ArtistShare
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| URL | ArtistShare.com |
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| Slogan | Where the fans make it happen / First in Fan Funding |
| Commercial? | Yes |
| Type of site | Social network / Music |
| Registration | Required for participation in artist projects |
| Owner | ArtistShare, inc |
| Created by | Brian Camelio |
| Current status | online |
ArtistShare is a crowdfunding website and label[1][2] for musicians and other creative artists which allows them to fund their projects utilizing a "fan-funding" model to allow the general public to directly finance, watch the creative process of the recording, and in most cases gain access to extra material from an artist.[3] According to Bloomberg News, the company’s chief executive officer, Brian Camelio, founded ArtistShare in 2000 with the idea that fans would finance production costs for albums sold only on the Internet and Artists also would enjoy much more favourable contract terms.[4]
A United States based company, ArtistShare (2000/2001) is documented as being the first crowdfunding/fan-funded website for music followed later by sites such as Sellaband (2006), SliceThePie (2007), IndieGoGo (2008), Spot.Us (2008), Pledge Music (2009), and Kickstarter (2009).[2]
In 2005, American composer Maria Schneider's Concert in the Garden became the first album in Grammy history to win an award without being available in retail stores.[1] The album was ArtistShare's first fan-funded project. Schneider received four nominations that year for the fan-funded album and won the Grammy for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album.[5][6]
Schneider is quoted as saying "At the time we set out to make this record [Concert in the Garden], no company in the industry was doing anything like ArtistShare. ArtistShare, led by Brian Camelio, has done more to change this industry to benefit artists than anyone else up until this time." [7]
Phish founder and guitarist Trey Anastasio describes ArtistShare as being "quite possibly the future of the music industry".[8]
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[edit] Awards
In 2005 Maria Schneider's won a Grammy for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album for her ArtistShare release Concert in the Garden.[5][6]
In 2006 Billy Childs won a Grammy for Best Instrumental Composition "Into the Light" from his ArtistShare release Lyric.[6][9]
In 2007 Brian Lynch's ArtistShare release won a Grammy for Best Latin Jazz Album for "Simpatico"—a collaboration with Latin jazz great Eddie Palmieri.[6][10]
In 2008 Maria Schneider won a Grammy for Best Instrumental Composition for "Cerulean Skies"—a piece from her fan-funded ArtistShare recording Sky Blue.[6][11]
In 2010 Geoffrey Keezer received a Best Latin Jazz Recording Grammy Nomination for his ArtistShare fan-funded release Aurea.[12] and The Clayton Brothers received a Best Jazz Instrumental Recording Grammy Nomination for their ArtistShare release Brother to Brother.[13][14]
In 2011 Billy Childs won a Grammy for Best Instrumental Composition "The Path Among The Trees" from his ArtistShare fan-funded release Autumn: In Moving Pictures.[6][9]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Don Heckman, Making fans a part of the inner circle, Los Angeles Times, February 10, 2008. Consulted on October 7, 2011.
- ^ a b Wharton Innovation and Entrepreneurship [1] Consulted on 10/12/2011
- ^ 02.12.2008: Addendum to recent Wired Article (Part II) Model Number 7: Fan Supported Label/Distribution, David Byrne's Journal, February 12, 2008. Consulted on October 7, 2011.
- ^ Patrick Cole, ArtistShare taps Web, fans to earn its musicians money, Grammys, livemint.com, February 7, 2008. Consulted on October 8, 2011
- ^ a b Maria Schneider Discography - Concert in the Garden [2] Consulted on October 8, 2011
- ^ a b c d e f Maria Schneider at Grammy.com [3] Consulted on October 8, 2011
- ^ Maria Schneider [4] Consulted on October 11, 2011
- ^ Trey Anastasio [5] consulted on December 26, 2011
- ^ a b Billy Childs Discography [6] Consulted on October 8, 2011
- ^ Brian Lynch Discography [7] Consulted on October 8, 2011
- ^ Maria Schneider Discography - Sky Blue [8] Consulted on October 8, 2011
- ^ Geoffrey Keezer Discography - Aurea [9] Consulted on October 8, 2011
- ^ John Clayton Official Website [10] Consulted on October 8, 2011
- ^ Gerald Clayton Official Website [11] Consulted on October 8, 2011
[edit] Further reading
- Fred Kaplan, "MUSIC; D.I.Y. Meets N.R.L. (No Record Label)", The New York Times, July 4, 2004
- "Online Artistry, A new venture helps connect musicians and fans", Fortune, Janet Stites, February 8, 2006
- Joel Rose, "After Apple Records: Musician-Run Labels", NPR Music, May 15, 2008
- "An Interview with Brian Camelio, the Founder and President of ArtistShare", The Future of the Music Business 2005
