ChipMusic.org - So I wrote this email to Bandcamp.

Re: So I wrote this email to Bandcamp.

2013-01-16T21:56:45Z

Cheers, mate! Come to one of the shows! Swansea's not that far away.

And in the mean time, download the Eee Pees. They're free like the sunshine!

Re: So I wrote this email to Bandcamp.

2013-01-16T21:03:29Z

I'm just listening at http://kineticmonkey.bandcamp.com/ sounds realy nice, makes me want to get a free CD!.

Nice music! And nice adventure to tell!

Re: So I wrote this email to Bandcamp.

2013-01-16T17:35:58Z

donotrunwithpixels wrote:

@defPREMIUM - Same answer as I gave Saskrotch - I can post on a couple of forums and on my twitter feed, and maybe a few people will read this - Bandcamp could blog about it and thousands of people could discover the joy of giving away something that's cost them moolah.

oh- ha.. guess i missed that one.

Re: So I wrote this email to Bandcamp.

2013-01-16T15:25:42Z

I agree with chunter, I hate having no control of my volume

Re: So I wrote this email to Bandcamp.

2013-01-16T11:33:27Z

Chunter - you're totally right - The artists that I'm a biggest fanboy of are those that share their process, that write about their music, that connect with people on a personal level, that bother tweeting back to fans, and that put the effort in to talking to you! Lightspeed Champion, Get Cape, Incubus, Jack Conte, Fink, Edison, etc... all do a great job of making YOU part of their thing.

If I'm going to reach a larger audience it's going to be because I look after the people already coming to my shows. If I talk to them, have a beer with them, hug them (appropriately!) and generally show an interest, then they'll come back to another show, and may even bring their friends. It kind of makes me question my motives, but I genuinely love these guys - they take time out to see my shows and building a genuine relationship is important. Playing to an empty room isn't so much fun.

Re: So I wrote this email to Bandcamp.

2013-01-15T14:30:33Z

In the OP, point three is strongest. If you're not going to meet people there is literally no reason to play out.

I've noticed slowness relating to the quality of the stream, though what really keeps me from surfing Bandcamp for music is lack of a volume control.

Re: So I wrote this email to Bandcamp.

2013-01-15T13:41:19Z

SadPanda wrote:

donotrunwithpixels wrote:
thousands of people could discover the joy of giving away something that's cost them moolah.
you don't seriously believe this do you? Even the ones who sit there ranting for days about how they don't care about the money and just want to make music out of love will throw a shit fit if someone posts their album for free somewhere. If people were gonna give out free cd's they probably are already. Even if every music website ever posted your email, most people would probably be like, "bah. Give my music out for free? Good one old sport" as they polish their monocles and wait for someone to download their 15 dollar albums.

I think giving product out for free is different than having said product Robin Hooded out from under you. Especially when it's face to face and there is yet a possibility of still making money off of it.

@slow-streaming: I've had that problem with cm.o's music straeming, but never with bandcamp. Hm.

Re: So I wrote this email to Bandcamp.

2013-01-15T11:59:40Z

donotrunwithpixels wrote:

thousands of people could discover the joy of giving away something that's cost them moolah.

you don't seriously believe this do you? Even the ones who sit there ranting for days about how they don't care about the money and just want to make music out of love will throw a shit fit if someone posts their album for free somewhere. If people were gonna give out free cd's they probably are already. Even if every music website ever posted your email, most people would probably be like, "bah. Give my music out for free? Good one old sport" as they polish their monocles and wait for someone to download their 15 dollar albums.

Re: So I wrote this email to Bandcamp.

2013-01-15T10:43:52Z

Saskrotch wrote:

so what is bandcamp supposed to do with this information

This was my thought too. You're encouraging Bandcamp to tell people to sell things in a way (free/cheap at live shows) that cuts out their 15% share, so I can't see them endorsing it in a blog.

Re: So I wrote this email to Bandcamp.

2013-01-15T10:22:36Z

Firefox.

Its a free service, so its just a minor annoyance in cases where something isnt available for pay what you like or whatever. Other streaming services are fine (Soundcloud/youtube/etc..) so I guess I am the only one

Re: So I wrote this email to Bandcamp.

2013-01-15T10:12:10Z

Jelliface, are you using internet explorer? Is that your dirty secret?

Re: So I wrote this email to Bandcamp.

2013-01-15T09:57:11Z

Jellica wrote:

the one problem with bandcamp is that the streaming is so slow, you can't listen to a track unless you let it buffer for a few minutes first. not just on my home internet either.

I never had any of those problems. Not at home, work, my university, hotels, et cetera.

Re: So I wrote this email to Bandcamp.

2013-01-15T09:31:14Z

@Jellica - really?! It's always been fine for me. Even at work where I share a slow connection with 20 other people.

@Feryl - Both of those things are in your hands - Burn some CDs. Play some gigs. It's fun. Honest.

@defPREMIUM - Same answer as I gave Saskrotch - I can post on a couple of forums and on my twitter feed, and maybe a few people will read this - Bandcamp could blog about it and thousands of people could discover the joy of giving away something that's cost them moolah.

Re: So I wrote this email to Bandcamp.

2013-01-15T09:11:22Z

the one problem with bandcamp is that the streaming is so slow, you can't listen to a track unless you let it buffer for a few minutes first. not just on my home internet either.

Re: So I wrote this email to Bandcamp.

2013-01-15T08:13:07Z

they might take a cut of sales, but i cant imagine the streaming being exactly cheap with the way they had to get it going over time. bandcamp was lucky to build the way that they did, it started off small, but as it grew, they were able to add bandwidth without it ever experiencing outages or anything like that. tip of the cap to them for that. i would think that took a bit of administrative savvy to do it without having people get tired of the service or deal with a bad experience and write it off. bandcamp just sorta makes sense as a necessity after sites like mp3.com and/or soundcloud. their customer service of course is also very good for as widespread as it is.