Our failures and rogue adventures can often lead us to take new creative journeys. We can find inspiration in the unexpected - taking us off track. Through a series of short episodes, we'll explore the creative lives of multifaceted creatives in the Contact community, looking at places and spaces that inspire them, and uncovering their stories and creative paths.

Romi, David and Cosima have shared their unconventional route to success and how they feed their diverse creative passions. Raw, genuine and moving, their stories celebrate creativity in all forms and remind us that the simple act of creating can bring joy, excitement and purpose to ordinary days.

Romi is a 21-year-old London-based artist involved in various types of projects and disciplines in the creative industry. Born and raised in the Canary Islands, she studied Politics before committing fully to music and modelling, and “anything else (she) might delve into.” She’s also part of a music duo with Fran Sylver, Adora.

Romi is the first story of the Off Track series, which premiered on Culted on July 19th.

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David is a Welsh model, musician and record producer. He’s won two Mercury prizes (Sampha and Arlo Parks) and many Music Producers Guild awards. He’s worked with artists including Frank Ocean, Caribou, David Byrne, Goldfrapp, Manic Street Preachers and Glass Animals.

Want to work with David? Book him on Contact.

Cosima grew up in the countryside before moving to the city where she's now studying, between London and Brighton. Cosima paints to document her emotions and process her experience of healing from a borderline ovary tumour. Each of her paintings tells a touching story, and seeks to act as a vessel of hope for women.

Want to work with Cosima? Book her on Contact.

A creative could be a model and a musician. Or a painter, set designer and makeup artist. We're often told to choose one discipline and focus on the skills we can monetise to build our creative careers. But what if the seed of our creativity lived in all facets of our personality? And that for it to grow, we needed to spend time developing our distinct aspirations and creative visions?

Multifaceted creatives have diverse talents and passions. Often referred to as "Jack of all Trades", they can adapt quickly to new jobs and market conditions by picking into their eclectic skillset. Yet, this wide creative lens also brings its own set of challenges.

Because of the many-sided aspects of their creativity, they have to split their energy into multiple disciplines. Knowing which practice to focus on to make money and which career path to take can be challenging.

Ever heard of the "Master of None" stigma? It states that people with many skills struggle to master one thing. And wish they could excel in just one thing. Multifaceted creatives can sometimes think this way as they try to carve their way through their many aspirations.

But we don't have to restrict ourselves to one practice or passion. Exploring different career paths and creative endeavours can help us find joy and purpose in our work, and strike a balance.

As a creative, figuring out which creative practices can support us financially is important, but we don’t have to tie all aspects of our creativity to performance and money.

It’s okay to keep one passion or hustle for ourselves as a private source of delight, untouched by market trends, social media likes or financial pressure. As a safe haven to protect and cherish the seed of our creativity, so it can bloom and reach its full potential.

Let’s go off track so we can live passionately and adventurously, our hearts filled with gratitude, and with the eyes of a child, take in all the beauty the world has to offer, and all the beauty we can create.

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