Dustin Bogue || Official Site

October 9, 2007
hey everybody!

welcome to journal entry #1. we have decided to make entries once a week to keep everyone in the loop as to the exciting, or maybe not so exciting things going on.

lets see here…..so many things have happened over the last few months that I am not sure where to start. i don't wanna get too long winded, so i will just touch on some of my favorite moments.

the most exciting thing is that I was able to put on my first showcase at the end of august. for those of you that may not know, a showcase is a chance for me to play for some invited record executives, family and friends. it was indeed a very special night, as well as, a huge night for my career. i have attached a blog, taken from my myspace page, i wrote about the night to the bottom of this. plus, go check out some of the pics in the photo section. currently, we are still getting feedback from the 3 record labels that were present. i will be sure to keep ya'll updated on how that turns out!

since then, it’s been business as usual. during the week, most all of my time is spent writing. still playing friday nights at the second fiddle and saturday nights at legends corner.

as for the new website, it is a work in progress. i hope to have the message board up and running by next week, along with a few other tweaks. we have a lot of exciting ideas for the site! please send any comments or suggestions about what we have done so far, what we could do to improve, etc. im definitely excited to see the feedback. oh, be sure to check out the “friends” section of the photos…..cant wait to see what you guys have for those!

in my effort to stay in touch with everyone, please sign up for the email updates. this will notify you of anything new we add to the website, big news, pics, etc.

life is short, love hard

~db

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my showcase 
Current mood: grateful

we played my first showcase last night at code blue here in nashville. for those of you unfamiliar with the term "showcase" i would explain it like this:
there are 3 key elements that you need for a successful showcase. label interest- idealy several labels interest! you invite them to come check out a show. the music-must be the very best it can possibly be. the best musicians, the best venue with the best sound, run by a pro. and lastly people. the label guys want to see that you have a fan base, and that people are diggin what you're doing.
a showcase can make your career take off like a rocket, or send you back home with your tail between your legs. these guys will not sugar coat anything, they don't have the time. if they don't really like you, they will say something like..... "i don't really like you" that may be the scariest part.
label interst- we had 3 different guys from 3 different labels say that they would come out. cool part is, they actually showed up!
music- i cannot say enough about how proud i was to share the stage with this group of guys. it was: kevin newberry-drums, tim teague-lead guitar/vocals, kelly schoenfeld-acoustic/vocals, tim mcdonald-keys/vocals, and cliff canterberry-bass. i have played with some incredible musicians over the years. this group was just amazing! it was an honor to have my music treated so well. we had two rehearsals, and a good long sound check. code blue has got a great sound system and we were lucky enough to have mike fechner with us to run it. he works with many greats, like dolly parton.
people- we definately had the people. starting with 2 cousins that drove from wisconsin, 4 cousins from iowa, and 1 mother that flew in from colorado. add in 3 good buddies down from kentucky, and 1 up from georgia and we're on our way. family is so very important, and having them make such a lenthly trip to be here to support me, means the world to me. it made a special night, all that much more so, having them there to share it with me. thank you bob, craig, val, norm, suzan, and amber. you guys are the best!
we promoted the show mostly by myspace. i want to say thank you to cynthia glenn, john dave, kelly and sarah and all of my other friends that took the time to help us get the word out. nashville is a tough town to get people to come hear your show because it is over saturated with live music. i asked all of my friends to come out and help us make this thing a success, and they didn't let me down. i would guess there was about 120 people or so. i kept saying to everyone, "thank you so much for being here" i didn't know what else to say. it felt so good to have so many people show up on my behalf.
it was a very special evening. don't know just yet what will come of it, but i do know it was a success. i don't really care what comes of it. i am completely satisfied already. we had a gathering of some wonderful people... we played music with passion.... we laughed..... we celebrated. we had fun, and that... is all that really matters. “