I’ve been looking into different ways to provide music to people around the world. Two companies make CD holders out of recycled paper. Groove House and ReBinder. Check out GrooveHouse’s website because they have a whole stamp and sticker system to decorate their blank recycled CD covers. They have some cool examples of CD artwork. (They have blank record holders too which would be awesome) If you get a custom ink stamp and the right kind of ink you can also take printable blank CDs and stamp things on the actual CD as well.
No, I haven’t found actual CDs made out of recycled plastic yet. I’ve looked but I don’t know if these exist?
Also check out cdbaby. Their business was made to help indie musicians and labels. You can submit individual tracks or a whole album. They will eventually list your material on all the major online retailers like iTunes and Rhapsody. Also, if you have any covers, you can take care of royalty fees in one spot. (it’s about 9 cents per digital download of a song at the moment) A wider audience can listen to your music!
I really love to see people dance while I play. Something about it feels very fulfilling. Just wanted to throw this sketch out there to see how it turns out!