Who are you doing it for?

I’ve been listening to Seth Godin’s podcast Akimbo recently and that’s one question he asked in an episode.

“Who are you doing it for?”

If you’re making music that question still applies. Who is the music for? Who is the audience for the music? Are you making the music just for yourself? Or is it for a gig? Are you writing music to be played in a film or a game or is it to be played on its own? Is it to be performed in a concert hall?

Who are you doing it for?

This to me changes depending on the project. And sometimes you might just want to make music for different audiences. Some pieces of music might be for people who love ambient music. Other pieces of music might be for people who love string quartets.

It’s a useful question to ask to clarify what type of music to write and how to go about writing it.

ISJ