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Now, I'm sure Bandcamp are well aware that a massively increased userbase from this particular strategy will be great for them long term. But guess what? It HAS to be 8-9 times as good for artists for that to happen. We always win. Art wins. Sustainability wins. That's the deal.
So, today, #BandcampFriday, go find a new soundtrack. Use the discovery tools on Bandcamp's front page, or just subscribe to me and get a shitload of fabulous music for not much money. Obviously that's my top tip :) http://stevelawson.bandcamp.com/subscribe - this is where all my music lives.
But Bandcamp is also where I buy music - so you can check out everything I recommend with my actual wallet in my Bandcamp fan account - stuff that I've bought and love is here: http://bandcamp.com/solobasssteve - It's the sustainable future for independent music.
Pandemic + Brexit + Spotify paying almost nothing has put a huge number of musicians in a really really precarious position, and the govt response is 'retrain in cyber!' after decades of crowing about our 'world class creative industries'. Thanks Sunak, you wangbag.
Sure, sign petitions, but please don't ignore the practical invitation to support music by buying it that #BandcampFriday represents. It's not a tricky proposition. It's a farmers market not a supermarket, go find some artisan goods, direct from the source https://stevelawson.bandcamp.com/subscribe
