ArtistShare

Artistshare is an American Internet crowdfunding platform and at the same time an independent record label that has emerged mainly in the jazz field. The funds raised from fans funds allow direct funding of artistic projects, but also the public transparency of the production process and in some cases also have access to additional material of the artist. Even established artists such as Jim Hall, Patrick Williams, Bob Brookmeyer, Ed Neumeister, Geoffrey Keezer, Rachel Z, Jane Ira Bloom and Ingrid Jensen have connected to Artistshare. Productions of the label have been awarded six Grammys.

History

Brian Camelio founded Artistshare in 2000; was based on his idea that fans would raise the cost of financing for albums productions in advance. Musicians so had the opportunity to finance their albums with the help of their fans. These were given in exchange for their donations exclusive insight into the creative process of creation and could actively participate. At the same time, the resulting works were sold only on the Internet. These features led at the same time more favorable conditions for the artists.

Artistshare 2003 took its work; it is considered the first crowdfunding website for music and was understood as a completely new business model, in which both the artist and the financing Fans benefited and strengthened the relationship between artists and fans and was designed loyal. With the then still operated under the term Fanfunding platform Artistshare not only enabled the musicians a completely new form label - independent financing but also offered fans the opportunity to be involved from the start in the development process of a music album. At the foundation of European music financing platform Sella band in 2006 for the first time the concept of crowdfunding has been used; These two pioneers were later followed by other platforms such as Slicethepie (2007 ) Indiegogo (2008) or - no longer limited to music productions - Kickstarter.com ( 2009). 2010 started with Start Next, mySherpas, incubators and Pling the first four crowdfunding platforms in Germany, which in early 2011 was followed VisionBakery. Unlike the successor to Artistshare concentrated on the area of jazz and classical music.

2005 was the first recorded music in the history of the Grammy, who won this award without that it was available in stores Maria Schneider's Concert in the Garden. Launched on Artistshare album was the first project financed through crowd funding.

Awards of productions of the label

After the Grammy for Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album for Schneider's Concert in the Garden won the following year Billy Childs won a Grammy for Best Instrumental Composition Into the Light, which is included on his Artistshare publication Lyric.

In 2007, the also on the label released album Simpático by Brian Lynch Eddie Palmieri with the Grammy Award for Best Latin Jazz Album.

Maria Schneider took in 2008 another Grammy for " Best Instrumental Composition" with Cerulean Skies, a title of their production Sky Blue. 2011 Billy Childs was awarded a Grammy for Best Instrumental Composition The Path among the Trees by his Artistshare album Autumn: In Moving Pictures. 2013 How About You was the Artistshare production Centennial - Newly Discovered Works of Gil Evans also won a Grammy in this division.

Patent dispute

On 30 September 2011 ranged Kickstarter declaratory action against Artistshare as the holder of the basic patent US7885887 Methods and apparatuses for financing and marketing a creative work. and his daughter FanFunded one. Kickstarter justified this with the fear of his goal of a potential patent infringement suit. In February 2012 Artistshare disagreed extent the complaints from Kickstarter that there was no threat of legal action for patent infringement In further embodiments, the dispute became clear that Artistshare obviously can not disclose that it comes to patent infringement by Kickstarter.