New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Bandcamp Live has now been announced. This is a new live streaming service and it makes it much easier for people to perform and it also helps them to connect with their fans as well. It also gives people the chance to support the artists that they love, in a way that they can. Of course, Bandcamp has started up this new service as a way to try and give people the chance to really take advantage of live streaming. Sites such a s GGPoker have even gone as far as to try and launch a live poker streaming option as well so that you can play with other players who are across the world. It's no surprise that Bandcamp are now following in their footsteps, creating an option that is going to help more people to get involved.
Bandcamp Live
Bandcamp live is incredibly easy to set up. Even if you have never actually streamed before, you should know how to do it if you follow a few simple steps. It's now fully integrated with the rest of Bandcamp as well. Of course, this comes with several benefits. You can easily automate certain features and you can let your fans know when you have a show to announce. It's also super easy for you to buy a ticket as well because most people will have an account already and you can save your credit card. New buyers will become your followers and they will then have the option to sign up to your mailing list. You can showcase music and your merch alongside the stream that you have set up as well. This is done through a virtual merchandise table, so you won't have anything to worry about there.
Optional Chat
Another option that Bandcamp Live has to offer is an optional chat. This gives fans the chance to discuss the show along with talking to other moderators. This gives you the chance to engage with the local community much easier. Any purchases that are made at the merch table also appear in the chat option. This helps you to drive way more sales than ever before. So next up you have pricing. Pricing is completely transparent. The Bandcamp platform will not pretend that the ticketing service is free and then give you a convenience fee when you checkout. You can easily set your ticketing prices to whatever you want and that is what your fans will be charged.
Musician Income
It's safe to say that musicians have experienced a blow to their income and that is why this new service has been launched. They began working on it with other bands and labels to make sure that they were providing a good service. It started with Bandcamp Friday. On this day, the fees would be waived, and this helped them to raise a total of $35 million in as little as 8 days. Bandcamp Live is a step that is being taken to try and make sure that the community thrives during the most difficult times. Streaming will never replace the experience of being able to see a band in person and it will never come close to the performance that you get when you buy a ticket live but at the end of the day it is the next best thing. You can now take advantage of a powerful tool that will help you to connect with fans. It's a great tool that will allow people to start enjoying music again and another benefit is that it will help to bring way more artists into the limelight as well.
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