You don’t need to be affiliated with a label or digital distributor, unlike with Beatport (though you can of course be both the artist and label and get on Beatport). An other key difference with Bandcamp is that anyone can create a page. For some, just having an artist page on Beatport with easy access to purchase all of your back catalogue is all that’s required. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing it just depends what you consider to be important. Whereas on the Beatport artist pages, once verified, you can add a photo and a bio and that’s it. On Bandcamp artist pages, for instance, you can fully customise the look of the page and customise its features, adding links to social pages, external merchandise sites, your website, and basically making the page your own. Whereas with Bandcamp, you do get the impression that the artists and labels themselves are allowed to take centre stage. With Beatport, you always get the feeling that Beatport – the platform itself – remains the biggest character in the room.
As of this September 2019, that figure had soared to $421 million, with $8 million of that spent in September alone. In February 2018, Bandcamp announced that 600,000 artists had sold something through the site, with payments to artists exceeding $270 million. Like Beatport, they are based in the US and have a growing global reach. Bandcamp is the new(er) kid on the scene, entering the arena in 2008. Aimed primarily at DJs, both amateur and professional, it has been the number one source of new (and now old) electronic dance music internationally for most of that time. Buy hey, let’s not let that fact get in the way of a good fight!įirst of all, a quick bit of history: Beatport has been on the scene since 2004 and has gone through several iterations since then. As such, calling this article ‘Bandcamp vs Beatport’ is somewhat of a misnomer, as it’s not like choosing between Android and Apple for your next 2 year phone commitment you can, and many do, have the same music for sale on both platforms simultaneously.
Rather than opting for exclusivity, the general rule of thumb for most people releasing music is to exploit as many avenues, channels and platforms as possible, rather than putting all of your digital eggs in one exclusivity basket (though Beatport does offer slightly more favourable rates for exclusive tracks). As an artist or label manager, keeping on top of how best to reach the right music consumers whilst looking to maximise revenue for your beloved music can be a trying business. The landscape surrounding digital music consumption is constantly evolving. Bandcamp vs Beatport – Clash of the Titans
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