Submissions for creatives from all fields to be part of the database are now open.
Born out of last year’s Black Lives Matter movement, Black Bandcamp tackled the structural inequality finally surrounding the music and arts industry. Now, the platform has decided to rebrand as the Black Artist Database.
B.A.D. will continue to platform Black musicians, producers, and DJs of all genres as it has since its inception. The database, which now lists over 3,500 profiles, will also open up to Black creatives in various fields from around the world, including professionals in publishing, visual and digital art, media production, curation, and discourse.
In addition to the relaunch, B.A.D. has also revealed their ‘[pause]’ initiative, which was created to support and encourage businesses in the music industry towards the goal of more equitable workspaces. The partnership is not intended to be an all-encompassing fix, but rather ‘to be a positive and proactive step in the right direction’.
A number of key brands across the music world are supporting B.A.D. on their mission, including Mixcloud who, exclusively through B.A.D., will offer users a referral code to create a free Pro Creative account for 3 months.
Editorial content across the platform has developed with the new addition of their exclusive mix series, ‘B.A.D.mix’ which this month will feature an exclusive mix from Detroit Techno pioneer Eddie Fowlkes.
B.A.D. will continue to push quality editorial features highlighting Black artists and creatives with their mixed media series, ‘Voices’, which tells the untold stories of people in music and champion the voices of Black people within the global electronic music sphere.
Submissions for creatives from all fields are now open. You can apply here.
