Candid: With Jeff Owen

Written By Tiaré LaMarche

Instructor: Jordan Holt & Jeff Owen

90 min | Creative Careers, Work/Life Balance, Pushing Boundaries, Music

 

Overview

What happens when a touring musician steps away from the stage and starts building a quiet, meaningful creative life from scratch? In this honest and thoughtful conversation, Jordan sits down with Jeff Owen—former guitarist for the platinum-selling band Tenth Avenue North and now a full-time producer and songwriter signed to OneRepublic's Baxter House Music. Jeff shares what it was like to walk away from touring and Christian music, reimagine success, and learn to create again without performance as the goal.

Topics we explore:

  • Beginning and stepping away from careers as touring musicians

  • Pushing creative diversity in the Christian music industry

  • The difference between creating from inspiration and writing for a target

  • Learning to build creative boundaries to avoid burnout and protect family

  • What it’s like working in sync (music for TV, film, ads)

  • How silence and solitude shape creative clarity

  • The role of spiritual maturity in a sustainable creative life

 
 
Tiaré LaMarche
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