Schinder, a native of Long Island, New York, was born on June 14, 1961.
[1][2] In the early 1980s, Schinder's love of music made him a frequent presence in New York City clubs such as CBGB and Maxwells.
Schinder's work was published in nearly every major music publication of the era, including Rolling Stone, Entertainment Weekly, Billboard, Time Out New York, The Austin Chronicle, Please Kill Me, Creem, Musician, Newsday, Stereophile, New Musical Express, Melody Maker, and many others.
Despite having spent a majority of his life in New York, Schinder had strong ties to Austin, having attended the inaugural South by Southwest in 1987 and visiting regularly before moving there.
[2] Schinder died on June 5, 2023, after a long battle with an undisclosed illness, which he had kept private.