ArtistShare

ArtistShare is a service for musicians to fund their projects outside the normal recording industry. It utilizes a "fan-funding" model to allow the general public to directly finance, and in most cases gain access to extra material from an artist. It was founded in 2001 by Brian Camelio, a professional musician/computer programmer in response to the threat of digital piracy and the futility of digital rights management for music. The ArtistShare model ensures that artists are compensated for their work before it is released.

Commercial successes

In 2005, Maria Schneider became the first artist to win a Grammy with an album distributed exclusively over the Internet. Distributed through ArtistShare she received four nominations for her album "Concert in the Garden" and won "Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album".

In 2006, ArtistShare artist Billy Childs won a Grammy for Best Instrumental Composition - Lyric

In 2007, ArtistShare artist Brian Lynch won a Grammy for Best Latin Jazz Album for "Simpatico" - a collaboration with Latin Jazz great Eddie Palmieri.

In 2008, ArtistShare artist Maria Schneider won a Grammy for Best Instrumental Composition for "Cerulian Skies" - a piece from her fan-funded recording "Sky Blue".

List of artists using ArtistShare

*Trey Anastasio
*Patrick Williams
*Jim Hall
*Kurt Rosenwinkel
*Bob Brookmeyer
*Billy Childs
*Danilo Perez
*Todd Coolman
*Paul Devlin
*Ingrid Jensen
*Brian Lynch
*Jane Ira Bloom
*Donny McCaslin
*Monday Michiru
*Rick Moranis
*Ed Neumeister
*Maria Schneider
*Cuong Vu
*Torben Waldorff
*Kenny Werner
*Nora York

External links

* [http://www.artistshare.com ArtistShare Website]
* [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=3918234 3 part story] on NPR
* [http://www.grammy.com/awards/grammy/47winners.aspx Winners from the 47th Annual Grammy's]