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It was not spectacular for a while according to musicians who sell there, and decision to sell out was just icing. Will there be a good faith player in this ni
by throwaway290 3y ago
It was not spectacular for a while according to musicians who sell there, and decision to sell out was just icing. Will there be a good faith player in this niche for once?
- radlad 3y agoI wonder what challenges Bandcamp faced here. Is it really that management wasn't serving the market in good faith, or was there a problem with profitability?
- amrocha 3y agoThere's no indication that they faced any problems at all. Epic bought them when investment money was abundant, they probably made an offer that the owners couldn't refuse. A year later, cash is harder to come by, epic sells off businesses that aren't core. Songtrader, facing the same market conditions as epic, sees layoffs as a cost cutting measure regardless of profitability.
- PaulDavisThe1st 3y agoAccording to what musicans? where? What is it the icing on top of? ps. I'm a very tiny musician on BC. I know of no changes that altered BC's utility for me as someone with an album there, or as an avid purchaser of recorded music.
- throwaway290 3y agoFriends run a band professionally (aka music is their job), they say it's scammy in how they charge their fees, leading to very small or zero revenue compared to other platforms. They say Bandcamp is good at selling physical merch including vinyl, but not digital music
- PaulDavisThe1st 3y agoI have no idea what their experience is, but is absolutely not my experience on BC (selling digital music) nor that of anyone else I know. They have the best margin-to-artist of any music distribution system I am aware of.
- throwaway290 3y agoYou say you are very tiny musician, are you actually trying to feed yourself off your music or is it just for fun mostly?