Drunken Money

Brandon Zahursky, aka RIVVRS, joins us to discuss how to make it as a musician, how he makes money in today's music industry, and his advice for aspiring musicians. RIVVRS:  Brandon is currently based in Los Angeles but is from San Francisco. He describes how he got started in music when he was younger thanks to Barney. He later got into AC/DC, Black Sabbath, and classic rock before switching to acoustic guitar. How did he learn guitar? By sitting alone and watching Youtube videos. For the first year and a half as a musician, he lived on friends' couches before meeting his manager 5 years ago. Music has been his full-time job for the last 2 years. While focusing on his music, he took a seasonal job at a winery to make ends meet until he was able to pursue music full-time. Writing "I Will Follow You" and having it placed on the show "About a Boy" proved to be RIVVRS' big break and encouraged him to quit his job. When does being a musician become more expensive? On longer tours when you have to go furth