Bandcamp

The business model of Bandcamp.com is, in my opinion as a consumer of music and someone who believes in purchasing music, an excellent one to ensure that artists get most of the revenue for their work and consumers get a fair price. The work required to create a music sharing platform is significant so I believe that 10%-15% of the revenue is a fair price for the middleman who makes all of this possible. The artists have complete control to put a price on their music they feel is fair market value, and to offer bulk purchasing deals for consumers who really dig their music and would like to own it all. I can't think of a better way to compensate artists fairly and treat customers fairly as well.

In terms of how the site works it is very simple to use. The terms and conditions are clear as are the instructions for use. I have purchased many original works on this site and I have never had an issue with the payment process or any significant technical problems with the site itself. I have found that Firefox seems to work better than Chrome but other than that I have not observed any technical, payment or process issues.

I hope this helps anyone who is considering using the application. In summary the reason I support it so strongly is the knowledge that the artists are receiving 85% of the revenues. We cannot as a consumer base expect artists to create fabulous content and then not compensate them fairly for their work. That's why I chose Bandcamp.com over other sites such as YouTube Music Spotify and Amazon where there is controversy over whether the artists are being fairly compensated and in some cases have claimed they cannot make a living wage.

A friend posted on Facebook that her father released an album on Bandcamp. I had never used the service before but I wanted to support my friend and her father. From my Apple iPhone I went to the website and made the purchase. Only AFTER the purchase went through did the site inform me that downloads were not available for Apple iPhone. WTH! That is useful information BEFORE I make the purchase. It really pisses me off when business purposefully deceive or withhold information just to make a sale. It is complete BS. I had to then set up an account, which means they are no doubt selling my personal information to third party vendors. I then went to the "Help Center" in order to write an email to the company. Of course, they do not list any email addresses, nor phone numbers, no any other way to contact the company directly. Just another online company that does NOTHING in the form of customer support. Absolutely the LAST TIME I WILL EVER USE THIS COMPANY.

BC is $#*!ty woke platform.
$#*! woke
Please don't support this $#*!
Don't support $#*!ty woke artists

Bandcamp removed music that I listen to from their site AFTER I BOUGHT THE SONGS because they disagree with the politics of the artist. They have yet to refund me. Garbage company.

Their fees are not super cheap but it's still a very good platform for most aspiring musicians along with Soundcould.

Bandcamp has a lot going for it - pays out a reasonable share of the profits to the artists and offers a reasonably fast platform that is easy on the eyes.

But there are things that I'm somewhat sure haven't always been this bad:
- Instead of being able to easily browse one's library, they use one of those idiotic neverending lists. Really great if you've purchased hundreds of things and are looking for something that you bought a few years ago and can't remember its precise name.
- No ability to download albums straight from the album page. Instead, you have to go to your library and use the tiny "download" link. They obviously want people to stream more. Why is beyond me, since they don't even offer a player that can repeat or queue things.
- No way to contact customer support.
- Bad discoverability - there should be a "radio" feature but there isn't one.

I've been a long time user of Bandcamp. It has been a great website for me to find artists I wouldn't have heard of through other means. The service they offer is great for music lovers since they provide their releases in a variety of formats including FLAC, meaning audiophiles are certainly going to take advantage of the lossless format for their music. There is a wide variety of genres represented on the website and a lot of independent artists are putting their music up on the platform. It is easy to navigate, making a payment is pretty easy, and you can download all of the music you purchase indefinitely. I've had a few artists pull their music from the website for one reason or another, but Bandcamp still gives you the ability to download that music since you paid for.

Can't find multiple artists on their website. Most Artists have been canceled for no good reason, political crap. Go woke go broke... F BANDCAMP

Can't access material. No customer service. Song sharks. Sales are dismal. How do I fight to get my music back?

Bandcamp let's composers and musicians get to a lot of audience and give them good money for every payment.

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