Bandzoogle Artists Earn Over $20M In Online Music And Merch Sales

Bandzoogle, a website builder for bands and musicians, has announced that independent artists using their music e-commerce tools have sold over $20 million in music downloads, merchandise and tickets directly to fans.

Bandzoogle launched e-commerce tools in 2010 with features designed specifically for musicians. They allow members to easily add an online music store to their band website and manage their own sales. Artists who sell music and merch using Bandzoogle pay no commission and keep 100% of their sales.

"Bandzoogle empowers musicians to successfully manage their own careers, which includes helping them to make more money from their own hard work" said Bandzoogle founder Chris Vinson. "Hitting twenty million dollars in member sales is a milestone we're very proud of, because it went straight into the pockets of independent musicians."

The top 20 earning members each sold over $100,000 to-date from their websites. 80% of all sales were physical merchandise, including vinyl and CD. Digital album and single track downloads each accounted for just under 10%. Ticket sales, an e-commerce feature added to Bandzoogle in 2015, accounted for $200,000 of member earnings to-date.

Bandzoogle makes it easy for musicians to build a professional website and store for their music. Designed by a musician for the needs of musicians, Bandzoogle combines a simple drag+drop website editor with powerful e-commerce and promotional tools. Founded in 2003, Bandzoogle powers 25,000 band websites. Plans start at $10/month including a .com domain and friendly live support. Sign up for a 30-day free trial at bandzoogle.com.

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CD Baby and Source3 Partner to Create Customized On-Demand Merchandise for 400,000 Independent Artists

Source3, the platform for licensing and distribution of 3D content, and CD Baby, the leading distributor of independent music, announced today a partnership to develop personalized merchandise for CD Baby's 400,000+ artists utilizing 3D printing technology and Source3's licensing platform. The partnership will enable CD Baby artists to produce short runs of personalized merchandise without the substantial upfront financial investment typically required to launch merchandise campaigns. The program is the latest in a series of CD Baby efforts to expand revenue opportunities for artists.

"We are always looking for innovative ways to help our artists engage their fans and generate more revenue," says Tracy Maddux, CEO of CD Baby. "By working with Source3, we can explore unique customizable merchandise for our artist roster. That's a dream for artists and fans alike."

Because each 3D print begins with a digital file and each digital file can be algorithmically modified prior to printing production, 3D printing enables creators to produce on-demand branded products without having to expend huge advance sums producing inventory that may or may not sell.

"Source3's mission is to deliver the promise of 3D printing to content owners at scale," says Patrick Sullivan, Co-Founder and CEO of Source3. "Source3 provides artists with access to best-in-class digital merchandise designs as well as the leading and most cost-effective 3D printing manufacturers. We have always believed that independent artists would be early adopters of 3D technology and CD Baby was the obvious partner in reaching such artists."

About Source3
Source3 is a large-scale licensing and distribution platform for 3D content. Based in NYC, Source3 was founded by veterans of Google and 3D Systems. The team's experience includes the founding of RightsFlow, an enterprise licensing technology for the music industry acquired by YouTube in 2011. Source3 brings premium branded content to the 3D ecosystem. www.source3.io

About CD Baby
CD Baby is the largest digital distributor of independent music in the world. CD Baby distributes over 5 million tracks to dozens of music retailers including iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, Apple Music, and Spotify. From their Portland, OR headquarters, CD Baby warehouses and ships almost half a million independent CD titles to a customer base that spans the entire globe. The company also offers other services to musicians such as sync licensing, publishing administration, a Facebook music store, and web hosting through their sister company HostBaby.

About Disc Makers
In business since 1946, Disc Makers is the nation's leading independent CD & DVD manufacturer, offering a wide variety of products and services, including state-of-the-art automated printers and duplication systems as well as complete CD & DVD duplication, CD & DVD replication and custom disc packaging for independent musicians, filmmakers, and businesses. Disc Makers also offers a variety of additional services including download cards, posters, custom USB Flash drives, music distribution, and their Disc Makers' Echoes Blog, which offers free tools and professional advice from industry experts. Disc Makers' main office and plant is located near Philadelphia in Pennsauken, NJ, and the company has regional offices in Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, Seattle, Nashville, and Puerto Rico.

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Bandzoogle Artists Reach $1 Million In Commission-Free Indie Web Sales

Bandzoogle.com, the leading website builder tool for musicians, has announced its member artists have exceeded $1 million in music and merchandise sales direct from their websites - a milestone made sweeter for members by the fact that Bandzoogle doesn't charge fees or commissions on those sales.

