Last night was a good reminder that songs need somewhere to go.
My band played “Prisoner of Zegna” live for the first time, just after submitting it for FOOM 2026.
That song started as an idea and some lyrics in a room. Then it became a rough recording to help flesh it out. Then a competition entry. Then, finally, something played in front of actual people.
That’s the bit I keep coming back to with Room to Record.
The room matters, but only because it helps you make things.
A song does not have to be perfect before it leaves the room. It just has to leave.
Give it a deadline. Give it a gig. Give it a person waiting to hear it. Give it somewhere to go.