There are certain numbers in music that feel almost abstract until you actually see them on your own artist profile.
Reaching 200,000 monthly listeners on Spotify was one of those moments for me.
My track Surface with DAHR has been part of this chapter, and seeing that many people listening to my music is something I don't want to take for granted.
When you're making music, most of the process happens away from everyone else. You're in the studio, trying different ideas, changing sounds, questioning decisions and sometimes spending hours on something that might only last a few seconds in the finished track.
You do it because you believe in the music, but you never really know how far it will travel once it's released.
That's why milestones like this feel special. Somewhere out there, people are discovering the music, adding it to their playlists, listening on their way to work, playing it at home or hearing it somewhere completely unexpected.
I don't know every person who has listened, and that's the beautiful thing about music. It can connect you to people you've never met and places you've never been.
Of course, numbers matter in this industry. They can help create opportunities and show that people are connecting with what you're doing. But I also remind myself that behind every number is a person who decided to press play.
That's what I find most exciting.
I want to keep growing, reaching new audiences and making records that people genuinely connect with. I also want to keep developing my own sound and building a live career that brings that music into real rooms, in front of real people.
So, if you've listened to Surface, saved one of my tracks or shared my music with someone else, thank you.
Two hundred thousand monthly listeners is a milestone worth celebrating. And for me, it's also motivation to keep going.