Bandcamp, the direct-to-fan website, has paid $100m (£66m) to artists since it was launched in 2007, according to a new blog post from the company.
Ethan Diamond, the company’s chief executive, made the announcement via the Bandcamp blog, stating that fans give artists $3.5m every month through the site.
Further figures suggest that they buy more than 16,000 records a day, which works out to about one every five seconds. Sales on Bandcamp are also up 30 percent over the last 12 months.
Writing in the post, Ethan said: ‘We see this growth as proof that if you give fans easy ways to directly support the artists they love, they’ll take you up on it every time. So a big, big thanks to everyone supporting artists on Bandcamp, and to all the artists and labels posting great music too. We wouldn’t be here without you.’
We recently spoke to digital consultant Jessie Scoullar from the agency Wicksteed Works about the best ways artists can use direct-to-fan platforms. Read her full list of tips.
Ethan Diamond, the company’s chief executive, made the announcement via the Bandcamp blog, stating that fans give artists $3.5m every month through the site.
Further figures suggest that they buy more than 16,000 records a day, which works out to about one every five seconds. Sales on Bandcamp are also up 30 percent over the last 12 months.
Writing in the post, Ethan said: ‘We see this growth as proof that if you give fans easy ways to directly support the artists they love, they’ll take you up on it every time. So a big, big thanks to everyone supporting artists on Bandcamp, and to all the artists and labels posting great music too. We wouldn’t be here without you.’
We recently spoke to digital consultant Jessie Scoullar from the agency Wicksteed Works about the best ways artists can use direct-to-fan platforms. Read her full list of tips.
