How A Musician Built CD Baby Into A $22 Million Dollar Business From His Home. --The Derek Sivers Interview

[raquelcx3]

I'm so glad I found your interview. I recently put a song on CD Baby and I was def encouraged by this interview. Especially about the patient part. LOL

[lifeschild1]

We at ATRAX Music have several thousand tracks available to sell online. Kindly contact me accordingly.

Thanks,

SIJ

atraxmusic@yahoo.com

[thebeatanymalz]

NICE VIDEO THANKS FOR THE UPLOAD.  @THEBEATANYMALZ

[urdynamix1]

Great Tutorial For Entrepreneurs, The Lessons Here Are Invaluable. Good Stuff.

[davidbrucemusicvideo]

Great video and topic, Andrew. I'm a full time musician getting ready to change who I sell my music through and I was looking online for info regarding if CD Baby is better or Tune Core.

I subbed ya. Check out what I do, by the way, and sub back if you like the music.

:-)

[damrak1969]

According to Wikipedia, Sivers was from a rich family and had the resources to do it and to stay in it till it was successful - through the time it was making $15 a week - an important part on the story.

[brotherzombie]

Thanks CD Baby for helping artists DIY!

Check out the new release "Shades of Revolution" by CJ McClellan.  New Modern Rock release.

[ediebrasco1]

thanks man good to know

[mrmattdizzo1]

this is some good info...errbody shud listen to this if they're gonna b in da music game!

[Oneness100]

Make sure you get an entertainment lawyer BEFORRE you obtain copyrights and start to sell or post recordings of other musicians involved in the project, otherwise it is illegal. Side musicians have rights too you know.

[Oneness100]

This is what Derek wasn't telling people. If you are a record labor and you don't have an entertainment lawyer involved to make a recording legal, then it is illegal to sell that content. I wonder how many CDs would be considered IILLEGAL on CD Baby?

[Oneness100]

Yeah, he should add make sure you sell CDs whether or not the recordings are licensed properly, that will screw over the musicians that didn't sign licensing rights and they have to spend money to hire an attorney to sue CD baby. most local musicians don't have money to hire attorneys to sue CD baby and they know this.

[Oneness100]

Cd baby was selling CDs that contained recordings that were NOT licensed to sell, which is HIGHLY illegal. The new owners are a little better, however they should force each record label to have an entertainment lawyer sign off on the rights to sell through CD Baby.

[portdaisy]

Derek Sivers is a genius. Thanks to him, we have access to great music.

[mrcutlass911]

this guy will probably be on tv someday like cnn or somethin!!! great video!!! im in to other shit than just rap and killin!

[rarAKAdrahc]

very inspirational story. its hard not to get excited after hearing/watching this. One important scenario that I would like insight on is how musicians and entrepenuers, like Derek, deal with criticism (good/bad) from family members or friends.

[naughtyneighbor]

great interview and video summary!

[mixergy]

Thanks.

[kid29a]

'be crappy' and '2hr workweek' are my favourite

This is very good video.

[mixergy]

Thanks. I like those too