Re: [Callers] Catapult 2017 looking for callers

2016-12-15 Thread Tony Parkes via Callers
Rob Harper wrote: > Each caller or musician selected gets a travel allowance that will get them > to Atlanta and back. Let me unstintingly applaud this aspect of Catapult. Too many showcases ask performers to pay for the privilege of appearing, whether or not there’s a credible vetting

Re: [Callers] Catapult 2017 looking for callers

2016-12-15 Thread Luke Donforth via Callers
> > >> How many of you out there have participated in this? What did you think > of it? I'm curious, but not sure whether I'm what they're looking for, or > vice versa. And it's a long way to travel for a short gig. > > Kalia > > I'll weigh in as someone who called there in 2013. - I had a

Re: [Callers] Catapult 2017 looking for callers

2016-12-15 Thread Keith Tuxhorn via Callers
What Luke said! I answered in much the same way on a FB post to a similar query. I was a caller on the 2013 roster with Luke. It was one of the most enjoyable experiences of my life. And what Rob said! Catapult get a good amount of national attention, thanks to the way Rob's done it. The

Re: [Callers] Catapult 2017 looking for callers

2016-12-15 Thread Jeff Kaufman via Callers
This thread got me thinking about whether I could figure out the effect of catapult from looking at later dance weekend bookings. I didn't make much progress, but people might be interested in the data: http://www.jefftk.com/p/effect-of-catapult On Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 3:37 PM, Keith Tuxhorn via