Marnie Cook
Self-promotion is so difficult, that's why it's good to have an agent or somebody like that. Because then that person can say all the things that need to be said and it seems somehow less like you're saying "watch me" or "here I am". But, I don't have anybody like that. It's just me and I'm not the best at self-promotion. So, I decided to just be me.
I don't think I can start from the beginning because I'm sure you have a family to visit, a dog to feed or a job to go to and don't have all day to spend here. I'll just tell you the most recent events, they're the more interesting ones anyway.
So, for the first 15 years of my adult life, I was sleeping. Sleep walking through my life as a broadcaster. Then, one day(shortly after I turned 40, yeah that crisis thing seems to be true)I walked out on my career. I had been extremely disappointed with the whole affair for quite a while, but this was unexpected. I got home that morning and began to regroup.
I abandoned music during my broadcasting career, but continued to write little phrases and such on scraps of paper, hoarding them everywhere. I pulled out these scraps of paper and started writing.
Within a few weeks, I was heading back to South Dakota where my mother had retired in the late '80's. I immediately began to play at all the open mics, writing songs and booking gigs in the area.
I released my first cd in 2005. "Miles and Miles" is really a journal of my journey away from music and then back again.
I continue to play regularly in the area and at times think it's time for me to grow up again and start some new career, but I still have some time and I'd like to put my energy in to this one, if that's what it is. I don't want to ever again spend my days eating and breathing someone else's passion.
So, look for me on cdbaby.com where you can buy my cd. Enjoy!
Marnie