BTB Ep 33: Musician/entrepreneur Derek Webb talks about Noisetrade and the indie music biz

Hi Podcast listeners! This week, musician and entrepreneur Derek Webb stops by to talk about his platform Noisetrade. Noisetrade is a music distribution platform in which artists offer free downloads of their content in exchange for receiving the downloaders' e-mail addresses. Ryan's conversation with Derek covers the Noisetrade platform and also discusses the role that an indie artist's recorded content plays in moving their moving their career forward. Is recorded music a product, or is it a marketing tool? Is it a revenue stream, or is it a loss leader to help create fan engagement? Could this answer be different for each artist? It is an interesting conversation, and it is an important conversation for indie artists. And it is a conversation that you can have by downloading this week's episode. You can find out more about Noisetrade by going to www.noisetrade.com.Thank you all very much for listening. Rate/review/subscribe to the Podcast on iTunes and SoundCloud. Like Break the Business on Facebook. Follow Ryan @ryankair and Dave @dkaye1027. And tell a friend about the show! Find out more about Ryan's book at www.breakthebusiness.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.