Today my song was released. Seeing it on Spotify was an exciting experience. I enjoyed every moment of recording, after the first misunderstanding about how recordings work. I am still in the studio recording, at this time. Country Hot was a collaboration with Chad Quist. He was and is a great teacher and producer. Each of my songs were written for a particular reason. I made videos explaining where a song idea came from. They are posted on my website: joyalajeret.com in the Photo section.
The very first thing this morning, I got a message from my granddaughter stating she had played my song and my great Grandson Jay was dancing to the song! Jay is not quite two years old yet. It warmed my heart to hear that they enjoyed that song!
I got a call from my daughter this morning. She congratulated me on putting my songs out where people could hear them. Shortly after that call, I opened the door to go to the gym and a beautiful bouquet of flowers was on my back porch. She seems to know me well enough to know I would be in tears because of her thoughtfulness! When it is all said and done, this album was written for my family. When I am gone, they can hear me in the songs I write, even though I cannot be there with them. It is all I have to give them, besides my love.
When Singer/songwriters put their music on the streaming and listening platforms they are paid for their efforts and costs. It is .004 cents per hit. Think about how many hits it will take for them, and me, to make even a little money towards producing more songs. There are a few platforms that do pay more, but I have not tried them yet. I have spent about $8000.00 dollars to put my songs out. That includes a website, professional photos for the site and numerous costs to place them online with Cdbaby. So please remember, when you listen to a song, you are helping us write and record more music. No one in the music business can stay in business without our fans!
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