Demo has helped me realize one thing this year: music connects everyone. Demo meetings are administrative and brainstorming sessions that double as hang-outs; after the meeting has been adjourned, contributors instantaneously dissolve into questions and sharing. “Have you heard of this band?” and “What do you think about this genre?” are some of the most common things to overhear. Admittedly, I have discovered some wonderful music through suggestions, but also just by eavesdropping on conversations around the room as everyone is milling about after a meeting. But some conversations go even deeper: as I was packing up my notes, I once heard a contributor mention to another, “This song helped me through a similar rough period in my life.”
