The contacts listed are sorted into FIVE sections.
1. Publications that will REVIEW your music
2. Radio Stations/Shows that will PLAY your songs
3. Labels, Vendors and Promotional Services that will help you to SELL your CD
4. Sites where you can UPLOAD your band's MP3s or videos
5. Helpful Resources for recording artists
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SECTION ONE: SITES/PUBLICATIONS WHERE YOU CAN GET YOUR MUSIC REVIEWED
The Eclectic Ear
Tim Brosnan
tbrosnan@live.com
timbrosnan.wordpress.com
Reviews music across a wide range of genres. Posts include album reviews, artist profiles, music history pieces and concert reviews from the New York and New Jersey area. We welcome Rock, Pop, Jazz, Fusion, Blues, Classical and Experimental music.
Rock Revolt Magazine
110 Venetian Way, New Albany, IN 47150
pr@rockrevoltmagazine.com
www.rockrevoltmagazine.com
Striking into uncharted territory to help expose the music of our beloved indies in ways never seen before, all the while still offering our industry peers at the labels and agencies a credible and reliable publication to showcase their artists. If you would like to submit your band for coverage in Rock Revolt Magazine, please make it easy on us to know what you're asking of us by following our online guidelines to insure that you contact the proper department ie: reviews, interviews, press release etc.
Soundpress.net
38 Oliver Pl. Ringwood, NJ 07456
PH: 973-556-5400
Rich Lynch
soundpress@yahoo.com
www.soundpress.net
Visit our flagship website for feature articles, concert and CD reviews and the home of Rockin' Rich Lynch on the Radio! Lynch regularly interviews music industry legends like Yoko Ono, Donovan, Meat Loaf, Jon Anderson, Don McLean as well as many independent artists. The radio show is now heard around the world on iTunes, YouTube, SoundPress.net and is coming soon to over the air syndication!
Music Morsels
PO Box 5147, Canton, GA 30114
Sandy Serge
MusMorsels@aol.com
musicmorsels.wordpress.com
We post positive reviews of CDs and EPs (not singles). We also review concerts in the metro Atlanta area. If we don't like the music, we won't review it, but we do listen to everything submitted. To submit your CDs for review, please send your presskits/ CDs to our mailing address. Although physical CDs are preferred, download links/EPKs may be submitted to our e-mail address.
Indie Band Guru
www.indiebandguru.com
We love to hear from our readers and the independent bands out there. Do you have some music we should hear? Do you have an idea for a story?
Enter The Shell Blog and Podcast
10428 Burbank Blvd. North Hollywood, CA 91601
Mailo
mailo@entertheshell.com
www.entertheshell.com
We are looking for some incredibly talented musicians with original music that kicks ass. We need to hear your music and if you're good enough, we'll have you on our show. Each Musician that makes the cut will perform live in NoHo2 Studio and be interviewed by Turrtle. If you send us a CD or e-mail an MP3, we'll probably post it if we enjoy it. We rarely post on a band without an accompanying MP3. So if you send us a package and don't want certain songs posted for download, please note that in the CD package. Request for album reviews should be directed to our bloggers, please feel free to bug one, or all of them: ReviewMyAlbum@entertheshell.com
SECTION TWO: RADIO STATIONS, SHOWS AND PROMOTERS
2.1 RADIO - STATIONS AND SHOWS
The Boss "Bluesrock Net Station"
3938 Greenwood Dr. W., Columbia, SC 29170
PH: 803-955-7400
Bob Snyder thebossjams@gmail.com
www.myspace.com/theboss_bluesrockradio
Bad Ass Blues, Rock & select classics past to present. We are always looking for hot indie music.
KFKX Radio "90.1, The X"
Hastings College, 710 N. Turner Ave. Hastings, NE 68901
PH: 402-461-7342
attn: Music Director kfkx@hastings.edu
www.kfkx.org
A student-run college radio station. We play a lot of new, unsigned and indie music, mixed with familiar favorites. Our format is primarily Alternative or AAA.
Soul City Radio
PH: 443-650-8197
DeWayne Alston soulcityradio@gmail.com
www.soulcityradio.com
Internet radio station that plays music from independent artists in Soul, Neo-Soul, RnB and Jazz.
Indieheaven Radio
625 Bakers Bridge Ave. #105-104, Franklin, TN 37067
Keith Mohr
info@indieheaven.com
www.indieheaven.com/ihradio.php
Christian online community and internet radio station. Our station features the very best songs from our Indieheaven members.
