Invisible to the Naked Eye

Collection Contents

#		Title	Length
1		Everyday Is the Day	3:59	Play
2		Invisible Girl	3:39	Play
3		Bloodshot Eyes	4:32	Play
4		Another Dark Day	3:28	Play
5		Intersecting Dreams	4:37	Play
6		Momentum	3:41	Play
7		Line of Gold	3:53	Play
8		Dancin' in the Backyard	3:34	Play
9		When First You Met Me	3:46	Play
10		Filomena	4:10	Play
11		You Are My Sunshine	2:10	Play

Items may be purchased individually.

Contributors

Details

Royalties

See the payment distribution when this media is bought.

Description	Amount
Bitmunk Marketplace Service	USD $0.98
CD Baby Artist Royalty	USD $5.97
CD Baby 9% Digital Distribution Cost	USD $0.54
Bitmunk Download Service	USD $0.52
Bitmunk MicroPayment Service	USD $0.01
Total	USD $8.00

Bitmunk uses a micropayment system that is accurate to 7 monetary digits.
Mouse over an individual amount to see its exact value.

Description

Marie Schumacher is the former frontwoman for 60's retro-pop band Agent 99 and has released two solo CDs, "Invisible to the Naked Eye" (1998) and "Inside Looking Out" (2001).

She performs regularly in Portland, Oregon, and her music is influenced by her past work in a cappella, rock, and folk projects in New England and Northern California.

Following is Marie's interview with Amazon.com:

Amazon.com: How did you begin creating music?

M.S.: I've been singing since I was little, and I learned to play piano and guitar when I was in middle school. Although I performed a lot in high school and college, I didn't start writing my own songs until recently. The first song I wrote that I was willing to share with others was "Filomena," a song about my grandmother, and I wrote that in the fall of 1997. So, in many ways, I'm just starting out, and I look forward to learning how to write better songs.

Amazon.com: What musician or musicians have inspired you the most? How about other artists or authors?

M.S.: Like many singer-songwriters, I enjoy a wide range of music, and this makes it difficult to identify specific influences. I grew up in the suburbs of Boston, and one of the advantages of that was having access to great pop radio stations. Sometimes I think that KISS 108 is my strongest influence, because it was seeping into my head daily for about 15 years!

In terms of specific singers, I have listened a lot to Chaka Khan, Anita Baker, Annie Lennox, Chrissie Hynde, Aimee Mann, and Tracey Thorn of Everything but the Girl. When I was learning to write songs, I listened to Rosanne Cash, Tanya Donelly (of Throwing Muses and Belly), Dionne Farris, Ani Difranco, Steve Earle and Julia Fordham. I've recently been inspired by the passionate and masterful singing of Jeff Buckley, Dianne Reeves, and Eva Cassidy. And the list keeps growing...

Amazon.com: What do you want your music to communicate?

M.S.: I want to communicate a range of feelings in my songs, but I generally aim to create music that unites people through common experiences. There are so many elements of modern life that fragment, alienate, and segregate us. I'm interested in emphasizing topics and ideas that bring people together and that different types of people can relate to.

Amazon.com: If you could jam with any artists, living or dead, who would they be?

M.S.: I'm very fortunate to have a handful of friends who are great musicians and fun, kind people. For me, jamming with people I know and love is one of the best ways to connect on every level.

Amazon.com: What record would you rescue first from a burning house?

M.S.: Milton Nascimento's _Miltons_, because it has sentimental value for me, and because it took me _forever_ to track down a copy!

Amazon.com: What's the most embarrassing album in your collection--your guilty pleasure?

M.S.: "Songs in the Key of Springfield," by the Simpsons -- but in some circles, this is a status symbol!

Amazon.com: What's your favorite book?

M.S.: Annie Dillard, _An American Childhood_.