Comments on: Bandcamp, Soundcloud And The Portability Of Music http://www.stevelawson.net/2009/10/bandcamp-soundcloud-and-the-portability-of-music/ the soundtrack to the day you wish you'd had Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:35:44 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: steve http://www.stevelawson.net/2009/10/bandcamp-soundcloud-and-the-portability-of-music/comment-page-/#comment-1766 steve Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:55:19 +0000 http://www.stevelawson.net/wordpress/?p=2145#comment-1766 Yeah, I need to put that in place too - going to ditch my other web-shop altogether. :) Bandcamp rules! Nice to meet you too! Yeah, I need to put that in place too – going to ditch my other web-shop altogether. :) Bandcamp rules! Nice to meet you too!

]]> By: Melissa Axel http://www.stevelawson.net/2009/10/bandcamp-soundcloud-and-the-portability-of-music/comment-page-1/#comment-1765 Melissa Axel Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:51:45 +0000 http://www.stevelawson.net/wordpress/?p=2145#comment-1765 Very excited that bandcamp now allows physical and bundled sales (buy the CD, download now before it's mailed to you) ... will have to look into integrating right into own website, that's a fantastic idea too. Cheers Steve, nice to cyber-meet you through Manisha, happened to be reading another blog of yours just hours before I got the tweet from her! :) Very excited that bandcamp now allows physical and bundled sales (buy the CD, download now before it’s mailed to you) … will have to look into integrating right into own website, that’s a fantastic idea too.

Cheers Steve, nice to cyber-meet you through Manisha, happened to be reading another blog of yours just hours before I got the tweet from her! :)

]]> By: Comrade Robot » 3 Links to get you through the Day http://www.stevelawson.net/2009/10/bandcamp-soundcloud-and-the-portability-of-music/comment-page-1/#comment-1750 Comrade Robot » 3 Links to get you through the Day Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:14:36 +0000 http://www.stevelawson.net/wordpress/?p=2145#comment-1750 [...] 1. Bandcamp, Soundcloud and the Portability of Music [...] [...] 1. Bandcamp, Soundcloud and the Portability of Music [...]

]]> By: sygo http://www.stevelawson.net/2009/10/bandcamp-soundcloud-and-the-portability-of-music/comment-page-1/#comment-1751 sygo Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:11:58 +0000 http://www.stevelawson.net/wordpress/?p=2145#comment-1751 Thought id share how I totally integrated the Bandcamp service directly on my website. As Bandcamp comes with no branding, its easy to make it look as you never ever leave the website. Check it: http://www.lowpitchmusic.com Gotta love the work of those guys at Bandcamp! Sygo Lowpitch Thought id share how I totally integrated the Bandcamp service directly on my website. As Bandcamp comes with no branding, its easy to make it look as you never ever leave the website.
Check it: http://www.lowpitchmusic.com

Gotta love the work of those guys at Bandcamp!

Sygo
Lowpitch

]]> By: Brennig http://www.stevelawson.net/2009/10/bandcamp-soundcloud-and-the-portability-of-music/comment-page-1/#comment-1762 Brennig Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:55:01 +0000 http://www.stevelawson.net/wordpress/?p=2145#comment-1762 Thoroughly brilliant use of a technical tool. I shall be talking to @inLight, a band I have an interest in, about this. Thanks Steve. And thanks for your work too. Thoroughly brilliant use of a technical tool. I shall be talking to @inLight, a band I have an interest in, about this. Thanks Steve. And thanks for your work too.

]]> By: Freakshowcial Media Mania | Stereo Artist – blog http://www.stevelawson.net/2009/10/bandcamp-soundcloud-and-the-portability-of-music/comment-page-1/#comment-1764 Freakshowcial Media Mania | Stereo Artist – blog Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:47:51 +0000 http://www.stevelawson.net/wordpress/?p=2145#comment-1764 [...] I’ve been following @solobasssteve who put me onto Bandcamp and a bunch of other musicians, who provide good tips/advice and new sites/ resources tracks etc, [...] [...] I’ve been following @solobasssteve who put me onto Bandcamp and a bunch of other musicians, who provide good tips/advice and new sites/ resources tracks etc, [...]

