My first gig, or How I got fired from Walmart -- How to skip your lessons and still become a musician -- Falling in love with the process -- Creating the future by embracing the past -- An underachiever's guide to fumbling through higher education -- Finding my niche -- How to pay your bills doing something you kind of enjoy -- Dealing with failure -- Finding a new way forward -- Hey now, you're a YouTube star -- -- The monster called perfectionism -- Embracing changing technology -- From pianist to producer -- Finding inspiration in the most unlikely places -- the quiet birth of postmodern jukebox -- Getting the band back together -- How I earned to stop worrying and love my YouTube trolls -- The internet as amplifier -- Making it on a budget -- How to go mainstream--with the help of Miley Cyrus -- Building the right team -- Constructing a dream factory -- the power of absurdity -- Taking the plunge -- How getting kicked out landed us on Hollywood's map -- Things fall apart -- Uncovering the awesome power of collaboration -- Tapping the authentic self -- Success (and its discontents) -- Making it without a record deal -- Setting up shop -- Making a great impression -- The advantages of an entourage -- The search for freedom -- Thinking outside the jukebox -- The show must go on -- A community thrives -- Returning home -- Epilogue.