Music platform @mirlo is raising funds to keep running! They let listeners buy directly from musicians, with only 7% going to the platform. They're owned by a worker co-op and open-source too
I really appreciate what they're doing, especially with the instability at Bandcamp
As always, submit your own release or someone else's, it can be by #FediMusicians or not, hosted on #Bandcamp, #Faircamp, #JamCoop, #Mirlo or #SelfHosted, as long as it is by an #IndieArtist (but bonus points for supporting Bandcampers today, as it's the last one for a while).
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@axwax I can't resist plugging this one more time.. my new chillout EP Sea · Sky · Clouds was released this week and you can now get it on #Mirlo as well as #Faircamp:
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This blog posts on worker ownership in consumer / producer oriented co-ops lays out some of our thoughts and came out of some great conversations on our discord
Canadian dollar sale! Basically all my album prices were left as-is numerically, but switched from USD to CAD, meaning everything is around 25% off right now, just in time for next week's #BandcampFriday . I need to figure out how to switch currencies on #Artcore#Mirlo and #Jamcoop but I might instead do discount codes or something. Anyway here's the #Bandcamp link: https://djomnimaga.bandcamp.com/album/dream-of-omnimaga
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Whether it's $1,000 or $100 or $1, your money is your money. Period!
At #Mirlo, we don't believe in benchmarks which restrain emerging artists who are cultivating their community of listeners. Punitive policies that divert money away from a musician for not garnering enough streams is corporate theft.
On the eve of #FairtradeMusic Friday, I present puppet jealousy and scandal for those who may have been too afraid to watch before (💥 📞 ), plus some of my online homes.
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I second this. However, Funkwhale does not integrate directly a support system as far as I know.
FairCamp is probably the best support tool as you're supporting directly the artist (minus the payment processor fees, I guess?).
On the other hand, not everyone is willing or has the possibility to set it up.
The second best might be https://mirlo.space which is also a "Bandcamp-style" kind of thing. Still somehow acts as a middle-man, but for non-techy users is quite a breeze to use.