Subvert has secured an additional $50,000 in funding from AmbitioUS, an initiative of the Center for Cultural Innovation. This is a milestone that reflects both the strength of our vision and the values behind how we’re building Subvert. Not a member? Join the co-op at subvert.fm

Search and Discover are now live on Subvert. After testing with our earliest Artist-Members, we’re opening up discovery across the platform - making it easier to explore Artists, releases, collections and activity as we scale toward launch. Not a member? Join the co-op at subvert.fm

Subvert is now expanding its active / live Artists selection. After testing with some of our earliest and vocal Artist-Members, we’re now rolling out access to 50 more Artists - with more to come soon as we test, iterate, and prepare for full platform launch. Join the co-op at subvert.fm

Subvert events this week 🌐 Thursday Jan 29 How Artists Are Reclaiming The Economy (📍 online) RSVP: actionnetwork.org/events/recla... 1/

pretty soon you'll be able to enjoy and purchase my work on @subvert.fm, where *every day* is bandcamp friday. hope to see you soon as a fellow artist or supporter !

Pues lo hice, ya soy miembro fundador de @subvert.fm. Ya os iré contando mis impresiones, aunque de momento veo que hay para leer una cantidad de información que abruma... De coña soy el miembro 16000. Así seguro que no se me olvida 😅

If you happen to already be a member of @subvert.fm artist/label/supporter co-op, you can check out my first collection, "songs less off-sync with the shuddering landscape." From looking around, I'm one of the few people who has written full editorial so far. I've played this myself many times 💚

As New Feeling turns 5, we zoom out by surveying the co-ops, solidarity economies, and platform alternatives that make our work possible and show how we can organize differently. Featuring @flaminghydra.com, @subvert.fm & more! www.newfeeling.ca/21st-century...

Damn, the @subvert.fm alpha is so cool, and we can switch pages without the music stopping (as a BC user this is a revolution)! Can’t wait to see how they’ll deal with sales of physical items.

@subvert.fm site's great. player worked well. everything was fast, snappy. good job on the alpha.

Only just started playing with it, but on first impressions the new @subvert.fm alpha is looking *nice*..

I was up at 2 am checking out @subvert.fm. (I'm member #1,000.) The site was amazingly glitch free for an alpha version. I bought 2 albums and downloaded a free track. Artists get 100% of the release purchase price (sometimes discounted for members), but I added a little extra to support the site.

Checking out the new @subvert.fm platformn I'm actually excited for this. I've followed a few bandcamp alternatives over the years and this one hits all the marks for me. Artist co-op, simple layout, seems to work well too. Anyone else been checking out their alpha platform launch?

Its really cool, y'all. Cannot wait for the general release

Our platform is here for you to test. After a year of building with 15,000+ co-op members, our collectively-owned Bandcamp successor is live for testing at alpha.subvert.fm Join today to help test it before public launch.

We've been checking out @subvert.fm, the "collectively owned Bandcamp successor". Some great discussion happening over there! If you are an artist or label with an interest in equitable music platforms and structures, check it out and consider signing up for the Alpha. -a #subvert subvert.fm

All right, I joined subvert.fm @subvert.fm. I'm also a part of the Catalytic Soundstream. stream.catalyticsound.com Still on Apple Music. Not sure I have it in me to leap to Qobuz, but right now, I'm going to support any platform that tries to do things differently.

Buying music on @subvert.fm and testing the app! It's really good. Can't wait to be able to upload my music on there. I had to get this @giantclaw.bsky.social album I did not have digitally. #music

Received my zine today from @subvert.fm , and what a lovingly put together package it is. If the execution of the platform itself is even close to the coherence and care with which they put this together, there are some excellent times ahead! Not long now until we get access!

Our platform is ready. Our collectively-owned Bandcamp successor opens November 4. Rolling out to co-op members first.

