![]() ![]() That philosophy has driven the company since 2008, with over $425 million paid directly to musicians and record labels. ![]() In this episode of All Songs Considered, CEO and co-founder Ethan Diamond says that when an artist succeeds on Bandcamp, Bandcamp succeeds. Subscription-based streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music have proven to be decent discovery tools for listeners over the last decade - and a boon to advertisers - but, as Paula Mejía reported for NPR Music in July, "royalty payouts the entire system towards those who, in some ways, need it least." How can an artist succeed in a market share-based system against the most popular songs at any given time? An artist could net millions of streams, but in the pro rata model, you essentially make far less than minimum wage from the earnings. That shouldn't feel radical, but as consumption explodes with more and more corporate avenues to watch TV and movies, listen to podcasts, read books and magazines, independent creators have to scream into the content abyss to be heard and get paid for their work. When you buy music from Bandcamp, the money goes straight to the artist or record label. Speedy Ortiz's Sadie Dupuis (left) says she wants her music on Bandcamp first. ![]()
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