14 Jan 2010, Posted by Josh Allan Dykstra in Legacy, Life, 1 Comments Tagged , , , , , ,

Broke*: A Film About Music


For more than a year, two of my best friends, Will Gray and Jon Kofahl, have been hard at work on a documentary about the state of the music industry and the uncertain future of independent musicians. The film is gorgeous and the story is compelling. Please support these guys, and support this conversation!

Click through to watch the trailer and read more about the film.

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11 Dec 2009, Posted by Josh Allan Dykstra in Life, 2 Comments Tagged , ,

12+1 Songs You Need On Your iPod (Holiday Edition)


Even though it never snows where I live, I grew up in a place where the cold of winter seeps into your bones and December really does hold the darkest night of the year. Sparkling lights, hot cocoa, and melancholy music all seem to make more sense in that atmosphere, but the nostalgia still feels real and I’m grateful for that.

Here’s a list of some of my favorite holiday songs this season. I tried to make sure they were either slightly left-of-center (maybe even off your radar) or so extraordinarily beautiful that you simply must have them.

Happy holidays, my friends.

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08 Dec 2009, Posted by Josh Allan Dykstra in Life, 0 Comments Tagged , , ,

Pay What You Want For My Last Album


One of my favorite things to do is to create music. In fact, before I started working with leaders and writing books, I was playing shows with talented folks like The Fray / Sister Hazel / Mat Kearney and writing songs.

Now I produce and write music in my spare time, and I’m always keeping an eye on new music business models. I’ve just teamed up with NoiseTrade (Fair Trade Music) to offer my last album, The Let Go, for whatever price you like. Seriously!

You can even get it for free…

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12 Nov 2009, Posted by Josh Allan Dykstra in Life, 0 Comments Tagged , , ,

12 Songs You Need On Your iPod, Part III (Goosebumps Edition)


Welcome to Part III of 12 Songs You Need On Your iPod.

This list is something I’m calling the Goosebumps Edition. I don’t mean this in a scary, book/tv series from the nineties kind of way, but more so in a “these songs tell such heart wrenchingly beautiful stories they give me goosebumps even after I hear them a hundred times” kind of way. (more…)

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The Work Revolution by Josh Allan Dykstra on July 1st, 2011

7 Dirty Little Secrets of Job Hunting (How to Find a Job, Change Careers, etc.) by Josh Allan Dykstra on May 17th, 2010

How To Build A Personal Leadership Brand by Josh Allan Dykstra on November 27th, 2011

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13 Oct 2009, Posted by Josh Allan Dykstra in Life, 1 Comments Tagged , , ,

Where The Hell Is Matt?


Travel is wondrous. Dancing is a blast. Combining them?

Genius.

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