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"we're not having a serious conversation about the future of music unless we're talking about public funding, cooperatives, unions, and international solidarity" - Liz Pelly, Mood Machine

International solidarity 🌐 A world owned by workers

“The danger is to be the cynic, seeing the flaws as the only reality, and the potential as an illusion.” - Erik Olin Wright, “Envisioning Real Utopias”

Either solidarity forever or our time is up

“A sense of ownership is like a sense of lunch.” - Corey Rosen, National Center for Employee Ownership

Subvert is launching this fall. Before we get there, we want to give an early look at what’s being built. Subvert Members get first access to explore the alpha stage platform later this month.

Artists need a solidarity economy. A solidarity economy needs artists.

Last month we traveled to Spain's Basque region to visit Mondragon, the world's largest worker cooperative. 92 co-ops. 70,000 workers. €11 billion in revenue. Spain's 7th-largest company. All collectively owned. Here are 5 lessons for building a "Mondragon of Music"

having a little meetup and chat today about music & co-ops with @austinrobey.xyz from @subvert.fm, the community-owned successor to bandcamp! 6pm! It's OK* studios! @paulch.in on the decks!

Next week we’ll be in Canada 🇨🇦 Sept 25-26: University of Toronto (Workers Governing Technologies) RSVP: creativelabourcriticalfutures.ca/blog/workers... Sept 26 Toronto: Music + Co-ops social & salon with @newfeelingcoop.bsky.social RSVP: luma.com/nn6dn7n0

Let’s talk about a co-operatively owned future for artists and music workers! Join me at the @subvert.fm & @newfeelingcoop.bsky.social Toronto meetup next week to dream about a better way forward together!

it's not enough to fight, we have to dream let's pair: frustration with aspiration protest with proposal diagnosis with prescription critique with construction

Toronto (Friday Sept 26) @subvert.fm 🤝 @newfeelingcoop.bsky.social This event brings together Subvert and New Feeling for a conversation about the future of worker and artist ownership in music. Join us. RSVP: luma.com/subvert

We're continuing to grow our cooperative network and reached a new milestone. 1,000 Labels. Independent labels, artists, supporters, and workers are all joining together to build something needed after two corporate sales: a collectively-owned Bandcamp successor.

enshittification | noun | when a digital platform is made worse for users, in order to increase profits

Community is something you find Solidarity is something you build Community is us Solidarity is us vs them

The solution is solidarity, not tech

Our elected board recently voted (6-0-0) in favor of adoption an Optional Contributions model instead of an artist and label platform fee. Here are statements from each board representative about their decision. Read the full statements on our blog.

Choose your fighter

Our newly elected Board has approved our platform revenue model: Optional Contributions instead of artist and label platform fees. Supporters can optionally contribute at checkout. Artists and labels keep everything they earn. 0% platform fees. 100% community control.

A world owned by workers

When can you use Subvert? The platform is almost ready. Our team uses it daily, and we're excited for you to start using it. We recently crossed 7,000 co-op members. Here's when you can expect access:

We crossed 5,000 Artist-Members of Subvert Co-op, making us the largest cooperative of musicians in the world. Platform testing begins next week. Founding Members get early access. Sincerely Ours,

I am a founding member of @subvert.fm who are building an artist-owned and run co-op platform as a bandcamp alternative. I hope more things move in this direction. you can sign up as a supporter/ally or join for free as an artist or label. subvert.fm.

BERLIN 📕📦💌 Our goal is to build an international network for solidarity, not a New York startup. As we cross 300 members in Berlin, making it our top city for membership outside of NYC, we want to prioritize building roots for an EU outpost.

Montréal 🌐 We’re approaching 100 Montréal-based members. Let’s connect IRL. Three stops in August to talk ownership, cooperation, and what we’re building together:

We just had our first real test of integrity as a company. It cost us $200,000. An investor committed funding to Subvert. Then they pushed for concessions - permanent voting board seats not subject to community election. We said no.