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The issue lies in that most honest "independent artists" do want to go mainstream. They don't want to stay "small" (I highly dislike that word). Hence, they go
by netdevphoenix 2y ago
The issue lies in that most honest "independent artists" do want to go mainstream. They don't want to stay "small" (I highly dislike that word). Hence, they go to the place where mainstream music listeners listen to music: spotify.
I would be surprised if most non-techy folks know about bandcamp. Especially, the older generation who are often not very computer literate and will default to the mainstream option (windows for os, gmail/outlook for email, spotify/radio for music, google for search engine, etc).
Young tech-savvy audiophiles, yes. But everyone else, most likely not.
- chneu 2y agoI'd actually wager the opposite. I really doubt young people are going to Bandcamp much. While I know a ton of people over the age of 35 who use Bandcamp to keep up with old bands or friend's bands. SoundCloud was more popular with younger folks. "SoundCloud rapper".
- netdevphoenix 2y agoThat could very well be the case. A tiny minority nonetheless. A small demographic intersection likely made of old millenials and young Gen Xers. Music leaning heavily towards alternative, and away from edm and mainstream.