Bandcamp Friday returns October 4

In the event you had plans to buy music or merch from a few of your favourite artists on Bandcamp, this Friday is the day to do it. Bandcamp Friday is again this week on October 4th, that means that Bandcamp will not take any income from purchases made — as a substitute, all the cash will go on to the artists and labels you are shopping for from. So, get your favourite headphones prepared to start out listening to some nice new music.

There are such a lot of methods to assist artists apart from merely streaming their music someplace like Spotify, but when you have not heard of Bandcamp but, it might completely change the best way you spin your tunes. In the event you’re questioning what’s in retailer for this month’s Bandcamp Friday, or wish to know what it’s within the first place, here is all the things you might want to know.

What’s Bandcamp Friday, anyway?

In brief, an amazing alternative to ensure your favourite musicians get the cash they deserve

Bandcamp Friday was first conceived in March 2020 as a approach to assist artists who have been instantly impacted by the pandemic, and Bandcamp has stored the occasion going ever since — even when it isn’t all the time on a predictable or common schedule. Bandcamp is already probably the most most popular platforms to assist musicians on, because it pays considerably greater than streaming when folks purchase music immediately from artists themselves. So the arrival of Bandcamp Friday makes that a good sweeter deal for everybody concerned.

This month, Bandcamp is partnering with Roland, an iconic firm recognized for its synthesizers and drum machines, which have drastically formed music as we all know it at the moment. Roland is providing Bandcamp artists and followers a free three-month trial of the Roland Final Studio Suite, which usually prices $20 per 30 days. Roland’s Studio Suite subscription service offers you entry to synthesizer software program with a bunch of various devices and sounds to select from, sound patches to make use of together with your synthesizer, in addition to entry to different purposes that help with making music out of your laptop.

Usually, a free trial is barely 30 days, so that you get an additional 60 on high of that by Roland’s collab with Bandcamp, which is a superb deal in the event you’re an artist who desires to check out some new software program.

Together with the subscription deal, Roland can also be providing a reduction on Roland Life-style merch and internet hosting unique streamed listening events centering its personal artists all through the month of October. Throughout these listening events, artists will stream their very own albums and maintain interactive chats, permitting them to provide the viewers perception into their craft. Featured artists will embrace Shigeto, The Kelly Lee Owens, Undeath, and lots of extra.

After this, the subsequent Bandcamp Friday might be in December, so that is your final alternative to participate for the subsequent two months, and the second to final Bandcamp Friday of 2024. There are such a lot of fantastic artists to assist on the platform, from impartial native artists, even ones from your individual metropolis, to larger and extra well-established ones. Whether or not you are seeking to buy a digital copy of an album or purchase a vinyl document, you may be certain all of the earnings are going to artists and labels this coming Friday.

Personally, I am trying ahead to purchasing some new albums from a couple of of my favourite artists on October 4:

• NO TITLE AS OF FEBRUARY 13 2024, 28,340 DEAD by Godspeed You! Black Emperor
• The New Sound by Geordie Greep
• Romance by Fontaines D.C.
• Chosen Ambient Works Quantity II (Expanded Version) by Aphex Twin
• Belaya Polosa by Molchat Doma