Before YouTube: Glenn Colton’s 1994 School Show Promo | VHS Time Capsule

Long before YouTube, social media, and online promotional videos, performers had to market themselves very differently! This original 1994 Glenn Colton promotional video was recorded onto VHS tapes and mailed directly to schools. Its purpose was to introduce educators to who I was, what happened during my interactive children’s concerts, and how they could book a performance. Looking back more than 30 years later, this video has become a wonderful time capsule...not only of my early career, but also of how independent entertainers promoted their work before the internet changed everything. The clothing, hairstyles, video quality, and production are unmistakably 1994, but the mission remains familiar: bringing children together through original music, laughter, movement and positive messages. Be sure to watch the playful ending as I walk across the lawn on my hands and deliver my original booking pitch: “I’d walk on my hands to visit your school. Your phone call is music to my ears!” Thank you to every school, educator and family that became part of this journey. Subscribe for original songs, historic footage and live Glenn Colton performances: https://www.youtube.com/@GlennColton