"The fact that Bandzoogle lets artists keep 100 percent of their sales sets us apart from the vast majority of e-commerce solutions for musicians," says Chris Vinson, president of Bandzoogle. "And our team is proud to have helped our members reach this million-dollar milestone," he says. "It demonstrates how our tools are helping musicians succeed on the web."

The store function is one of dozens of features that can be added to individual artist websites on the Bandzoogle platform. It uses PayPal to process transactions, allowing musicians to accept credit cards and sell direct to their fans instantly with a very low fee per transaction. What's more, artists can set up their website stores to let visitors purchase not only physical merchandise like CDs and t-shirts but also digital goods such as mp3 singles and albums... all in a single checkout.

About Bandzoogle

With membership plans ranging from $15 to $20 per month, the Bandzoogle platform lets musicians build a professional website in minutes with features including a custom website store, mailing list, music player calendar and much more. The system's integrated imaging software allows artists with no web skills to create and launch websites with custom looks and functionality.

Founded by Chris Vinson, formerly a major-label musician and website designer for multi-platinum bands, Bandzoogle runs on Amazon Web Services platform with state-of-the-art servers and reliability. He was inspired to launch Bandzoogle after developing a control panel that allowed label managers to update content on their bands' web sites.

Bandzoogle operates a distributed team with employees in Canada, the US and the UK.

More information is available at http://www.bandzoogle.com

MusicDishTV: Audiolife.com Video Tour

This video gives a rundown of what the new music site Audiolife has to offer. The video tour shows how Audiolife lets musicians create their own virtual store to sell their music and merchandise. As mentioned in this clip, there are two huge benefits to using Audiolife. One, it is entirely free to set up (no up-front costs), and two, musicians will no longer need to have physical inventory on hand. All of the merchandise is held at Audiolife's warehouse and they will ship out any products that are ordered.

Audiolife is user-friendly and presents musicians with the ability to design their merchandise using the site's free tools. Music can be offered up as albums, downloads or ringtones. Needless to say, Audiolife delivers plenty of help to get a musician's music and merchandise out on the market. Check out this video for even more information on what this exciting new website is all about. www.audiolife.com

MusicDishTV is more than an online video channel; it is the place to find out what's happening in the music world and hear brilliant new talent before they hit the radio airwaves. Artists & bands can submit their videos at http://tv.musicdish.net.

Audiolife Announces Public Beta Launch

As the economy continues to spiral downward, and cost efficiency takes center stage with every industry from finance to fashion, the young entrepreneurs behind Audiolife (www.Audiolife.com) could not have chosen a better climate to launch their groundbreaking technology and web-platform specifically designed to empower artists to make money. Not only does the solution fill a long-standing void in the music industry, but it also provides artists the opportunity to design, promote and sell their music and merchandise online with no up-front costs or physical inventory.

"A lot of companies come through my office trying to sell me on their latest distribution technology and websites," remarked Kevin Lyman, President of 4Fini Inc. and Founder of the Vans Warped Tour. "But Audiolife clearly offers the best, most comprehensive solution for unsigned artists and bands that need a means to monetize and distribute their music and merchandise."

The Audiolife platform allows artists to:

* Create their own virtual store with an unlimited number of downloads, ringtones, CDs and merchandise items.

* Sell directly to fans on any website, blog or social network on the web.

* Have one central place to design custom products and manage all e-commerce.

* Easily buy high quality, affordable CDs and merchandise with no minimums for live shows and events.

* Focus on making music while Audiolife handles all on-demand manufacturing, distribution, customer service and accounting.

"Audiolife was built around the specific needs of artists," remarked Brandon Hance, Founder and CEO of Audiolife. "We have spent over three years identifying the challenges artists have when trying to build their careers, and we have created a solution that integrates all of their needs into a single website that completely eliminates the need for start-up capital. Our goal is to create a middle class in the music industry by empowering artists and record labels with the necessary tools to make money in the new music business."

After using Audiolife’s platform during private beta, Indie Band The Harm noted: "I don't know why it took so long for music companies to leverage the internet. Before, it was such a hassle directing my fans to several different companies to purchase all our music and merchandise. Now we only go through Audiolife - and it's so easy to use and cost-efficient, for both our band and our fans! Glad to see there's finally a company catching on."

About Audiolife
Audiolife (www.Audiolife.com) a division of Inhance Media, is an Artist Services Company founded in 2005 by USC graduates Brandon Hance, Aaron Wiener, and Nishit Rathod. Based in Los Angeles, California, the company is currently in public beta and continues their dedication to empowering artists through new technology solutions.