]]> By: Darren Landrum http://www.stevelawson.net/2009/10/bandcamp-soundcloud-and-the-portability-of-music/comment-page-/#comment-1763 Darren Landrum Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:10:18 +0000 http://www.stevelawson.net/wordpress/?p=2145#comment-1763 It's not a social networking site at all. It's a music hosting site with a great and highly configurable embeddable player and some really slick features for buying downloads. You can even put extras as files in download zip files, like videos, for people who buy your album download. They also have a system for download codes you can hand out to people, as well as a system for collecting email addresses in exchange for getting a free download, should you choose to do something like offer the lowest-quality version for free. This is all a nutritious part of a balanced social marketing strategy, but Bandcamp itself is not actually a social networking site. It’s not a social networking site at all. It’s a music hosting site with a great and highly configurable embeddable player and some really slick features for buying downloads. You can even put extras as files in download zip files, like videos, for people who buy your album download. They also have a system for download codes you can hand out to people, as well as a system for collecting email addresses in exchange for getting a free download, should you choose to do something like offer the lowest-quality version for free.

This is all a nutritious part of a balanced social marketing strategy, but Bandcamp itself is not actually a social networking site.

]]> By: steve http://www.stevelawson.net/2009/10/bandcamp-soundcloud-and-the-portability-of-music/comment-page-/#comment-1761 steve Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:12:03 +0000 http://www.stevelawson.net/wordpress/?p=2145#comment-1761 Thanks Darren, I love the Humphries and Keen album - gorgeous stuff! Thanks Darren, I love the Humphries and Keen album – gorgeous stuff!

]]> By: James Corachea http://www.stevelawson.net/2009/10/bandcamp-soundcloud-and-the-portability-of-music/comment-page-1/#comment-1760 James Corachea Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:54:19 +0000 http://www.stevelawson.net/wordpress/?p=2145#comment-1760 I've just been faffing around for days trying to get a Wordpress plugin for purchasing music to work on my site. I had heard of Bandcamp but, thinking that it was just another social networking site that I'd have to update, I never gave it much of a look. Maybe if I can integrate it with my website it might be a better option. I’ve just been faffing around for days trying to get a Wordpress plugin for purchasing music to work on my site.

I had heard of Bandcamp but, thinking that it was just another social networking site that I’d have to update, I never gave it much of a look. Maybe if I can integrate it with my website it might be a better option.

]]> By: Darren Landrum http://www.stevelawson.net/2009/10/bandcamp-soundcloud-and-the-portability-of-music/comment-page-1/#comment-1759 Darren Landrum Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:35:14 +0000 http://www.stevelawson.net/wordpress/?p=2145#comment-1759 Bandcamp is easily one of the most intelligently designed services I've ever seen, from an end-user perspective (ie, as a listener, not as a musician - not yet, anyway). The only thing I wish they had was some form of music discovery tool where I could browse through bands by tags defined by the bands and their fans. I understand that that's not the point of the service, though. Here are my two favorite Bandcamp discoveries: http://20minuteloop.bandcamp.com/ Yep, the very same band featured in the Bandcamp intro video. Hey, that doesn't mean they're not good. :) http://humphreysandkeen.bandcamp.com/ They're good is, bru! Dubber pointed this one out, and I really like this album. Now I have to go back and collect the older Able Tasmans stuff. Bandcamp is easily one of the most intelligently designed services I’ve ever seen, from an end-user perspective (ie, as a listener, not as a musician – not yet, anyway). The only thing I wish they had was some form of music discovery tool where I could browse through bands by tags defined by the bands and their fans. I understand that that’s not the point of the service, though.

Here are my two favorite Bandcamp discoveries:

http://20minuteloop.bandcamp.com/

Yep, the very same band featured in the Bandcamp intro video. Hey, that doesn’t mean they’re not good. :)

http://humphreysandkeen.bandcamp.com/

They’re good is, bru! Dubber pointed this one out, and I really like this album. Now I have to go back and collect the older Able Tasmans stuff.

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