This is the Point.
December 07, 2004, 01:59 pmIn this month's Louisville Music News, they interviewed Nick from the Lab. A lot of what he said really resonated with me:
Music is our universal language; it's the ultimate form of communication. We write songs and play music because we want everyone to listen, sing along and love us. As a group, musicians are, deep down, terribly insecure. We need the love and attention of others. So in the end, it's really all about the audience. If you have chosen to present your music to an audience, then you are not just an artist anymore, but you are also an entertainer. You must never forget that the audience has ventured out of their homes into the cold night, to wherever you are playing and has paid money to see you. Now it's your job to blow them away. There are no excuses.
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The studio has little relationship to playing live. Playing live you play something and it's gone forever; the music you make in the studio lasts forever. In a live performance you have the instant gratification of an audience, along with the energy that an audience generates, the lights, the volume, the beer and so on. It's totally different from being in the studio, where none of those things are there to contribute to your performance. It's just you, a microphone and an engineer. The goal in making a record is to have the best performance of your life, alone, in a room where there is no one but you and the producer and commit that performance to a tangible medium that endures, forever and that takes some practice.
They also reviewed our 3-song EP Sunshine Saved My Life.