Bandcamp
Oakland, US · Founded 2008 · 201 employees on LinkedIn · 1 known investors
Bandcamp is a music platform that enables fans to create and share playlists of music they own from artists they support, with built-in artist compensation and discovery features. The service emphasizes direct artist support by requiring playlist creators to own tracks and limiting free sampling to encourage purchases.
Founders & leadership
Bandcamp was founded in 2008 by Ethan Diamond and Joe Holt.
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Ethan Diamond
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Joe Holt
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Steve Kachinsky
Investors · 1
Competitors · 5
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Deezer87214 shared keywordsDeezer is a music streaming platform offering access to over 120 million tracks, podcasts, and curated recommendations across 180+ countries. The service operates on a freemium model with offline download capabilities and includes an AI music detector tool.
Shazam86681 shared keywordsShazam is a mobile app for iOS and Android that identifies music playing nearby by creating a digital fingerprint of the audio and matching it against a database of tracks, then returning song and artist details along with lyrics, video, and recommendations. The app also lets users identify TV programs and ads, and is now part of Apple.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Bandcamp do?
- Bandcamp is a music platform that enables fans to create and share playlists of music they own from artists they support, with built-in artist compensation and discovery features. The service emphasizes direct artist support by requiring playlist creators to own tracks and limiting free sampling to encourage purchases.
- Who founded Bandcamp?
- Bandcamp was founded by Ethan Diamond, Joe Holt in 2008.
- Who are Bandcamp's investors?
- Bandcamp's investors include True Ventures.
- Where is Bandcamp headquartered?
- Bandcamp is headquartered in Oakland, US.