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Thursday, August 12, 2004
  • Maria Schneider - photo by Armin Faber
    Maria Schneider (Armin Faber)

    Caught in the Net

    There is no shortage of artists who have horror stories from working with record labels. Among them is Maria Schneider, a prize-winning composer and arranger in jazz, who made three discs for a label that sold a respectable 20,000 copies but of which she didn't make a dime from. So she turned to a company called ArtistShare. Rather than go through labels, distributors and retailers, ArtistShare sells discs over the Web and turns over all the proceeds (minus a small fee) to the artist. Guest host Rick Karr speaks with Schneider about her experiences making her first disc for the company. We’re also joined by Brian Camelio, a 38-year-old musician and computer programmer, who started ArtistShare after he heard stories from too many friends frustrating experiences with record labels.

The Ill Effects of Urban Noise

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Soundcheck received an overwhelming response to our segment on the effects of urban noise. So much so that Arline Bronzaft decided to address the feedback. Listen to the original segment and read Bronzaft's response.