ArtistShare
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ArtistShare is a crowdfunding website and labelWharton Innovation and Entrepreneurship http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=2647 Consulted on 10/12/2011 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. 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.
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). Wharton Innovation and Entrepreneurship http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=2647 Consulted on 10/12/2011
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. 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.
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."
won a Grammy for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album for her ArtistShare release Concert in the Garden.
In 2006 Billy Childs won a Grammy for Best Instrumental Composition "Into the Light" from his ArtistShare release - Lyric
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.
In 2008 Maria Schneider won a Grammy for Best Instrumental Composition for "Cerulian Skies" - a piece from her fan-funded ArtistShare recording "Sky Blue".
In 2010 Geoffrey Keezer received a Best Latin Jazz Recording Grammy Nomination for his ArtistShare fan-funded release "Aurea" and The Clayton Brothers received a Best Jazz Instrumental Recording Grammy Nomination for their ArtistShare release Brother to Brother.
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.
Brian Camelio
Brian Camelio is an American musician, guitarist, composer, producer, and founder of ArtistShare.Camelio is considered one of the fathers of crowdfunding and potentially "a post-modern Ahmet Ertegun" according to Bloomberg News...
, 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.
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
Sellaband
Sellaband is a music website that allows artists to raise the money from their fans and the SellaBand community in order to record a professional album. It was set up by Johan Vosmeijer , Pim Betist , and Dagmar Heijmans in August 2006. Its offices are located in Amsterdam, Netherlands, but it was...
(2006), SliceThePie (2007), IndieGoGo
Indiegogo
IndieGoGo is a crowd funding site founded by Slava Rubin, Danae Ringellmann and Eric Schell in 2008. Its headquarters are in San Francisco, California...
(2008), Spot.Us
Spot.us
Spot.Us is a non-profit organization designed to bring citizens, journalists, and news publishers together in an online marketplace based on crowdsourcing and crowdfunding methods and principles. It was founded in 2008 by David Cohn, who from the Knight Foundation to pursue his idea...
(2008), Pledge Music (2009), and Kickstarter
Kickstarter
Kickstarter is an online threshold pledge system for funding creative projects. Kickstarter has funded a diverse array of endeavors, ranging from indie film and music to journalism, solar energy technology and food-related projects.-Model:...
(2009). Wharton Innovation and Entrepreneurship http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article.cfm?articleid=2647 Consulted on 10/12/2011
In 2005, American composer Maria Schneider's
Maria Schneider (musician)
Maria Schneider is an American arranger, composer, and big-band leader who has won multiple awards. In 2005, her album Concert in the Garden won a Grammy for "Best Large Ensemble Album"...
Concert in the Garden became the first album in Grammy history to win an award without being available in retail stores. 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.
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."
Awards
In 2005 Maria Schneider'sMaria Schneider (musician)
Maria Schneider is an American arranger, composer, and big-band leader who has won multiple awards. In 2005, her album Concert in the Garden won a Grammy for "Best Large Ensemble Album"...
won a Grammy for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album for her ArtistShare release Concert in the Garden.
In 2006 Billy Childs won a Grammy for Best Instrumental Composition "Into the Light" from his ArtistShare release - Lyric
In 2007 Brian Lynch
Brian Lynch (musician)
Brian Lynch is a Grammy Award-winning New York based Jazz trumpeter, currently touring and recording as a member of the Phil Woods Quintet and Eddie Palmieri's Afro-Caribbean Jazz group, as well as leading his own groups and appearing with various other bands including the "Latin Side Of Miles"...
's ArtistShare release won a Grammy for Best Latin Jazz Album for "Simpatico" - a collaboration with Latin Jazz great Eddie Palmieri.
In 2008 Maria Schneider won a Grammy for Best Instrumental Composition for "Cerulian Skies" - a piece from her fan-funded ArtistShare recording "Sky Blue".
In 2010 Geoffrey Keezer received a Best Latin Jazz Recording Grammy Nomination for his ArtistShare fan-funded release "Aurea" and The Clayton Brothers received a Best Jazz Instrumental Recording Grammy Nomination for their ArtistShare release Brother to Brother.
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.
Further reading
- Fred Kaplan, MUSIC; D.I.Y. Meets N.R.L. (No Record Label), New York Times, July 4, 2004
- Online Artistry, A new venture helps connect musicians and fans., Fortune Magazine, 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