The Business Of Music Is A Whole Different Animal From When I Began
The business of music is a whole different animal from when i began,” says Davis. She advises potential industry insiders to go to school and get a degree. “you have to know what you’re doing because the money is greater, the risks are greater, the audience is greater,” she explains. Davis also suggests being “voyeuristic-listen to every good conversation you can and listen to the bad ones and be able to differentiate between them. Although it can be hard for women to find positions in the music business, plus-size women don’t seem to find it especially difficult working in such an image conscious industry. “i don’t remember my weight ever getting in my way at any level,” recalls Davis. “i look in the mirror and see perfect because i don’t look from the outside, i look from within. I host my own stages-I’m the one who gets up in front of a thousand people and I’m the one who introduces the band. I’m the one who begs people to sign up on mailing lists and buy cds and support live music. So, if my weight was an issue, i don’t think i’d get up in front of people talking the way i do.
