Three People Who Broke Free Of The Music Industry
Not everyone who started out in the music business stayed in it. Some left because there were a lot of layoffs and problems, but others left because they decided that it was time to do something different.
Others, like Simon Baeyertz, experienced both. After working in the industry for all of his adult life, he found himself without a job when V2 records went under. At 45, he was suddenly out of a job. So he went to Puerto Rico and is building a 22-room hotel – a far cry from music.
Another after-the-music-industry success story is David Millman. After working as a publicist for Giant records he started his own PR firm, and was hired by a friend to do PR for a winery, which he fell in love with. When the friend left his post as managing director Millman took over and still loves what he does every day.
There are a lot of success stories like Millman and Baeyertz out there, including Darryl Franklin, who used to be the vice president of business affairs over at Interscope records. Now he manages a skate boarder and runs a company overseeing the ramp at the X-Games. Going back to the ‘biz’ isn’t an option for any of these men – they’ve found just what they wanted to do.
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