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# CD Baby President Brian Felsen Exits
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/cd-baby-president-brian-felsen-exits/
- Published: 2014-01-29T17:22:34.000Z
- Updated: 2014-01-29T17:22:34.000Z
- Description: Brian Felsen, President of CD Baby, HostBaby and BookBaby exited the company today. No reason was given for his departure. Felson had been the head of CD Baby since 2008,. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/01/cd-baby-president-brian-felsen-exits.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
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Brian Felsen, President of CD Baby, HostBaby and BookBaby exited the company today. No reason was given for his departure. Felson had been the head of CD Baby since 2008, when founder Derek Sivers sold the company Disc Makers. Felson had directed business development at the disc manufacturer since 2003, and helped facilitate the purchase. He announced his departure in a tweet:

  
> MUSICIANS & WRITERS: I'm leaving [@cdbaby](https://twitter.com/cdbaby?ref=hypebot.com) [@BookBaby](https://twitter.com/BookBaby?ref=hypebot.com) [@hostbaby](https://twitter.com/hostbaby?ref=hypebot.com). Looking forward to new adventures where I can empower independent expression!  
>  
> — Brian Felsen (@brianfelsen) [January 29, 2014](https://twitter.com/brianfelsen/statuses/428590362739761152?ref=hypebot.com)