How Many Bands Are There?

How many burger joints are there?

If you’re going to open a burger place it’s a good idea to find out how many other burger places there are in town and where they’re all located.

On the other hand…

How many bands are there?

Nobody starts a band and decides on their genre by evaluating how many similar bands there are in the market, or how many artists are on Spotify.

Music, in its essence, is from the gut. It’s not concerned with market share or consumer trends. It’s made from emotions and instincts that are put into melody and rhythm and words. It’s not designed to be a profession. It’s designed to be connective.

 

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Part Of "I'll Take Care Of It"

It’s a gift when you tell someone ‘I’ll take care of it’.

There are two parts that make it magical…

-actually taking care of it

-after you’ve taken care of it…not dragging them through all dramatic details and hurdles you had to overcome in order to take care of it. Their unknowing is part of the gift to them.

 

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Writing It Out...

Of the story.

Sometimes a character or a situation has had its story arc and needs to come to a close…to be written out of the show. Yeah the writers could keep it around, draw it out a little longer…after all, the character is familiar and the situation is something everyone is accustomed to.

It might hurt, but it’s time.

Michael Scott on The Office

And of course the same goes for us. We all have some story arcs that have been hanging around too long, and maybe a few characters too. We’re free to write them out of our story.

 

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Writing It Into the Story

Sometimes an actor does such a good job with a small roll that the writers can’t help but make it a reoccurring role. Or even a feature.

Saul on Breaking Bad

Ben on Lost

Toby on The Office

The writers weren’t planning on making these roles full time roles but after seeing the actors’ brilliance and energy, they had to keep writing them into the story.

And we have the same choice. The stuff that we weren’t planning on being the main thing suddenly has a spark…and it’s up to us if we want to write more of that spark into our story.

 

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You Probably Just Want More Listeners

The problem isn’t that AI can write a song.

The problem is that you don’t have enough people who want to hear your song.

Often complaints about the first one are a just a distraction from the reality of the second.

 

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