Jazzfuel’s Will Chernoff offers some practical advice.
BandCamp Sales Skyrocket
Hypebot reports the surge in sales, fuelled in part by ‘BandCamp Friday’.
A Tale Of Two Ecosystems: On Bandcamp, Spotify And The Wide-Open Future
Spotify and Bandcamp could not be more opposite. Where Spotify highlights playlists, most often of its own creation, Bandcamp sticks to the album (or any other format, as determined by the artist). Where Spotify pays royalties according to little-understood formulas that can only be analyzed by reverse calculation, Bandcamp lets artists and labels choose their own prices. Where Spotify requires working through a limited number of distributors to access their services, Bandcamp is open to anyone. Where Spotify has revenue streams dependent on ads and data, Bandcamp operates on a simple revenue share with artists and collects no information on its users.