So, I’ve had this idea… in my blog on business creativity here, I wrote about the potential for business innovators to reach out to their customers online and involve them directly in the development of new products and services.  So… what if I was extend this idea to me as a musician?  What if I was to reach out my audience and ask them to become involved in my creative process? How far could I take this?  There are some interesting possibilities.  I could ask folks to:

• Provide feedback on new material I have written.  See which new songs people like and which they don’t
• Feedback on parts of songs in progress e.g. I could present some options for lyrics and ask you to say which you prefer
• Contribute their own performance or composition skills to a song
• Comment on or suggest songs for me to cover
• Attend online performances
• Suggest and vote on venues for me to perform live. If enough people want to come and see me in a particular town…
• Vote on what should be in my set-list

…and so on.  I am open to suggestions!  🙂

Coupling this with my re-awakened passion for the art of the solo singer-songwriter The Online Troubadour seems an appropriate name for this project.

So, in the spirit of this new venture, I turn to you dear audience for your opinions…

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Any other feedback, suggestions etc. all very gratefully received.