Post by Michael Messer on Mar 19, 2020 18:58:54 GMT
This was mailed to me this afternoon by Yellow Dog Records....
Amidst the Covid-19 pandemic and its catastrophic effect on musicians, Bandcamp is waiving its share of artist revenues on Friday March 20 – and Yellow Dog Records is following suit by passing every dollar of its March 20 Bandcamp sales to its artists
Covid-19 has single-handedly erased months of show dates from the calendars of jazz and blues musicians, rock bands, Americana groups, singer-songwriters... musical artists of every stripe. It happened with brutal speed, an utter demolition that has equally threatened established careers and burgeoning ones. Not only are paid gigs lost, but so is the chance to sell merchandise, a crucial source of artist income. And so now is the time to help these artists weather those losses while they wait for their touring lives to resume.
Music platform Bandcamp, which powers the Yellow Dog Records store, has been selling digital downloads and physical releases for music artists since 2008. Like all online sellers, Bandcamp keeps a percentage of sales it generates – and, like all record labels, Yellow Dog Records keeps a portion of its artists' record sales. To raise awareness around the pandemic's impact on musicians everywhere, both Bandcamp and Yellow Dog Records will pay artists 100% of record sales and downloads ordered through Bandcamp on Friday, March 20, 12:01 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.
Need to round out your Eden Brent collection with her recent Christmas album? Missed that Claudettes digital-only release back in 2017? And what better way to bond with little Suzie (is she 4 already?!) by listening together to the Asylum Street Spankers’ award-winning children’s album while regaling her with stories of how you met her dad in the front row of one of their shows, back in the day… Or use the opportunity to try something new from our catalog. On Friday, 100% of it goes directly to the artists!
We'll all need to support one another to get through the challenging days ahead. On Friday, music fans can direct a little targeted support to a music community that needs it now. Please visit the Yellow Dog Records store at music.yellowdogrecords.com, or the broader Bandcamp ecosystem at bandcamp.com to show musicians that we value their art and are with them 100%!
P.S. Whether or not you can help with Friday’s fundraiser, please help the cause by spreading the news! Forward this email to a friend, repost/retweet our Facebook post, or shout from your quarantine balcony to remind people that musicians are among those that need our help, right now.
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Shine On
Michael
