Playing music with others does something to you...

I'll never forget recording my first full length album. 

My wife and I funded the entire thing ourselves. Flew my buddy from London to Cincinnati to play drums on it. Hired a professional cellist to compose and record on six of the ten songs. Brought in so many friends to sing or play random parts.

For three straight weeks I locked myself inside the cathedral where this studio was housed. Each morning we began with prayer and reflection on the lyrics of the songs we were tackling that day. 

But one of the things that stood out the most from that experience was the bond it formed between myself and the other musicians. 

You see, playing music with others does something to you. 

From the laughs and giggles at mistakes made to cheers and high fives when you nail a challenging segment of a song. I caught up with the cellist several years later and she said, "you were like a crazy man, playing and dancing!"

But she said something else I'll never forget, "playing together pushed me out of my comfort zone... like when you told me to close my eyes and forget the notes and just play whatever comes out."

The truth is, as we distance ourselves further and further as a society, we need others in our lives more than ever. And playing music with others, whether digitally or in person, well, it does something to you. 

And once you start you won't want it to stop. 

We've only got a few spots left in this round of registration for our Closet Rockstars Club. If you'd like to take the leap simply reply "let's go!" to this email and I'll show you how we can take you from awkwardly fumbling through chords and licks on your own to being a real asset in jamming with others. 

I'm super excited for those who are ready to take the leap. You'll never be the same. 

Jam soon, 

JB