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Introducing: Plan for the Artist-Owned Internet
Corporate acquisitions threaten independent music. It's time for a new model - one we collectively own and control.
Our zine outlines how we'll turn the vision of an artist-owned platform into a reality.
Get your copy today to join us as a Founding Member.
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“Subvert goes beyond hopetimism with a meticulously built, actionable framework. Very exciting!”
Alex Durlak
Label Member
Idée Fixe Records
“Subvert's new model of collective ownership could shatter the music industry's outdated hierarchy.”
Lindsey Mills
Artist Member
Surfer Blood
“Ownership is the fundamental tension in platforms and marketplaces. It's exciting to see Subvert address this head-on with a thoughtfully designed structure.”
Charles Broskowski
Supporter Member
Founder, Are.na
“Artists and labels have succumbed to a hopelessness in the clenches of tech’s strong-arm. Subvert is a step forward to fight this default.”
Matt Werth
Label Member
RVNG Intl.
LEARN:
Bandcamp's back-to-back acquisitions—first by Epic Games in 2022, then by Songtradr in 2023—have its community feeling betrayed and concerned about the platform they once relied on. Bandcamp's trajectory illustrates a depressing reality of the contemporary internet: platforms position themselves as artist-friendly alternatives, only to seemingly abandon their core values and community.
It's time for a new model - one we collectively own and control.
A cooperative, or co-op, is a business owned and democratically controlled by its members. Subvert is owned by its membership base of artists, labels, supporters, and workers.
We're in private testing now and will be opening our doors gradually through a phased approach this year. Founding members get early access. Read more here.
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