Do you want to be in the business? The music business that is. While we know the way we consume music has changed, so to has the way music is made and distributed and on top of that, the role of the independent artist within the industry.  Artists now have more power and control than ever, but with that comes a whole new set of responsibility.  No one exemplifies the new role of the independent artist better than this episode's guest, Dave Alves.  Dave's had a pretty interesting journey, from a young kid just wanting to play piano, to music student, to playing in a band, to solo act, to teaching music, to eventually creating his own artist based entrepreneurial network. Dave's done it all and then some, and along the way has learned many lessons that we hope you can benefit from.