🌐Subvert Co-op is now open for membership🌐. We're inviting you to become a Founding Member and co-owner of the our collectively owned Bandcamp successor. A platform owned and controlled by us all. Let's make Internet history together.

Founding members get early access. Join the co-op today as a co-owner. Sincerely ours,.

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Why the phased approach?. We want to stress test everything before moving real money. Establish proper support systems. Keep standards high. Software timelines are tough to predict, but we're feeling confident about our path and velocity.

Phase III: Open Platform (2026). Targeting end of year for fully self-service platform. Any approved artist-member can create their page without waiting for invitation. Label functionality is a fast follow.

Phase II: Soft Launch (October - End of Year).Public launch with our first cohort of artist pages. Anyone can discover music and make purchases. We'll control how many new artist pages launch each week, opening access gradually by member number (1-1000, then 1000-2000, etc.).

Phase I: Member Testing (August - September). Starting with ~10 select artists and supporters from our active community. Moderated testing with interviews and feedback sessions. After 2 weeks, we'll expand to more members. Then unmoderated testing at greater scale.

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,

We’re looking for: .-Berlin-based space to store, pack, and ship materials from .-Berlin-based member for weekly paid work to prepare and ship member packages to the EU and UK . If you’re Berlin-based or have connections, reach out.

Currently, we’re shipping all physical member packages from NYC. It’s time to make the spread of our materials more affordable, quick, and accessible. That’s where we need your help.

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.

Aug 20 - Subvert Member Meetup @ CAFÉ SAT (5-7pm).Come say hi to the team and fellow members. Aug 22 - MUTEK panel on “Rethinking Ownership: Building New Models for Music” w @lizpelly, Peggy Hogan, and @austinrobey_ . Aug 27 - CKUT 90.3 FM interview @ McGill University (6pm)

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:

RT @YoshiroMare: It’s a great time for musicians around the world. @subvertworld is a great example of how things should be from now on a….

What's next? The platform. Next week we'll announce the start of the process for artists to begin onboarding and creating their artist pages. A collectively-owned Bandcamp successor is on the horizon. Sincerely Ours,.

Any future funding will be approved by our democratically elected board representing artists, labels, supporters, and workers. Want to see our documents, investment structure, and budget breakdown? We've made it all public:

Our investors include:. Garry Elevator (Supporter-Member, Brooklyn) - $600k.Harry Lachenmeyer (Supporter-Member, London) - $5k.Jason Prado (Supporter-Member, SF) - $15k.w0rmw00d (Artist-Member, Oakland) - $10k.Artist-Member, Berlin - $20k.

Full transparency on our current funding:. Total Investment: $650,000. From community members who believe in our uncompromised cooperative vision - making us one of the only cooperative platforms to raise a proper funding round (and doing it on our own terms).

So we're using this moment to publicly share our funding details and reiterate what we're building:.- Democratic community control .- True collective ownership.- Financial transparency. Our beliefs stay true even when decisions are hard or expensive.

This is why platforms that start with good intentions end up disappointing their communities. Not because founders are bad people, but because they make incremental compromises that seem reasonable in isolation. This is why Bandcamp was ultimately sold twice.

This process reminded us that maintaining integrity can be expensive. But compromising on our core values would have cost us more. Every company faces moments like this. Moments where it's easier to accept the deal that doesn't feel quite right. Or to hide the details.