Bandcamp
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| Opened | September 2008 |
| Pricing model | Set by artists |
| Platforms | Cross-platform |
| Format | MP3 (.mp3), FLAC (.flac), Advanced Audio Coding (.aac), Vorbis (.ogg), Apple Lossless (.m4a) |
| Restrictions | DRM-free |
| Catalogue | 6,477,798+ songs |
| Availability | Worldwide |
| Website | bandcamp.com |
Bandcamp is an online music store, as well as a platform for artist promotion, that caters mainly to independent artists.[1] Artists on Bandcamp have a customizable microsite with the albums they upload. All tracks can be played for free on the website and some artists offer free music downloads. Bandcamp takes a 15% cut of sales made from their website (in addition to payment processing fees), which drops to 10% after selling more than $5000 worth.[2] Bandcamp is also free to join.
Bandcamp gained much attention in July 2010 when Amanda Palmer, Low Places and Bedhed gave up their record labels and started selling albums on Bandcamp, using Twitter for promotion.[3][4]
Bandcamp saw a rise in popularity in 2011 when several indie game developers published their game soundtracks on Bandcamp, including the creators of Aquaria, Bastion, Sanctum, Machinarium, Terraria, Plants vs. Zombies, Limbo, Super Meat Boy, To the Moon, Fez and Minecraft.
References [edit]
- ^ Jason Fitzpatrick (2010-10-10). "Bandcamp Catalogs Indie Music For Listening And Download". Lifehacker Australia.
- ^ James Shotwell (2010-06-20). "Bandcamp.com changes business model". Alt Press.
- ^ Caroline Klibanoff (2010-07-27). "Amanda Palmer Brings in $15,000 on Bandcamp in Three Minutes". Paste Magazine.
- ^ Glenn Peoples (2010-06-22). "Amanda Palmer Sells $15K Worth Of Music, Merch In Three Min". Billboard.biz.
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