Bandcamp, an independent music storefront and publishing platform, is joining Epic Games, the creators of Fortnite. It’s an unusual pairing and the second major music-related acquisition for Epic Games after it acquired former Rockband developer Harmonix late last year.
If you’re not familiar with Bandcamp, you should be. The music store is beloved for its artist-first approach towards digital and physical music sales, offering a much better cut of proceeds — a net artist revenue of 82 percent of all sales according to Bandcamp — and an easier onboarding process for independent artists just getting started selling their music.
