the CBC", they'll get outraged and let me perform all my current pieces I'm working on just to placate me. Then we'll drink a case of Molson Dry and play poker all night. Such is my life. I have absolutely nothing to complain about.