SURVIVING SELF EMPLOYMENT
Hello, for those of you that don’t know us, we are mike ziemer and anna marie taylor cavitt. Both of us work in the music industry and like most people right now, our business came to an abrupt stop as the coronavirus spread hit the united states. At first it looked like we would have to go two weeks without events, and then one month, and now it’s looking like 2-3 months or longer. Not only does this mean we lose out on working our own events, it means we miss out on marketing jobs, outside gigs, and literally everything related to our jobs.
During this chaotic and historic time, we have decided to bring some positivity to the world by sharing our journey of quite literally what we are doing to survive. WE are working on a lot of creative ideas such as a podcast or video series which we will be announce soon, but to start off with we want to offer something special.
We are going to be offering one-on-one video / phone mentoring and q&A sessions with people who are looking for advice about making it as a musician, marketing, being a promoter, working in music, etc. etc.
Check out more about us below and if you’d like to set up a session with one or both of us and check back for more updates on other creative things we will be bringing you!
ANNA MARIE TAYLOR CAVITT
Anna Marie has made quite the name for herself in the electronic music world, working for one of the country’s largest concert and festival promoters where she wears many hats including marketing, operations, advancing, hospitality and more. Anna Marie also freelances working various positions at prestigious music festivals and events such as Ubbi Dubbi, Electric Zoo, Friend Ship, Shaq’s Funhouse, and more. She is also a day to day manager at Substrukt music.
MIKE ZIEMER
Mike Ziemer is a concert promote and marketing “guru” in the rock world. Ziemer got his start while in high school and has since put on thousands of concerts and dozens of festivals. He also runs a management company for producers, songwriters, and artists and a small indie record label. Ziemer is most known for his company Third String Entertainment based out of Dallas, TX that does events such as So What?! Music Festival, Emo Nite LA, The Throwback Party, and more.