About my Insights blog posts: I want to share a few thoughts about my what my songs mean to me. I've provided links to the songs on YouTube and Spotify. You can buy individual songs or the entire album on the CD Baby store or other digital stores such as Google Play, iTunes, and Amazon.
When I wrote "Sometimes in the Darkness", I wanted to write a song about how even when things seem dismal there is hope and people can be there for each other. The song starts out with the idea that a light will lead out of the dark. Then one line reveals an underlying melancholy: “Just don’t hate me, and I’ll love you.”
I did not realize until well after I wrote the song that it was actually about fooling yourself into thinking a relationship is better than it is. The idea that just by making yourself and your partner aware hurt will happen means that you have avoided the pain is noble yet false. Love is more than the absence of hate. There is still a hint of hope in the song. I think it is very easy to focus on the more positive aspects of the lyrics and view it as the inspirational people can be there for each other when things go wrong song that I intended to write. Discovering the song could be interpreted in ways I had not originally intended helped me connect with the feelings of loneliness and longing for love that I felt when I wrote it. That, along with the positive feedback I got after performing the song, is why I chose to record "Sometimes in the Darkness" for my first digital album.
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I have a digital album for sale that you can find on the CD Baby store along with other places such as Google Play, Amazon, and iTunes. If you are thinking of buying it you might be wondering which of these sites gives the most to the artist. The answer is CD Baby. I am thrilled no matter where you buy my music from, and if you take the time to write a review, even just to say you like the music, that is appreciated as well.
My music is also available to stream on services like Apple Music and Spotify. I don't personally use Apple Music, and it doesn't look like I've got any listens there. I do use Spotify, and I've hit double digits on listeners there. I appreciate if you listen, add a song to a playlist or favorites, follow me, and share. While it will take a lot of streaming to bring any money my way, it is really neat to see where people are listening. I've even got a few listeners outside the US.
I still have my GoFundMe going. I am working on picking more of my original songs to record. True to my word, my recording projects are matching the budget I have. Currently I am recording the music myself, and I am going with digital only releases. If I end up getting more funding I will look into getting some physical CDs to sell at my shows.
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