The event I'm putting together is on the Titanic Symphony page
In the late 1980's, Venice Beach was a community where creative artists helped each other achieve their goals in the entertainment business. On a busy weekend, there were about 50,000 people a day on the Venice boardwalk. Local performers advertised their shows by hanging posters on the street lights and telephone poles.
I performed a different program each month which required a lot of practicing and memory work. In addition, I composed my Symphony #3 (Titanic Symphony) and Piano Concerto #5 (Royce Concerto) as well as many solo piano pieces including Bat Cave at Dusk and Fantasy in F#. I put out press releases announcing the premiers of these new works. I designed my own haircuts and did many photo shoots with different photographers in order to achieve the right pop culture look.
It worked. I was covered by all of the local press, including the LA Times. This resulted in a line down the block to get in to my shows. Managers, agents and record executives showed interest. International media coverage and TV appearances followed. I was invited to perform as musical guest on the Canadian equivalent of Saturday Night Live while the concerts were ongoing and then booked on CBS soon after my last show.
Cheers to Venice Beach!