As per the recent announcement the popular music company Bandcamp has joined hands with the leading American video game publisher, Epic Games which is widely known for the development of Fortnite and Unreal Engine.

Bandcamp has a reputation for following a revenue model that prioritizes artists, whereby they get to keep an average of 82% of every sale. In the press release from Epic Games, the developer shared that “Bandcamp will play an important role in Epic’s vision to build out a creator marketplace ecosystem for content, technology, games, art, music and more.”

Ethan Diamond, CEO and co-founder of Bandcamp, commented on this new partnership, “In Epic, we’ve found a partner who believes as deeply as we do that the future of music, and art itself, depends on the creation of equitable and inclusive communities like the one our fans and artists have helped to build. We’re excited to work alongside the Epic team to accelerate the realization of our mission and pursue our shared goal of empowering more creators in a fair and open way.”

https://blog.bandcamp.com/2022/03/02/bandcamp-is-joining-epic/

Bandcamp assured its existing community that music will be its first priority, while this new deal will only help to expand internationally and diversify its operation. Epic Games will help Bandcamp from developing album pages to running newer initiatives like vinyl pressing, live-streaming services and much more. Epic Games also has fresh plans which they believe to execute after this recent deal.

Steve Allison, vice president and general manager at Epic Games also spoke about the acquisition. “We couldn’t be more excited to welcome the Bandcamp team to Epic Games. Bandcamp has built an incredible community and business where up-and-coming artists can succeed thanks to the direct support of their fans, with one of the best revenue models and terms in music. This aligns closely with Epic’s approach to supporting creators across all media and enabling them to connect directly with their fans.”