Still, getting label work came hard for Getz. In the early 1990s, she spent more than three years recording with a small-time record producer, but the project was never completed. Getz said she began recording an album for a fledgling label nine years ago, but the sessions went poorly, Getz fell out with her producer, and the label dissolved before the tracks could be completed.
Getz hasn’t completely ruled out working with a label again, but for the moment, she’s getting by calling the shots. She oversees World In Motion Records on her own, recording out of a friend’s home studio and distributing her songs online. For a while, she also had distribution on Awarestore, a site that sold CDs by independent artists, but the company folded at the end of last year.
With summer finished, Getz has spent the last few months lining up shows for the fall and winter — a lean time of the year, with the weather colder and outdoor gigs harder to find. The economy has made it tougher at times, she said, as some venues have cut back on their budget for performers. Some of Getz’s favorite haunts have invited her back; others she’s just contacted for the first time. Either way, she’s in a position she knows well: singing to strangers, trying to get their attention and hopefully making a sale or two.
