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Why would a musician give away his music on physical disc, ask only for shipping, and mail it to complete strangers? Michael Kessler did exactly that, and it's how he ended up in this Tavern, because host Paul Pape was one of those strangers, buying all three albums before hearing a single song.
In this episode of Gamify Business Tavern Tales, Paul sits down with Michael, a Restless Bard who makes murky synth-pop under the name Kytoon from his bedroom in Nashville, runs a production company called Vanity Project, hosts a podcast, and answers every DM that lands in his inbox. He calls himself a sludge beast and describes his music as songs about depression and dubious life decisions, and instead of polishing that into something more marketable, he leaned in completely. Every CD ships with a handwritten note and a signature in metallic permanent marker, sent to strangers on the trust that the right people would find it.
This conversation explores what it actually costs to slow a transaction down on purpose in a world built for frictionless automation, why being exactly what you are might work better than becoming what the market wants, and how commercial work and a passion project can fund each other instead of colliding. If you've been waiting to share your work until it's polished enough, this episode is for you.
🍺 CONNECT WITH MICHAEL:
Website: https://kytoonmusic.com
🎮 CONNECT WITH GAMIFY BUSINESS:
Website: https://gamifybusiness.com
Take the Quiz: https://gamifybusiness.com/quiz
Book a Call: https://oncehub.com/GamifyBusiness60MinCall
📚 PAUL'S BOOKS:
The Creative Player's Handbook to Business- https://gamifybusiness.com/handbook
The Creative Player's Workbook- https://gamifybusiness.com/workbook
The Game Master's Guide to Business- https://gamifybusiness.com/game-masters-guide
Quit Selling Your Shit!- https://gamifybusiness.com/quit-selling
The Bard's Guide to Storycraft- https://gamifybusiness.com/storycraft
Business is an adventure. Don't be an NPC.
TRANSKRYPCJA 🔗
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Welcome, fellow adventurer, to Gamify Business Tavern Tales, a place to discover the roads less traveled on your creative journey.
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Welcome back to the tavern, fellow adventurers.
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I'm Paul Pape, your barkeep and game master.
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So tonight's guest found his way to this tavern because he sent a stranger a free CD in the mail.
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Yeah, that stranger w…
