#097: Derek Sivers - Creative Ways to Pursue Your Music Career, Life, Challenging Yourself, and Breaking the Habits of the Traditional Music Business

Derek was a professional touring musician, who was looking for a way to release his music online. At the time, the only way artists could sell their music online was being on a major label or a label that had distribution through a major. This inspired him to the creation of CD Baby in 1997, which for the first time gave all musicians an opportunity to release their music online, and has become the biggest distributors and seller of independent music. In 2008, Derek sold CD Baby, giving the proceeds to a charitable trust for music education. Since, Derek has written several books, articles, frequent TED Speaker, has become a master programmer, philosopher, teacher, and inspiring creative thinker. In this conversation, you’ll learn about Derek’s story, philosophies and strategies on how an artist can approach the music business in new and creative ways, and much more. To learn more about Derek Sivers visit https://sivers.org.    Show notes for this episode with links and resources to all the things we talked about are available at http://www.makingitwithchrisg.com/podcast/097.  Keep in touch:[email protected] www.makingitwithchrisg.com https://www.instagram.com/chrisgoyzueta/ https://twitter.com/chrisgoyzueta https://www.facebook.com/makingitwithchrisg  Credits: Host: Chris GoyzuetaProducer: Jason TrosclairExecutive Producer: ONElive Creative Agency  Music: Emily Kopp