How Raye Zaragoza Makes a Living as a DIY Artist (Hint: Not Streaming)

Order THIRD EDITION of How to Make It in the New Music Business: https://book.aristake.comLearn more about Raye Zaragoza and her upcoming US tours: https://www.rayezaragoza.com/LA-based singer-songwriter Raye Zaragoza is called one of the most fresh and compelling voices in folk music today by NPR Music. She writes music for Netflix’s ‘Spirit Rangers’ and just released a new album Hold That Spirit on August 11, and has just announced that she has been cast as Tiger Lily in the Peter Pan National Tour. 0:00 - Welcome07:20 - Raye casted a Tiger Lily in the Broadway tour of Peter Pan17:01 - Raye’s new album and collaborating26:23 - Deeply personal songwriting and songwriting as therapy36:37 - Writing for sync licensing41:16 - The business side of writing for a Netflix show51:25 - self releasing as an artist and running her own indie record label56:33 - How Raye uses Patreon like a record labelSubscribe to The New Music Business: https://aristake.com/new-music-business-podcast/Ari's Take Academy: https://aristakeacademy.comWatch more discussions like this: https://bit.ly/3LavMpaConnect with Ari’s Take:Website: https://aristake.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/aristake_TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@aris.takeX: https://twitter.com/ArisTakeThreads: https://www.threads.net/@aristake_YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/aristake1Connect with Ari Herstand:Website: https://ariherstand.comInstagram: https://instagram.com/ariherstandX: https://twitter.com/ariherstandYouTube: https://youtube.com/ariherstandConnect with Raye Zaragoza :Website: https://www.rayezaragoza.com/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHAyiHSDajCsHBGtdaPA95gInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/rayezaragoza/X: https://twitter.com/rayezaragozaEdited and mixed by Mikey EvansMusic by Brassroots DistrictProduced by the team at Ari’s Take Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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**WEBBY AWARD FOR BEST MUSIC PODCAST**“#1 music industry podcast to help keep you in the loop” -Spotify“The 10 Best Music Business Podcasts of 2022" – VarietyAri Herstand is the best-selling author of How To Make It in the New Music Business. Forbes calls him “The poster child of DIY music.” In this show, he deconstructs the brightest minds in the music industry, digging deep to find the tools, tactics, and strategies that listeners can use to run successful careers of their own. Ari offers straight talk with no fluff and doesn’t let his guests off easy. If there is a way, Ari will find it.To learn more follow @aristake_ and @ariherstandVisit aristake.com to join the newsletter.-- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.