Following the Epic Video games announcement that Bandcamp could be bought to Songtradr, the music outlet is searching for ensures from its new house owners.
Epic Video games introduced it will promote Bandcamp to Songtradr as half of a bigger effort of layoffs impacting the corporate. On the time, Epic Video games wrote that Songtradr would offer positions to some Bandcamp workers, however not all of them. The sale comes in the midst of contract negotiations for Bandcamp’s employees union—Bandcamp United.
The union is searching for employment affords for all of its employees, voluntary severance affords, and fast union recognition & continuation of its bargaining. Bandcamp says it was constructed on the thought of serving the group and features as way more than only a market to buy music.
“Bandcamp has at all times stood sturdy in its beliefs and its place locally that it has helped foster. As algorithms step by step wrest management of the music business, Bandcamp has preserved the artist-first, defiantly human perspective. Sustaining the worth that Bandcamp locations on music is crucial for artists in all places, and it begins with valuing the employees who’ve constructed Bandcamp into the beloved platform it’s immediately.”
A name to motion petition asks the group to handle Songtradr CEO Paul Wiltshire’s feedback saying nothing about Bandcamp ought to change. Songtradr addressed the petition with an announcement.
“We have now obtained Bandcamp United’s letter and are reviewing it. Supporting the Bandcamp group might be our primary precedence as soon as the acquisition is accomplished. Songtradr doesn’t personal or management Bandcamp but. We’re within the strategy of buying Bandcamp from Epic Video games and we anticipate the transaction to shut inside the subsequent few weeks.”
“Epic has dedicated to operating Bandcamp Friday as deliberate and can guarantee Bandcamp can proceed to function and help artists by way of this transition. Not all Bandcamp workers will obtain affords from Songtradr. Primarily based on its present financials, Bandcamp requires some changes to make sure a sustainable and wholesome firm that may serve its group of artists and followers lengthy into the longer term.”
“Those who don’t obtain affords inside the subsequent few weeks will obtain severance from Epic as a part of their layoffs as communicated on September 28. We are going to work in the direction of a good and equitable final result for the worldwide members of the Bandcamp crew. Songtradr is planning to maintain all the prevailing Bandcamp companies that followers and artists love embrace Bandcamp Friday’s, Bandcamp Each day, and its artist-first income share.”