Myth #8: I Provide Entertainment
Entertaining Yourself Isn’t Entertaining the Audience
“I provide entertainment.”
True — if the audience agrees.
The brutal distinction
There are two stages:
- You having fun on stage
- The audience having fun
They are not the same.
People don’t pay to watch you enjoy yourself.
They pay for what they feel.
Entertainment is audience-centric
Entertainment means:
- connection
- engagement
- emotional response
If the room is bored,
your enjoyment is irrelevant.
One sentence rule
What does the audience experience during your show?
If that sentence is vague,
so is your value.
Transcript
myth #8: I provide entertainment
In a previous video I asked:
“Why should anyone pay you to play music?”
And myth #8 is this:
“I provide entertainment… so I should get paid.”
True—IF you actually entertain the audience.
Reality check:
You can entertain yourself on stage…
or you can entertain the room.
Those are not the same.
People don’t pay to watch you enjoy yourself.
They pay for what THEY feel.
ONE sentence: what do people get from your show?
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Wouter Baustein
Music Producer, Music & Mindset Coach
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