whew

Come on, come ON.

Sorry. Just slightly frustrated with myself. Slightly, don't worry, I'm not going to use this entry to vent.

There's just a lot to do and when that happens, the risk is that you end up doing nothing, or at least you find reasons to do less important things.

I actually tried to post a while ago, but the computer was not cooperative. In that last effort, I was talking about a musical networking thing on the horizon for me.

Shall I take it from the beginning?

OK. I have a friend in the St. Louis Symphony named Taki. He is who I quoted on the Mars poster at my website....

Someone just came by and talked my ear off for almost an hour. He knew I was doing something, but, oh well.

ANYway, I met Taki through my dad, who played a videotape for him. He didn't think he would enjoy it because Taki (a violinist) is much more of a traditionalist than someone who'd be interested in whatever it is I'm doing. (original solo piano music) But, he's a supporter now.

I mention Taki because he thinks that Leonard Slatkin, former St. Louis Symphony conductor and current National Symphony conductor in Washington DC, could be very interested in what I'm doing. That's exciting because Slatkin happens to be one of the most important people in the realm of classical music anywhere in the world. [I seem to fall under the classical umbrella]

The really good news about trying to get his attention is that he will be back in St. Louis in a week or so to help kick of the St. Louis Symphony's 125th season. So, I need to make some kind of interesting package or something for him and Taki's going to talk to him about me and give him the stuff.

More really good news about this:

Brad, a musician friend of mine and student, went on a road trip recently on the way to a Berklee songwriting workshop. Somewhere along the way, he went to a church, and a percussionist from the National Symphony was playing drums!

Brad took it upon himself to meet him and tell him about me. Pretty amazing of him, right? Indeed. So, he got the guy's card, and Brad's going to call him and I'm going to send HIM a videotape.

So, even if Slatkin ends up being not especially motivated to watch my stuff after coming through St. Louis, there might be another advocate for me in Washington DC when he gets back.

Of course, no one knows what Slatkin will think of my stuff if he gets to it, but, it certainly seems like it's important that he hears it. That's what these circumstances appear to be saying.

So, in terms of that, I jut have to brainstorm a little more to see if I can come up with some interesting design for a package to give to Taki to give to Slatkin. Not exactly crucial, but it can only be helpful.

I've also got to keep working this website thing. I'd like to have a design and stuff within the next couple months and then start peddling the website because I'm planning to have some video of me performing. A compelling advertising approach actually can go pretty far. The good news this time is that I'm not trying to promote a one-time event, I'm trying to promote something they can take a look at anytime and which wouldn't really cost anything (that being a look at my video online).

To that end, I bought kennysite.com today. It's easier to remember and spell than kennyjaworski.com, which isn't that bad, but, it's easier, and that matters.

So, on the promotional side of things, I've gotta keep trying to come up with more ideas and things for a number of different promotional...things.

There's also a few concert possibilities on the horizon that I need to get figured out and squared away, a couple of them being out of town (but only one with any real promise as of now).

I've also got to get things squared away for the one credit hour of compositional study I'll be taking this semester. To that end, I may have to meet with the chair of the music department. It looks like he wants to know what in the world I'll be up to this semester. I hope that's it, because we had a pretty historic run-in of sorts last year.

Also, I can't forget to send out some videos I promised, and follow-up with a few people. Most of these people I'm referring to I met through working at Opera Theatre of St. Louis over the summer, a couple of whom I got to play for or show my video to who seem to be fans now, and one of whom is friends with composer John Adams, who's one of the most popular current composers anywhere.

I'm spelling out all of this because I'm feeling almost overwhelmed with the gravity of what I have to do, how I'm supposed to do it, WHEN I'm supposed to do it, what else I SHOULD be doing, and on and on.

Thanks for reading. Be a slice of pie along the road of lesser desserts.

I'd prefer a slice of french silk pie myself

Are you a slice of french silk pie?