Social Question
Should I change my performance moniker?
This is sort of a strange question.
I have been performing as a street musician this summer in Provincetown, MA, playing the accordion. I named my act “Sophie’s Smokin’ Squeezebox” because it was fun and alliterative. I have a sign and facebook page in that name.
However, naive as I am, I didn’t realize the sexual connotations of such a phrase, especially from a young woman. This has been pointed out to me by fans, Christians, and my mother. I’m planning on continuing my publicity, so I want to stick with a name I’m not embarrassed by. I want to start a website and/or blog and make business cards, but not until I am positive about my name.
“Sophie’s Smokin Squeezebox” has seemed to work in Provincetown, a very vibrant, young town, but will it work in the rest of the world? Will the majority of people appreciate the catchiness of it more than they scoff at the accidental dirtiness?
My mom thinks I should think of something new, and my dad thinks I should keep it and ignore those who give me a hard time.
Do you, trusted Flutherites, think I should keep it or change it? If I should change it, can you think of something equally catchy?
If it helps, my name is Sophie (that part I can’t change), and my “squeezebox” is red.