During this period I learned to separate the wheat from the chaff, engineering special situations with choice musicians and making sure that we were all focussed and on the same page. As I did more and more post-production outside audio, I learned to choose carefully the elements I wanted in the final product, and was better able to visualise the finished result before we were even in a room together. The difference between the webcam filmed jams from early 2021 and the polished audiovisual extravaganzas I was producing by the end of the year is extraordinary, and I have the Arts Council UK to thank for granting me the means to recruit the musicians, videographers, mastering engineers, consultants, coaches and collaborators for this project, allowing me to focus solely on the space and the vision, the artists and the outcome. 

I have learned where I am most valuable to these unique individuals, and have been able to craft a professionalism which directly addresses what these working musicians need to express. Somewhere between therapy, practice, performance, and extreme sports, putting these artists on the spot in unfamiliar musical situations has been transformative and informative for all concerned, and each of us has grown in new and exciting ways.