Released music just sounds different.
New music gets released on Fridays. It used to be Tuesdays, but that’s a different story.
Being a part of the music biz for a while I get to hear a lot of artists music as it’s being written, then demo’d, then early production, full production, mixing, mix tweaks…and then finally they have the master recording.
There’s excitement and reaction in listening at each stage along the way. And it’s really exciting to listen to the master when it hasn’t been released yet. It’s like having a juicy secret.
But after all the work and the project finally gets released on streaming…listening on Spotify or Apple, it just sounds different.
It retains excitement but with a different twist. It’s out in the world now and must withstand the reaction of every passerby. The song can’t change anymore and it’s no longer a secret. It’s vulnerable and exposed now. It’s willing to be judged.
So the sound of released music has an aura of naive desperation, in a good way. Or maybe naive hope. Every song that gets released is making its case for connection. The song is giving all that it has to offer in and of itself. A released song is saying ‘here, this is what I am’.
A released song has the innocence of a baby but directs traffic (an artists career) like a full grown adult.
A released song is a bold statement of hard work, identity and letting go.
Keep writing. Keep creating. And keep releasing.
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