Tomorrow I have two meetings set up with two very good agencies, Modelwerk and SPIN. For those that don't know the ins and outs of the modelling industry, let me try and explain this idea of multiple representation. Every model will have what is called their Mother Agency. For me this is Trend Model Management in Barcelona. They are my main agency and as such have a large say over the future of my career and indeed any success I get. A year ago, when I first came to Barcelona, I was made aware of some interest in me from Modelwerk, however as Trend were not my mother agency at the time, there was little they could do in terms of progressing this. As such, the momentum of the interest slowly waned, and, as the work began to roll-in in Barcelona, talk of Modelwerk fell completely by the wayside. Around a month ago, maybe a little longer, I changed my mother agency from Oxygen in London, to Trend in Barcelona. Giving more control to the guys at Trend was an easy decision for me, I have a fantastic relationship with everyone in the office there. As I signed on, I had a chat with the two top-dogs in the agency, Joan Tornay and Omar Enfedaque, and expressed my desire to get representation in other commercial markets around Europe and hopefully (fingers crossed) the world. With both the fact that Hamburg is a very good commercial market, and that I had already received interest from an agency here, albeit some time ago, we decided that this would be my first trip. My first destination!
In absolute honesty I am a little nervous. Let me clarify that. Coming out here on my own, that doesn't make me nervous. Being in a city where I know maybe three words of the language, that doesn't make me nervous. What does make me nervous is the idea that trips like this will lead to nothing. I know there are many models throughout the world who are lucky enough to have these opportunities thrust upon them, without raising so much as a finger. I refuse to let the fact that I am not one of those models stop me or even hold me back. I have a real determination to succeed in this world and eventually transition that success into acting. But I am fully away that that dream will not just be handed to me. I am aware that if I am to achieve all the things I want to achieve in life, more often than not I will have to go and get it myself. I hope that people meet me and see there is more than just a pretty face there. Often models get branded as dumb or stupid, well here I am trying to change that perception. I don't think I am your average model. I got in to the game later than most, something I feel is to my benefit, as it allows me to have a (hopefully) wiser head on my shoulders. As I said in my post earlier this week, Im not 6'1" and strutting down catwalks. What I am is someone who knows their strengths, who knows how to use their body and voice to hopefully stand out in a crowd. That may sound a touch arrogant, but in a world where people can be quick to dismiss you, a world where judgements can be made quickly and seemingly on very little, I think it is imperative to have personal confidence and belief.
I have ten days here in Hamburg, and if tomorrows meetings do not go well, they are going to be a loooooong ten days! Obviously I'll keep y'all posted....
until then, peace and sweet dreams internet :)
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