Gary Schnitzer's blog

I have heard, many times, people argue that the record companies are ripping off the recording artists, making huge profits on their music while paying the recording artists next to nothing for their work. So, why shouldn’t consumers rip off the record companies as a matter of justice?

These days, it is so easy to find music to listen to for free. You can burn copies of your friends’CD’s more easily than you can make toast. You can browse the MySpace web pages of various music groups and listen to the song samples they have posted there for you to sample. There are many “file sharing” web sites and software where one can easily download all kinds of music for free.

I am sitting outside on the lake at “The Oasis” Restaurant and Marina, having a beer and some chips and blogging via wireless internet. This is a trip! Technology has really revolutionized the field of communications and entertainment.

After making “Melodia”, I thought I was going to have to be hospitalized, or at least checked in for some electro-shock therapy. This CD cut a lot of new ground for me. I wrote, orchestrated, produced, and performed all the music. Plus I’m a perfectionist, so I drove myself crazy for 2 years. Actually, writing the music was fun! But when it was over, I said “Never again”. I lied.

My latest conception will also be new. It will be solo violin only, “a capella”, with no accompanying ensemble.

My CD, “Melodia” is sold at a site called acupofmusic.com which specializes in mood music and new age recordings. Below is my “interview” with them where I answered interview questions online. Much of my answers revolve around my music in “Melodia”, but I talk about other stuff too. Here it is:

ACM: From your albums, which three tracks are your favorites and why? Start from the one you like most.