Why I Built Fill The Night
For years, I've been involved in the local music scene from multiple angles. I've played in bands, worked with venues, run sound, promoted shows, and spent countless hours talking with musicians and venue owners. If you've spent any amount of time around live entertainment, you've probably seen the same thing I have. A band cancels. A venue suddenly has an open night. Someone posts on social media looking for a replacement. Then begins a frantic scramble to find the right act, contact people, figure out who's available, and somehow salvage the event before it's too late. One day I saw exactly that happening again. A venue had an unexpected opening and was desperately trying to fill it at the last minute. Everyone involved was doing the best they could, but it struck me that the process felt far more difficult than it should have been. We live in a world where we can order food, book hotels, hail rides, and communicate instantly from our phones. Yet many venues ...