Throughout the past two academic years I've been sure to maintain and regularly update my instagram account with my illustration work. Instagram has always been an incredibly valuable social media tool to me and I've found it a way to put my work out into the world and get in contact with other creatives and possible clients. I thought it would be helpful to reassess the contacts I'd amassed up to date that will help me in exploring and getting more information about the world of music illustration.
Not only does Instagram allow me to put my work out in a way that possible buyers can find me and shop ect, but it allows me to network with people for future commissions. Getting into contact with Dan from La Bete Blooms has been great in opening up a future project that will hopefully get started later this Summer with the release of their new EP (which I would be doing an accompanying zine for). I met up with him around Christmas and spoke briefly about it to him in person at one of their gigs, and this transition from a purely online based relationship to a real world one is one I think is very important. I've spoken to Dan on and off about the project since then, and we run in a lot of the same music-sphere circles which is great for networking further with local bands.
One a slightly bigger scale I've also had contact a few times with Kate Nash about possibly doing some work for her feminist organisation Girl Gang; nothings come of it so far but that's mostly down to me not having any time! Maybe it's something I'll bring up again over Summer!
Local music venues, record labels, and publications have also followed me on Instagram, as well as Thomas Davis (luxuriousthomas) a videographer // cinematographer who has done a lot of work with recent upcoming band RATBOY.
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