Web only artist Maria Schneider wins a Grammy Award

Published by Rudy De Waele February 17th, 2005 in Uncategorized

Maria Schneider’s album “Concert in the Garden”, won a Grammy award for the best large jazz ensemble album of the year without selling a single copy in a record store.

Schneider financed her Grammy-winning album through an Internet-based music delivery service called ArtistShare that opens the financing of production to dedicated fans. The production cost of the album was completely funded by her fan base through ArtistShare.

“This record cost $87,000 to make. I already made my money back,” she said. “I’m not splitting the profits with the distributor, the record store and the record company. It’s working so well for me,”