We are the music makers https://wearethemusicmakers.co/latest Music tech and AI in music: the news that matters, what we think about it, and a directory of the tools. en-us Tue, 13 Oct 2026 04:30:00 GMT https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/10/bandcamp-stripe-direct-bank-payouts Bandcamp swaps PayPal for Stripe bank payouts: free payouts, higher fees on mid-priced sales https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/10/bandcamp-stripe-direct-bank-payouts Bandcamp is moving sellers to Stripe, with free daily, weekly or monthly bank payouts and a new fee table. Our maths says small sellers roughly break even, bigger sellers pay a little more on every mid-priced sale, and the clock on PayPal runs out at the end of 2026. Tue, 13 Oct 2026 04:30:00 GMT We are the music makers bandcamppaymentsartist-incomestripe https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/09/ditto-74-percent-independent-artists-under-1000 Ditto survey: 74% of independent artists earned under $1,000 from music in 2025 https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/09/ditto-74-percent-independent-artists-under-1000 Ditto Music surveyed 5,039 self-releasing artists in 112 countries, and 74% said they earned less than $1,000 from music last year. Putting a song out is now cheap and easy. Getting paid for it is still hard, and the people answering the survey are Ditto's own customers. Tue, 29 Sep 2026 04:30:00 GMT We are the music makers industryindependent-artistsartist-incomestreaming https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/08/musicians-mental-health-numbers-where-to-get-help Musicians' mental health by the numbers, and where to get help https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/08/musicians-mental-health-numbers-where-to-get-help The best UK data says three in ten musicians report poor mental wellbeing, and the share roughly doubles between the best-paid and the worst-paid. Music Minds Matter is running a new study in 2026. Here is what the numbers show, what they can't show, and the free helplines open to anyone working in music. Tue, 18 Aug 2026 05:30:00 GMT We are the music makers industrymental-healthmusiciansartist-incomehelp-musicians https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/08/grants-for-musicians-prs-foundation-help-musicians-factor-india Grants for musicians: PRS Foundation, Help Musicians, FACTOR, and where Indian artists can look https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/08/grants-for-musicians-prs-foundation-help-musicians-factor-india What PRS Foundation, Help Musicians and FACTOR actually fund, who is allowed to apply, how their deadlines work, and the smaller Indian programmes from IFA, Serendipity Arts and the IME. Plus a checklist and an application template. Mon, 10 Aug 2026 04:30:00 GMT We are the music makers workflowsgrantsfundingindiaukcanadaartist-income