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Follow Doug's Music at BandCamp!

Hey there,

I write to you today in hopes I can get you all onboard as followers at my Bandcamp page.

What is Bandcamp? You may be asking. It is a web-space and app dedicated to independent music. Right now Bandcamp is one of the most popular places for indie artists and bands (such as me) to be able to get their music out to the world in a logistical way for this type of artists.

I have made my Bandcamp space as unique as possibly can from all of the other social media places that I have content at, and the ones I use frequently. Also Bandcamp as a whole has set their page up to be all about audio music and a few communication tools.

Not all of my albums and singles go to the major digital outlets. This is mostly controlled by me but sometimes for reasons out of my control, there are places that my music does not get to. This is ok for the most part, but another element of distribution that can be out of my control is how fast a digital outlet will get the release available to the public. With Bandcamp I am in complete control. So for instance, If I should get an album ready to put out to the world I can have it up and online in a matter of minutes (this does not include the writing, production, etc. of course though), unlike the others in which usually 2 days at best for a few of the really big companies but still some outlets not releasing until a week to 2 weeks later.

So with all of that said, here's what I do. I get all of my music to Bandcamp first because it gets said music to the followers first. Next I decide if the particular release should be kept as a special exclusive release just for the Bandcamp subscribers or should it be made available at all of the major music outlets etc. This usually is a decision made based on a number of factors such as: Is it a live track? Has a different version been released before? Is this something that will apply to a broad worldwide audience, or is it just something more for the super-fans?

Normally all singles are released everywhere, because single songs are meant to be top products promoting the next upcoming album, or just the catalog of music as a whole. Back catalog items usually go to Bandcamp only just for the subscribers since they were already released in some fashion and unless they are like a re-issue for the 20 years or something are going to be a release that the super-fans are going to want, and possibly owned before on CD or Cassette, but over time lost or broke that original product. So the super-fans deserve to have access to those things, and they might just go idle to the mass market, without having the gusto, and momentum of promotion that a new album would have behind it.

I hope this helps you understand how the Bandcamp is working, and that you will consider following, or at least dropping by www.DangerousDougHarper.Bandcamp.com just to check it out or check out the NEW music as it develops on my Bandcamp page by following below!

Dangerous Doug Harper Live at Queen City Shout (Quarantine Open Mic)

Dangerous Doug Harper at Queen City Shout (Quarantine Open Mic)

Dangerous Doug Harper Three Songs Live

EWOK!

Hey all! Just wanted to get your attention with the word Ewok! Did it work? Well now that you are here I just wanted to let you all know that we are going to make it through this crazyness, and hopefully we can all be back to pretty close to normal this summer. Hang in there and keep on keeping on!

- Doug

What Is This Map All About?

During the State Social Distancing Order, here at Lunch With Doug we will be designing a map of downtown Nevada, Missouri. The map will help get all the local stores and eateries back and booming after the order ends. For details and/or to let us know if you would like to be on this timeless project contact Doug at 417-321-6254 A.S.A.P.