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Last December, we asked independent artists to weigh in on the present and future of creative sustainability. Not surprising, creators identified direct-to-fan distribution as most significant digitally-driven change. 59% of artists said getting their work discovered is the biggest challenge they face in their own career, followed by fan outreach. Digital distribution lives and dies by discovery, which often leaves fresh stories untold.
Today, we’re announcing The Discovery Fund, our latest (and perhaps most exciting) commitment to the independent community. Over the next year, BitTorrent aims to partner with 25 creators by providing cash grants and promotional support to build impactful releases and discover new fans. We are looking for artists, musicians, filmmakers, designers and other creators working on uncompromised projects representing a diverse, original perspective seeking global distribution. This open, international initiative has a rolling call (so you can apply when your project is ready) and provides $2,500- $100,000 in marketing and distribution funding to use at your discretion.
We’ve worked with some of the most bold and talented artists today (Major Lazer, Thom Yorke, Lucy Walker, David Cross, IHEARTCOMIX, Penny Lane, De La Soul, Pretty Lights, Yung Jake, Lily Baldwin, Frances Bodomo, Daniel Patrick Carbone, Josephine Decker, and Lauren Wolkstein just to name a few) and are looking to incubate the world’s next wave of awesome, straight-up brave storytellers and outside voices.
If that sounds like you, we’d love to hear what you are working on and invite you to apply here.
Missy Laney will be speaking at Sundance Next Fest on Saturday, August 13th. Come learn more about how creators are teaming up with BitTorrent.
Sara will be the first woman to compete in the Stadium SUPER Trucks series, starting at the Honda Indy Toronto July 15-17 in Toronto. We’re stoked to see what she can do.
BitTorrent Now, streaming on a new app for Android, coming soon for Apple TV & iOS.
Streaming the internet’s awesome, original, and outside voices.
30 days in 10 downloads, featuring BOSCO, Prodigy, Karma Fields, and more.
Sundance Institute veteran joins BitTorrent as Director of Creative Initiatives focused on film.
From backseat drumming to touring at age 13, the Philadelphia-based artist on breaking down, breaking stereotypes, and the power of sound to bring you back home again.
A guide to the ten best releases of 2016. So far.
The inaugural print edition of SMASHD comes to BitTorrent Bundle, with stories on Nas, Nasty Gal, John Legend, the Dalai Lama, and many more
From Ratking to Rubble Kings: how DIY scenes and outside voices shaped pop culture in 2015.
200 creators weigh in on the present and future of creative sustainability.
On sustainable creativity, big (gig) stories, and passionate fandom. Herewith, a year inside BitTorrent Bundle.
If you care about independent music, it’s time to listen closely.
BitTorrent users are 170% more likely to buy music vs. average Internet users, and other true stories from 365 days inside Bundle.
Every record, regardless of the artist, is our own: a personal history of listening, an artifact of life lived out loud.