Niko Kotoulas had a high-paying dream job as an financial analyst at Morgan Stanley, but he’s leaving it for an even better dream as a musical artist. 

Totally through social media, Niko’s piano playing has racked up more than 1.2 million streams a month from more than 300k users on Spotify alone, and he’s been supported on social media by The Chainsmokers, Kygo, Lauv, and other prominent A-list artists.

Niko also produces electronic dance music and has received 15 label offers to release his first single, but the amazing thing is that he’s done all this while working the intense hours of investment banking. 

Now Niko has finalized his first round of funding from outside investors as he quits his Wall Street job and heads full time into music. We had an in-depth talk about how he made social media work for him, raising money from investors, and much more. If you're skeptical about how well social media works for music or are looking to raise money for a project, this one's for you.

On the intro I talk about the 9 things to think about before releasing vinyl, and take an overview look at Audio over Ethernet and what's coming in the near future.