887. Networking His Way Through Music Business

Discover Your Talent–Do What You Love

Don Hutcheson

Entrepreneur, Turningpoints, Self-improvement, Careers, Business, Career, Education, Inspirational, Inspiring, Entrepreneurs

5 • 618 Ratings

🗓️ 22 June 2020

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

D.L. Byron moved to NYC in 1971 at age 18 to pursue a music career, with 200 and some odd dollars in his pocket, a week's worth of clothing, and a guitar. Through hard work, luck and people willing to help him, he made his way from a job in a record store to a song in the top 5 on the charts. He still works daily on his music.

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0:00.0	Hello, world.
0:11.6	Welcome to discover your talent, do what you love.
0:14.5	I'm your host, Don Hutchison.
0:16.4	Every Monday, I interview someone from around the world who's discovered their talents to do work they love to create a life of success, satisfaction, and freedom.
0:26.6	On Fridays, I interview an individual with many years of experience from one of the most popular occupations or professions who shares an insider's look at what it's really like to do what they do.
0:37.8	I'm delighted to bring you our featured guest, D.L. Barron.
0:41.8	Welcome, D.L.
0:43.4	Hey, Don. Thanks for having me. I appreciate it.
0:45.9	It is our pleasure.
0:47.2	D.L. Are you using your talents doing work that you love?
0:50.3	Yes, and I've been doing that for quite some time, maybe almost 40 years now.
0:55.8	Good, good. Well, we want to hear every part of that story.
0:58.8	Raised by adoptive parents in New Jersey, D.L. Byron became enamored with music at an early age.
1:05.3	When he wasn't busy getting thrown out of exclusive prep schools, he formed several teenage garage bands and won a number of
1:11.6	poetry competitions. Deciding to pursue his music career, he moved to New York City in 1971. In 1979,
1:19.8	Clive Davis and Arista discovered Byron and signed him, hoping to find success with an American
1:25.1	version of Elvis Costello or Graham Parker.
1:28.0	In 1980, he released this day and age, which became an instant power pop classic.
1:33.9	He recently released his first book, Shadows of the Night, which chronicles his adventures in the music business and the reunion with his birth mother and seven sisters.
1:44.2	Well, D.L, that's a summary of your career.
1:46.6	Tell our listeners around the world what you're engaged in right now that has you excited and motivated, please.
1:52.2	Well, right now, what I'm doing is getting the message out from this book that I really want people to understand.
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