PRTQ, Community, and How Music Unites

The Public Radio Talent Quest has been a very good thing. Lots of contestants spread their wings for the first time - and many experienced folks showed us newbies (particularly newbies such as myself) what talent and experience really sound like.

As with most things, I feel a strong need to relate my experience to music (surprised?).

I recently participated in a contest where contestants played blues on guitar against pre-recorded back-tracks. I didn't win that one, either... but here's what I got out of it: I had a BLAST. I met lots of neat people. I network with more musicians now. (And I got a free t-shirt! w00t!). The not-finalists (there weren't any losers) banded together and learned new stuff, watched the pros, and have been building up for next year. The musical community is awesome.

The PRTQ is turning out the same way... the not-finalists (again, no real losers) are continuing to band together and do something neat:

The people of the PRTQ are growing organically. Much networking... much innovating... much helping of each other... and even a ROGUE contest is growing on its own!

Rock on! Don't forget to support the finalists! Read, vote, comment!

Tune in to PRTQ
Turn on to creativity
Drop out of the status quo.
(With apologies to Timothy Leary.)