Begin: Rant
I bidded for a job on Odesk a few days ago, got a speedy reply from the person who posted the job. Basically what it was for was a Social Networking Marketeer for a US music artist, I thought 'Great!' such a perfect job for me as it is where all my experience lies. I've worked with loads of bands on myspace and was part of an epic promotional campaign for www.musicfinity.com which took place on social networking sites.
So to cut a long story short, I was perfect, qualificationwise for what she needed. I could've made her massive.
So I got a reply and she said I was perfect for the post. Fabulous! She proceeded to ask me questions and I replied. I gave her a list of bands I have worked with. And here they are:
Nemo
Nicolai Prowse
The Upraw
Kairos
Crone
Mowglee
Into Flight (although not directly, through Pit Viper)
Fuck Buttons
The Alive
Good bands. Yes? Well I think so. Note MY band Fuck Buttons. Fab band. (http://www.myspace.com/fuckbuttonsmusic )
So I tell her about these bands, notice that she is Christian so go into all the Christian music stuff with the Ultimate Showcase and Kairos etc. Then all my skills and knowledge of the social networking scene, the people, what I've done, how I rock etc.
I get an email back. I was quite offended, she got the completely wrong idea of me.
" I see you're agnostic. How would you be able to confidently represent an artist who is totally not that? "
I then explained my interpretation of Agnostic, basically that I believe in a god but am open minded enough to not pigeonhole myself. Maybe I was a bit politer.
She also then told me that the copy for her site and things is written to reflect her, this means now cursing etc. Fair enough, I swear in my day to day life. However... I am a professional. I replied to that little quip like so:
"When it comes to my writing and promotion I am a professional. I know target markets and I know that yours is not one that I would target the same as a punk band. I have done enough market research on the music scene to know who likes what and what sort of people respond to certain wording and literacy."
I wouldn't swear in any of her copy, it's completely different to my fashion writing. It's the same as how I wouldn't swear in my writing where I describe grammar styles yet may do in my comedy writing. Target markets!
She then writes:
"No cursing, swearing, no black websites, no violence. After looking over the mySpace pages you've done, In all honesty, I would not feel comfortable having my name or my music associated, even indirectly, with a group called Fuck Buttons or bands that do songs like You Brought a Knife to a Gunfight. Please understand I am not judging either the musicians or the music -- it's simply not the kind of energy that I want, even inadvertently, associated with me or my music."
I got her to clarify "Black" websites, she meant the colour, thankfully. I also don't know which band has that song title but it's not exactly something I agree with or practice! And the name FuckButtons, fair enough a little obscene in the swearing sense but we are the most light hearted band out of the list.
Basically after I sent my email back she replied saying that we would not be the right fit for one another. As you can see I am annoyed. She is a good artist, fantastically, relaxing and melodic but her attitude to promotion is ridiculous.
Am I being weird here? I am totally out of line letting this annoy me?
I don't get it.
I can't believe that with all my experience that 'bad energy' is my downfall.
/rant
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