The Multipotentialite Musician (or Why Your Message is more Important than Your Skill Level)

Editor’s note: this is a guest post by Josh Taylor. A long time ago, before even I was born was the 1965 Newport Folk Festival. The crowd awaited Bob Dylan’s usual appearance as the roadies started setting up equipment. But something was wrong…wait a minute…guitar amps? Drums?!! Wasn’t this the darling of true folkies who [...]

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The Curse and Blessing of the Multipotentialite (or the Month in which I was a Rock Star)

“Are you guys on tour?” the guy in the jean shorts asked me. “Your song was really good. I would buy it, and I pirate a LOT of music,” another guy added. “Thanks!” I exclaimed. “Nah, we were just here for a month to write and record the album. We’re leaving LA on Sunday.” “Where [...]

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Losing Interest in Something You are “Gifted” at

I forgot how much fun it is to mix a song. Music used to be my refuge. I went through a particularly rough period when I was 18-19. An important friendship had just ended, I was at a new school that was big and anonymous and my band of four years had disintegrated– My band, [...]

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Revisiting my Identity as a Musician and a Multipotentialite Twitter Party!

Greetings Multipotentialites! Before I tell you all about my adventures making music in LA, I want to let you know about our first Multipotentialite Twitter Party, which is happening tomorrow. For 24 hours, multipotentialites from around the world will be helping each other brainstorm their projects and you will be able to get help with [...]

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Are Multipotentialites Driven by Discomfort?

I just got back from an amazing week at Cammac. I used to go for a week every summer with my family. I went from about the ages of 5 to 17. They’ve got a kids program and an adult program, so there’s something for everyone. As a kid, Cammac was a magical place where [...]

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