Aural6
Mark nth
marknth@aural6.com
www.aural6.com
The vision for Aural6.Com is simple - to be the best internet radio station for the promotion of independent artists. A place for artists to submit their music for exposure. We will pick the best works submitted and add them to our play-list. No contract, no fees. Just good music the way "radio" used to be. We don't want to waste your time or ours, so, please take a listen to the station before submitting music to see if you think it will fit our format.
KCOH 1230 AM "The Connect"
5011 Almeda Rd. Houston, TX 77004
Ohmare Washington theconnecthou@gmail.com
www.theconnecthou.com
An online Urban radio station in Houston that airs Saturdays 12-2pm. Visit our website for submission details.
Troy's Room LA Talk Radio
Troy Spiropoulos
troysroom@hotmail.com
www.latalkradio.com
Featuring the best in unsigned Rock around the globe (Metal, Punk, Rock, Prog, Psych, Alternative). Send ONE MP3 (No Links) per band to the above e-mail address.
New Driven Radio
PH: 770-538-4744
Sherry Sabine
NewDriven@gmail.com
www.facebook.com/NewDrivenRadio
A weekly 4 hour radio show that features only independent Rock from across the US and around the world. It airs Tuesdays 8-midnight (est). We feature independent bands from Soft Rock, Hard Rock, Punk, Metal, Southern Rock, Americana, Pop and everything in between. The first 2 hours are called New Driven Cruise and we feature the softer stuff there. The second two hours is called New Driven Torqued and the harder stuff is featured there.
2.2 RADIO PROMOTERS
BlueGrass Valley Records
John Mathis
info@bluegrassvalleyrecords.com
www.bluegrassvalleyrecords.com
If you're a bluegrass artist looking for radio service send us an e-mail.
Bryan Farrish Radio Promotion
1828 Broadway, 2nd Fl. Santa Monica, CA 90404
PH: 310-998-8305 FX: 310-998-8323
Bryan
airplay@radio-media.com
www.radio-media.com
Indie airplay promotion to commercial, commercial specialty and college radio stations in the U.S. and Canada.
Grit PR & Promotion, LLC
4207 SE Woodstock Bl. #269, Portland, OR 97206
info@gritpr.com
www.gritpr.com
We offer the perfect blend of traditional and web based publicity and promotion services, completely customized to your needs. Grit works with all genres of music and represents Emmy and Latin Grammy nominees. 20+ years experience in the music industry!
Howard Rosen Promotion
521 W. Channel Islands Blvd. #15, Port Hueneme, CA 93041
PH: 805-382-2200 FX: 805-201-7816
info@howiewood.com
www.howiewood.com
Since 1985 We have been helping artists reach their goals of obtaining radio airplay, expanding their fan base, and creating awareness throughout the industry. @Howiewoodpromo
SECTION THREE: SERVICES/VENDORS/LABELS THAT WILL HELP SELL YOUR MUSIC
3.1 SERVICES - PROMOTION/PUBLICITY
MuzicNotez
Nick nick@muzicnotez.com
www.muzicnotez.com
We're an promotional service that represents musicians worldwide. We submit our talent roster to magazines, radio stations, festivals and licensing opportunities. We also promote all of our artists in our magazine.
Miles High Productions
PO Box 93157, Hollywood, CA 90093
PH: 323-806-0400 FX: 323-462-0829
mhpmanagement@mileshighproductions.com
www.mileshighproductions.com
Created to bridge the gap of companies working directly with music artists and entertainment based projects who are in need of additional marketing support. MHP also focuses on non-music ventures such as corporate brand building, cosmetics, gaming, sports and other industries. MHP's goal is to elevate your product or artist to a higher ground in an expedient timeframe by exposing them to new and existing online audiences. MHP also focuses on taking our campaigns one step further by cross-promoting all traditional methods of marketing with online opportunities for further outreach. @MilesHigh
Countdown Entertainment
110 West 26th St., New York, NY 10001-6805
PH: 212-645-3068 FX: 212-989-6459
James Citkovic
james@countdownentertainment.com
www.countdownentertainment.com
We broker intellectual properties (sell major gold & platinum recording artists music publishing catalogues and catalogues of masters). We also represent bands, groups, singers, songwriters, musicians, composers, music producers and music managers, to independent music labels, production companies and major recording labels. We provide music publishing deals, music licensing deals, film music deals, TV music deals, and record distribution, as well as non-exclusive, non-commission *personal* music consultant services to help your career.
