I love connecting with people.  If there’s one thing I’ve learned since working with Billy, and even more general working in the Country Music Scene, it’s this.  Nashville is even smaller than I had previously thought.  We are all very connected.  Everyone knows everyone, and it’s still amazing to me.  Here’s a short example.  The original call I got for this job was from a guy named Aaron, who is friends with Spence.  Now, it turned out that Aaron (Billy’s Road Manager) is really good friends with about a million people that I have known for a while and we spent a good deal of time connecting the dots.  Well, now Aaron has moved on to road manage Babyface, and the guy to replace him is a guy named Mark who has been working with One Republic.

Now, I started talking to Mark the other day and it turns out that Mark has started working with a new band made up of two Australian brothers named Joel & Luke.  Interesting.  Now, once that connection was made, it turns out Mark and I also know several of the same people and the Nashville world grew even smaller.

One more connection I thought was interesting.  Last week in South Carolina I had lunch with Jason Bradford, who I’ve heard so much about from my friend William.  Well, it turns out Jason is friends with Thad, who plays guitar for Sugarland and writes and produces for several others.  Since Thad and I are on the road together, we’ve got plans to grab some catering and learn what each other do and if we can work together on some level.

These connections and several others made within the past four weeks of stepping out of what I “normally” do blows me away.  I’m excited to see where meeting all these new people can bring new friendship, opportunity, and again, more connections.  In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if some of you reading this know the guys I’m talking about and are already connected to them.

I know some people love connecting with others and some are more interested in sticking to themselves.  Which are you?