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Speaking of serendipity
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Sometimes things just line up perfectly, don’t they? Last week, I came across Christopher Lautemann on LinkedIn. According to his profile, he makes “Brand Story Songs.” Cool, right? Based on the description alone, I knew I had to reach out. I sent a connection request, and he accepted it shortly thereafter. Once we had connected, I told him why I had reached out. It was because the closest I—also a musician—have come to connecting my two “work” worlds (music and my business) has been using one of my band’s songs in my podcast intro. He got back, asking what I played (as you do). And I told him guitar, vocals, and bass. Then he hit me with a totally unexpected question: “Do you want to join my LinkedIn band?” Turns out, he’s putting together a band to make a song for another LinkedIn creator…I don’t know; it’s a whole thing. And it’s entirely delightful. Here’s how he describes the project. Long story short(ish), I spent my morning laying down bass and vocal tracks for a collaborative LinkedIn song with a group of people I have never met. And all because something piqued my interest, and I chose to explore it. Très fun, |
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