Positive vibes from radio promo

I just spoke with Mark Rini at Groov Marketing in Hollywood. He sent me this nice note last week when I was working my tail off at a conference (and gave permission for me to post from it): "WOW. Alexa, this is an exceptional release. I have heard countless versions of All Blues, but never one with such an original signature on it. And..your version of Morning..it has an almost Manhattan Transfer feel to it, and I'm not even a fan of Manhattan Transfer, but I love what you did with it."

I talked with him yesterday. Now I'm feeling a bit confused, to be honest. Apparently, if I go forward with a radio push for this, with an add date of April 19 or so, it's unlikely that after that I could get a record deal for it. Just now I've been looking at some distributors' web sites. But the more success I have with this record, the more likely the next one will do well. I'm so tired right now--I don't really feel ready for a "next record," not to mention that I have no money for it.

Anyway, he felt really great about my record, said it was unique and that despite the glut of female vocalists he felt mine stood out, especially for World and Latin specialty shows--less for straight ahead jazz. Not a surprise, I suppose. I'm off to phone up some distributors and at least do a bit more investigation before I discard the idea of getting distribution.