After Soft Power: The Gentle Unravelling of Vulnerability
Some moments feel bigger than the event itself.
Soft Power was one of them.
What began as a listening room built around the emotional honesty of Angie Stone’s Black Diamond and D’Angelo’s Voodoo became something quieter, deeper and more human than I could have anticipated.
People arrived as strangers.
They left speaking softly to one another.
Lingering. Reflecting. Staying present long after the final needle lift.
And somewhere between REN’s spoken word, Natalie Oliveri’s voice, Tjoe’s instrumentation, and Amie.Danni’s selections and the stillness of the room itself, something shifted.
Not spectacle.
Not performance.
Connection.
The Power In Softness
One of the recurring reflections from guests was not simply about the music itself, but about how the room made them feel.
Calmness.
Peace.
Serenity.
Relief.
A slowing down from the noise of the week and the pace of the city outside.
Soft Power was intentionally designed as a listening-first experience. A room where vulnerability did not feel performative, where phones disappeared naturally, and where attention itself became part of the atmosphere.
As one guest shared:
Another wrote
The Power In Softness
One of the recurring reflections from guests was not simply about the music itself, but about how the room made them feel.
Calmness.
Peace.
Serenity.
Relief.
A slowing down from the noise of the week and the pace of the city outside.
Soft Power was intentionally designed as a listening-first experience. A room where vulnerability did not feel performative, where phones disappeared naturally, and where attention itself became part of the atmosphere.
As one guest shared:
Another wrote
And perhaps most moving of all:
That sentiment sat at the centre of the evening.
Not exclusivity.
Not seen culture.
But shared attention.
REN — Softness In Power..
At the start of the room sat a spoken word piece written and performed by REN, titled Softness In Power.
The poem explored vulnerability not as weakness, but as courage.
The willingness to move beyond self-protection and into connection.
One passage lingered with many guests long after the evening ended:
“The joy, that you so quietly seek, we all do
lives and breathes in the vulnerability
that you have kept coyly stifled away.”
And later:
“Meeting others, where you begin to meet yourself, is where the gentle unravel of vulnerability commences.”
The piece became a scene set for the room itself.
Softness in Power written by REN.
A Listening Room, Not A Performance
Soft Power reaffirmed something I have quietly believed for a long time:
People are still searching for spaces that allow them to feel present.
Not constantly documented.
Not rushed.
Not overstimulated.
Just present.
Spaces where albums are experienced intentionally.
Where silence is respected.
Where music is listened to rather than consumed passively in the background.
The Listening Room exists to create that possibility.
And judging by the reflections left behind after Soft Power, the need for it feels stronger than ever.
We are bringing people together with vibrant, immersive experiences for unforgettable moments.
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