Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about what it means to be ‘indie’. I’m fascinated by artists and people who express themselves, create things, and provide something without a major backer. There are thousands of shades and ways of being independent. When working on films, you spend a lot of time getting to know music. It’s such an integral part of how the story comes across. In 10 MPH, we chose to use all independent musicians in our soundtrack. This was in part due to the fact that we had zero budget and needed people who were striving for recognition and looking for new ways to get their music out there. The talent we found blows my mind and makes me realize how many thousands and thousands of us indie artists exist. Last night I went to a Brett Dennen, Ben Folds, and John Mayer concert at Red Rocks in Colorado. It was a phenomenal show and very interesting to see the line up of artists - from indie to not-so-indie. Brett Dennen has two songs in 10 MPH and he’s now starting to break into the mainstream scene. He’s awesome; his music, personality, philosophy, and drive….and this is what is ultimately leading him on a path from being indie to being…uh…well, not-so-indie (when are we really not indie?). We are blessed to have two of Brett’s songs in 10 MPH. Speaking of blessed, the last song in our movie is Brett’s song titled “Blessed“. It sums it up. Live this philosophy, live Brett’s philosophy, embrace your indie-ness, and great things will come.

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