Bandcamp Help Center
Selling FAQ
Uploading Music FAQ
Publishing Royalties
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10 Reasons Why You Should Use BANDCAMP video:
- fans can pay more option
- bandcamp codes
Don't make these 5 mistakes on Bandcamp video
An Interview with Bandcamp (Chief Curator, Andrew Jervis) video
- have product images
- use email list
- there's a form to submit album to editorial months in advance, they listen, if they like they put a spotlight on it.
- add bonus items to bandcamp albums such as: bonus tracks, images, a lyric booklet, back story, etc.
- bandcamp exclusive window is for releasing a new album early to followers
- don't think of bandcamp as a store front. Tell the album and band story. make it interesting.
- have streaming tracks
- discussion of subscriptions at 47:10
Questions:
· Does Bandcamp pay out splits? - ? ? ? ?
· Does Bandcamp pay streaming royalties from their app?
** support answer : "We do not pay royalties on streaming..."
· Is it better to sell as a record company or as an artist?
- A Bandcamp label account is $20 USD/month for up to 15 artists, and $50 USD/month for unlimited artists.
Bandcamp’s revenue share is 10% on merch sales, and 15% on digital music (dropping to 10% as soon as you reach $5,000 USD in sales). Payment processor fees are separate and vary by transaction size. The remainder—82% on average—goes directly into your PayPal account, typically within 24 to 48 hours.
- Artist accounts are free. We make money through a 10% revenue share on merch sales and 15% on digital music (payment processor fees are separate and vary by the transaction size). The remainder—82% on average—goes directly into your PayPal account, typically within 24 to 48 hours.
· Does BC provide UPC codes? - NO
· Does BC provide ISRC codes? - NO
· My songs have lyrics. Should I bother adding them? - Yes [Ref.]
· My [record label] artist already has a page on Bandcamp, but we want our own version. - Answer
· I heard you can steal music on Bandcamp. What are you doing about this? - Answer
· How do I get paid on Bandcamp, and how often? - Answer
· How much are payment processor fees for digital sales and physical sales? - Answer
· Does Bandcamp add metadata to the downloadable tracks? - Yes. As you add information to your site, we automatically attach that data to the underlying tracks, so that if a fan downloads and imports them into Apple Music or any other offline media library, they come with their title, artist, lyrics, album, track number, release date, and artwork intact. Note: our WAVs do not include metadata – we recommend FLAC for maximum lossless flexibility. [Ref.]
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Bandcamp doesn’t create, store, or ship any merch on your behalf, so anything you list for sale should be ready to go. Always use your Merch Orders page to track new orders and ship them out. [Ref.]
Bandcamp does not offer shipping, distribution, or drop shipping services for your merch [Ref.]
Required Tax Information. Marketplaces like Bandcamp are required by US tax law to issue tax forms to artists and labels who earn over $5,000 USD in sales in 2024
The INFORM Consumers Act requires: Name, Tax identification number, Physical address, Phone number, Email address, Government-issued ID, Bank account information
Track / Album Codes are unique codes that fans can redeem for a digital track or album, giving them unlimited streaming via the Bandcamp app as well as a high-quality download.
International Sales
· Can I restrict which countries I sell to, to avoid international shipping? - NO
HS codes for international shipping
The European Union (EU) Digital Services Act