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Olivia Rafferty ✨'s avatar

i've been to some music networking events for like, women in music stuff as well as other things. this is a new level of networking because the vibe is DESPERATION. everyone everywhere is looking for their new manager, label etc. You and everyone you will talk to will be looking over each other's shoulders to see if they can find the More Important Person in the room. everyone hates each other. i once saw a dude stand up in the middle of a conference and sing for Keynote Speaker and MUSIC LEGEND Quincy Jones because he just had to. Do not being musicians to a networking event. Ever.

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Tad Thurston's avatar

Timely Stump content.

Time for the inaugural “Ask The Stump:” Katie, I’m going to a conference in January where there will be lots of people milling around aimlessly at an evening mixer. I have two concerns: (a) after eye contact, is a little head nod accompanied by a slight raise of my glass enough to ward off “conversation”, or should I have a list of insane topics at the ready? And (b) it’s tough on me when I meet people genially enough during regular sessions and then they go and change clothes for the evening. WTF?? When they say hi I’m all like “who are you?” and I come off as the idiot.

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