Diana, from www.savethesongwriter.com, has interviewed Derek Sivers, founder of CDBaby. 
It’s short and sweet, and it’s at http://sivers.org/songwriters-only

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For many of us, giving feedback on someone else’s song is a tricky task. How much should we say? Should we show support or be critical?
Firstly, you need to establish which component you are expected to give feedback on. It could be the song itself (eg songwriting), or the recording (eg producing), or the performance of the […]

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Published two weeks ago, Kevin Kelly’s “1000 True Fans” has been making waves in creative circles.
In a nutshell, the article demonstrated the theory that an artist (in the general meaning of the word) does not need millions of fans to make a living off his/her art. Kevin went on to demonstrate that having 1000 True Fans […]

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