Wow! I'm making #Bandwagon -- an open source, community-focused alternative to #Bandcamp that anyone can self-host.

As of this morning, there are 99 #Musicians and #Bands who have set up #Fediverse profiles on bandwagon.fm -- and half of those already indexable on search engines.

So I'm humbled by the number of people who are giving it a go. There's obviously lots of people out there looking for something new.

I promise to do my best to give y'all the tools you deserve.

Ok kids, here we go:

#Bandwagon, the open #Fediverse alternative to #Bandcamp is ready for its first steps into the light.

I have a waitlist online at
bandwagon.fm if you'd like to try it out.

I'm planning to build the first (dozen? I don't know) profiles in the waitlist personally, with an email questionnaire and FaceTime follow-ups if necessary.

Once I'm confident in the UX, we'll open up self-serve signups for everyone.

Solidarity alert! #Bandcamp has been sold to #Songtradr, and Songtradr's CEO has not recognized the the #BandcampUnited union and is not promising to offer jobs to all current employees.

A terrible look ahead of #BandcampFriday, new owners!

BandcampUnited is asking people to sign in support here: actionnetwork.org/petitions/so…

Tell Songtradr to recognize and bargain with Bandcamp workers

Join me in protecting and preserving BandcampUnited amidst their acquisition by Songtradr. Workers are what make Bandcamp great.

^{actionnetwork.org}

I hit 3000 plays on my Bandcamp

Makes me happy that folks have given my beats a chance

Even if you've listened once and thought "man, this shit is wack", thank you 🙏🏾

bluemarvelmusic.com

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