Author Archives: Ethan Diamond

“The album array on the home page is very cumbersome. When I add a new release, if I want it to appear on the top left, I have to manually shift all 15 of my other albums over. Huge hassle.” –Mark D. Agreed. And fixed: The new discography page automatically displays your releases from newestContinue reading “Your New, Improved Discography”

The music feed is now in the Bandcamp app, and mmff, very exciting time!  For those who haven’t already experienced it on desktop, the feed is a great way to discover new music by following fans whose tastes overlap your own. It shows you the activity of all the fans and artists you follow, andContinue reading “Bandcamp App, Now with Music Feed!”

If you’re a Bandcamp Pro subscriber, you can now view all your buyers on a map for at-a-glance insight into touring and regional promotion (or possibly just jollies). Head over to your stats page and click on Map to check it out! (And if you’re not a Bandcamp Pro subscriber, you can still play aroundContinue reading “New in Bandcamp Pro: Sales Map”

You can now send any album or track on Bandcamp as a gift. Just click “Send as Gift” (below the Buy Now link), enter the recipient’s email address, add an optional personal message, and then check out as always. Your friend will get an email containing a link to the high-quality download, as well asContinue reading “Thank You, It’s a Gift”

Selling merch on Bandcamp? You now have the option to automatically email the buyer when you ship out their item. Just head over to your /merch_orders page, check “Email buyer when item is marked as shipped,” and that’s that. There’s also an option to add a custom message, in case you’d like to include aContinue reading “Your Merch is on Its Way”

That’s five as in Bandcamp is now five years old, and oh as in hey-ohhh, fans have now given artists $50 million through Bandcamp! More importantly, that dollar amount is set to double in the next 18 months, and maybe a touch sooner given the just-launched mobile app and some of the other things we’veContinue reading “The Big Five-Oh”

Woo hoo! The Bandcamp app for iOS and Android has arrived. This first version gives anyone with a fan account instant, unlimited mobile access to their Bandcamp music collection. No more download-and-sync two-step to get tunes onto the iPhone, and no more advanced fiddling on Android. Just make a purchase, and it immediately appears inContinue reading “It’s Over”

If you’ve got a fan account on Bandcamp, we’ve got a great new way for you to discover music. Your music feed shows you the activity of all the fans and artists you follow, and lets you listen to their picks and new releases instantly. You’ll see when someone you follow buys an album, andContinue reading “Strap on Your Feed Bag!”

You can now easily switch between all your artists on Bandcamp without the hassle of repeatedly logging in and out. First, make sure you’re in whichever account you plan on logging in with from now on. Then open up your artist menu and select  “add more artists”:   Enter the name and password of theContinue reading “Manage Multiple Artists from a Single Account”

You can now share Bandcamp players directly to Tumblr, and they’ll look great on both your blog and the Tumblr dashboard. Just head over to any album or track page, click Share/Embed, click the Tumblr button, et voilà: The far less important detail: if you prefer our standard or small layout player over the horizontalContinue reading “Share Bandcamp Players Directly to Tumblr”