How do you get regular work?
Talent does have a lot to do with it. Luck has even more to do with it. I hate to say it but there is so much talent out there. Does that give you an excuse to stop working on your art? Absolutely not. Don’t be lame like I did with the importance of training. If you want to work regularly, despite the degree of luck involved, you have to continue training. Why? Because you are always changing, you have to constantly keep up. If you don’t bring everything you can bring to the plate every time, it’s your loss. There will be times when you will be there at the right time. It will work out. Despite this luck factor in the business, I do strongly believe that if you keep working and keeping pushing forward, things will work out for you.
I had my drought for an entire year after I finished my gig with Disney Cruise Line. What did I do? I put up my own show, recorded my own music, and recorded rock music for someone else. I made sure that I was keeping things gong for myself when no one else was giving me any work. It kept me on top of my game, so when I finally got a gig, I was ready to go.
After experiencing what it felt like to not have any gigs coming my way, I worked really hard to maintain good relationships with the theatres that were hiring me. My hard work proved to be beneficial because it became normal for me to get hired back again by the same theatre (good behavior, hard work, post cards, dvd demo reel). My efforts worked, but I really learned there are so many ways to get regular work. My ways worked.
What have you done to get regular work? Would love to hear your thoughts and experiences.
