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Finishing Is Overrated
I was feeling sentimental, and a little nostalgic the other night as I walked home from the office.
I didn’t have time to start another podcast before getting home, but I wanted to listen to something.
In my nostalgic state, I found myself scrolling through old songs I had recorded years prior.
My Origin Story
My current role running a podcast agency was preceded by going to school to become an audio engineer and record producer.
My dream had always been to split my time between producing music for others, while also writing and recording music myself, a dream that never panned out but ended up leading to greater things.
The playlist of old recordings spanned a decade of sporadic work and meandering styles, from singer-songwriter to metal, to electronic to alternative rock to hardcore punk.
I wrote and recorded single songs, releasing a couple of them under different monikers, which maybe 15 people downloaded in total.
I envisioned these songs being the beginnings of larger projects, culminating in EPs or albums, but the closest I ever got was a few dozen songs existing in various states of completion on my hard drives.
