{"id":1733,"date":"2005-02-14T05:15:33","date_gmt":"2005-02-14T10:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rojisan.com\/blog\/2005\/02\/the-first-no-retail-grammy\/"},"modified":"2005-02-14T05:15:33","modified_gmt":"2005-02-14T10:15:33","slug":"the-first-no-retail-grammy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rojisan.com\/blog\/2005\/02\/the-first-no-retail-grammy\/","title":{"rendered":"the first no-retail grammy"},"content":{"rendered":"

as a former member of the academy (long story), and being familiar with the making of the sausage, i tend to avoid the grammy awards, but this year there’s a little footnote worth noting in all the hype. reuters seems to have wrapped it up in one sentence very nicely:<\/p>\n

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Jazz Composer Nabs Grammy After Web-Only Sales<\/a> [reuters, feb 13, 2005]<\/div>\n

Jazz composer Maria Schneider took home a Grammy on Sunday for her album “Concert in the Garden,” without selling a single copy in a record store.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

now, you can argue about the artistic merits of a grammy winner, but you can’t argue about the relationship between grammy nominees\/winners and sales. this year, we have the first grammy winner that’s not pumping cash through retail chains. that’s a big deal.<\/p>\n

so, congratulations to maria schneider<\/a>… and maybe you’ll drop by that link and push this envelope just a little bit further.<\/p>\n

one more little detail – schneider is doing the limited edition thing – 10,000 units, and the auction thing. if you’re interested in music promotion in the new century, that’s worth a visit too.<\/p>\n

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‘Concert in the Garden’ Limited Edition CD<\/a> [mariaschneider.com]<\/div>\n

I will release only 10,000 CDs of ‘Concert in the Garden’ –that’s it, not one more.
\n9,000 of these CDs are available for pre-order. 1,000 are being reserved for a special auction to be announced in the near future. … After these CDs are sold, this recording will only be available as a digital download.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

update<\/strong> (2005.02.21): joi picked up on this<\/a>, so i can relax now that the world is aware :). barry<\/a> got it too. excellent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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