Have you ever wondered how it makes an artist feel when you donate to their record, to their music, or given them money as an investment into their craft? Well, you don't have to wonder much longer. Denison Witmer has recorded his last two albums from people giving him money. In January of 2020 he committed himself to writing and recording a song a day under the moniker Uncle Denny. On January 22nd, he felt led to record the song "How It Makes Me Feel." The following are the lyrics of what he felt when people interested him to make music.
I’ve been thinking a lot about patience today
How everything has its own timing
How to trust it
How to follow and idea but also lead the way
I’ve been thinking a lot about patience today
Two years ago, my fans gave me money to make a record
Let me tell you how that made me feel
First thing I felt was gratitude, of course. How couldn’t I?
Second thing I felt was responsibility and desire to give something I believe in and give it back to them
Made me think a lot about process those days
Spent a lot of money on musicians and studios
Tried my best to write the best songs I possibly could
Something a lot of creative types might not tell you is about the time in between
When you finish your project and when it’s finally released It feels like it sits inside of you and starts to scream, “LET ME OUT!”
So now down here in my basement I think I’m having some kind of reaction
I need something fast -- Some kind of instant satisfaction
Less about the music and more about the words
Or maybe it’s
Less about the words and more about how it makes me feel
Listen to the song HERE.
One day we can hope that Denison will look to FEEDtheMUSIC and his collaborators to help make more music. If you have given to an artist in the past, I believe that Denison's feelings are fairly universal. Every artists feels gratitude and the weight of the responsibility.

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