Dear Mr. Booking Agent,
I just stumbled upon a video of your band on YouTube. I heard you guys at the beach last year. Very nice. Jay and David (founding members of OHO) know your keyboardist very well and actually played in a band with him years ago.
Anyway, still hoping OHO can get a date(s) from you at the Downtown Club. Fall or winter would be fine if your schedule is full.
Best,
Ray Jozwiak
Oho
Dear Ray,
I've had time to listen to some of your stuff and I don't think it's going to fly at The Downtown. We mainly book high energy pop/rock cover bands. Our demographic Thursday through Saturday nights is more of the young university crowd. We don't really do original bands & the covers you guys do are pretty obscure.
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A?
Mr. Booking Agent,
Thank you for taking the time to listen to Oho and for your kind response.
I presume you mean by 'high energy pop/rock cover bands' that each of them play virtually identical repertoire of predictable selections. Also, do I read into your comment 'high-energy' that for some reason (longevity?) you presume a lack of or a 'low' energy quotient in us?
It seems odd to me that you give the university crowd, a population who is dedicating or will dedicate 4 to 6 years of their lives to LEARNING NEW THINGS, no credit for artistic open-mindedness. Possibly you should reconsider ORIGINAL bands for the venue.
We seem to think that Beatles/McCartney/Lennon material as well as Leonard Cohen, the Rolling Stones, Peter Gabriel and the like are ANYTHING BUT obscure. But hey, that's just US! What the hell do WE know????
Best,
Ray Jozwiak
Oho
or B?
Dear Mr. Booking Agent,
Thank you for taking the time to listen to Oho and for your kind response. Should you and The Downtown decide on a change in format, we hope you will keep Oho in mind.
Best,
Ray Jozwiak
Oho
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