Photo: Jenn Cleary | If you’ve started to feel guilty about buying music on any other day of the month, here’s something to keep in mind: On Bandcamp Fridays, an average of 93% of your money reaches the artist/label (after payment processor fees). When you make a purchase on any other day (as millions of you have, with more than $1 billion now paid directly to artists), an average of 82% reaches the artist/label. Every day is a good day to support artists on Bandcamp!
On the first Friday of the month since March of 2020, we’ve waived our revenue share to help support artists on Bandcamp. Since then, more than a million fans have paid artists and labels over $100 million USD (if you’re one of them, thank you).
As always, for details, go to: https://www.isitbandcampfriday.com
In addition to helping artists pay the rent, or fund album recordings and tours, Bandcamp Fridays have also became a beacon for artists and record labels looking to raise awareness for causes or raise money for charities. Noise For Now raised money for voter’s rights and abortion access. “Bandcamp provided us with the ideal platform to maximize our fundraising impact,” says Amellia Bauer, Noise For Now’s Executive Director. “Released for 24 hours only on a Bandcamp Friday in 2022, the benefit compilation Good Music To Ensure Safe Abortion Access For All was able to raise $231,000—all without platform fees.
We are grateful to Bandcamp for being the most artist-friendly platform around,”
To help you get the most out of Bandcamp Friday, we’ve put together this list of tips:
* Post your music in the days before Bandcamp Friday, so that you don’t get lost in the shuffle. Your music will already be featured in our search and discovery tools, and the viral nature of our fan community will be in effect.
* On Bandcamp Fridays, fans are on the lookout for special items like limited colorway vinyl, signed merch, warehouse finds, and one-off releases including demo tracks and between-album singles.
* Try using the “Name Your Price” feature on Bandcamp Fridays, when fans are feeling even more generous than usual. You might also consider doing a flash sale, or discounting your catalog for the day to attract new fans for your next new release.
* Ask your fans on social media to follow you on Bandcamp, so that when you announce special releases, they’re automatically updated and will be first to know.
The next Bandcamp Friday is February 7th.
Do you use Bandcamp? Bandcamp is a great way to support independent artists. They distribute the highest income percentage to artists over other streaming services. All of my music is available there as streams, downloads and CD’s. If you use this platform, give a “follow” and you will get notifications of my new releases first, before the official release date. High quality downloads are only $1/. Click below to link to my page. Thanks for your support! @followers
https://www.jenncleary.bandcamp.com
Jenn Cleary is an award-winning, folk-rock singer-songwriter from Boulder, Colorado, with many years’ experience performing on international stages. She has a range of song styles and performs bluesy, acoustic solo shows, as well as rocking out with her full electric band. Jenn just released her own version of “Landslide”. Take a listen!
Photo: Jenn Cleary