Release Day and the 500 Person Room
I had a good reaction to the new record on release day. I sent it to some folks, a few folks reached out in the various music groups — and I’m talking tiny micro scenes. People seem to really enjoy it. They gave it real listens, and I even had a few friends reach out, which was pretty amazing.
All in all, that does make it worth it.
And it makes me think — at what point does it get… not? Not saying I’m headed there or anything, but where I am today is super fun. I have a personal connection w/ a lot of people who are listening, and they reach out.
I guess at some point ‘bigger’ it’s not as fun?
I read somewhere that anything past the 500 person room is not a fun gig. I can attest that the few times I’ve done stuff like that, you kind of lose something. Playing ACL — there’s a barrier, there are people far away, and things get weird. It turns into something else.
Small club. Backyard. Solo acoustic happy hour. These things are intimate sharing events.
So this is all to say that I just really had a wonderful release day, and the people reaching out made me feel good. It’s validating. You never know whether all this work is worth it — and by worth it I mean, is anybody going to listen and enjoy the music?
Well they did and they told me!
And I’m pretty sure the law of diminishing returns starts right after that.