3.2 SERVICES - LABELS, DISTRIBUTORS AND ONLINE VENDORS
El Deth Recordings
Arrison Kirby arrison@eldeth.com
www.eldeth.com
We are recording label and studio based out of Knoxville, TN. We release unique music from any genre.
Limited Fanfare
PO Box 565064, Miami, FL 33256
PH: 954-304-4395
Brian Kurtz brian@limitedfanfare.com
www.limitedfanfare.com
An independent Rock & Roll label and management company. We DO accept demos and WILL listen to everything we receive. However, due to the sheer amount of time this can take up for a small label, we will contact you ONLY if we're interested in what we hear. Please do NOT send attachments! E-mail links to DOWNLOAD your music (no MySpace or Facebook links). For physical submissions, we accept demos in CD format only.
SoCal Records
5062 Lankershim Blvd. #33, North Hollywood, CA 91601
PH: 323-546-9764
Byron Blocker info@socalrecords.com
www.SoCalRecords.com
Brings independent artists, musicians and producers together to write/record/place original music for Film/TV. Always accepting submissions.
Catapult Music Distribution
www.catapultdistribution.com
We distribute music CDs, albums and other audio content into the top digital music stores such as iTunes, AmazonMP3, Rhapsody, eMusic, Napster, Zune and many more. Once albums begin appearing in the music stores and customers make purchases of the content, we then report the downloads and make payments to the artist or label. All submission and managing of albums and music is done via an artist's or label's dashboard once a free account has been created. We charge a one-time setup fee of $25 for each album submitted for digital distribution ($9 for singles or ringtones). After that, we pay you 91% of the royalties received from the respective music store. There are no hidden fees.
Big Barn Records
PO Box 344, Freedom, NH 03836
Chris Rhoda
badlandsbassist@gmail.com
www.bigbarnrecords.com
We offer decades of experience with all aspects of the music process, from production and recording to distribution and promotion. BBR wants the best of all genres, and we mean ALL genres. Our appreciation for good music knows no bounds. We are currently reviewing submissions from musicians and bands in New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine. To submit your music, send us an e-mail and please be patient.
Fandalism Distribution
fandalism.com/distro
This is the cheapest & easiest way to get your music into the biggest stores, period.
SECTION FOUR: SITES WHERE YOU CAN UPLOAD YOUR BAND'S MP3s
OR VIDEOS
Fandalism
www.fandalism.com
Use Fandalism to show your performances and meet other musicians.
Chartburst
www.chartburst.com
Connects unsigned musicians with major record labels for deal consideration and feedback. We're also the number one place for serious music fans to find the newest talent, vote it up our charts and influence the future of the music biz! If you've got the talent, let Chartburst put your music in front of A&R (talent scouts) at the world's biggest record labels. Who knows where it could take you ...
Musicload
T-Online-Allee 1, D-64295 Darmstadt, Germany
hotline@musicload.de
www.musicload.de
German MP3 download service.
Instabuck
www.instabuck.com/music
Upload your music, get paid instantly without commissions. Fans no longer pay to have your music. They just want to support you. We believe that this is extremely important and that's why you will never charged commissions based on your earnings. In addition to that, you can actually have our service for free until you make some money from it.
Audioboo
10A Maltings Pl. 169 Tower Bridge Rd. London, SE1 3LJ UK
PH: +44-207-403-6688
info@audioboo.com
www.audioboo.com
We're bringing back the power of the spoken word for the always connected age. We'd like you to share your voice with friends, colleagues and the world. Just record audio on your mobile or upload it on our website: we'll grab your location, you add a title and photo. And then you can seamlessly share audio on Facebook, Twitter and more (and, of course, on Audioboo).
JukeBoxAlive
311 Montford Ave. Asheville, NC 28801
PH: 828-232-0016
Will Cumberland cumberland@jukeboxalive.com
jukeboxalive.com
Our Advanced Jukebox Player protects your music from being digitally downloaded, yet allows fans to hear your music online. This creates exciting possibilities for you to present yourself to new audiences without being ripped off.
SECTION FIVE: SOCIAL NETWORKS AND ONLINE COMMUNITIES
See.Me
see.me
An online creative community. Joining requires completing just a few simple steps to create a portfolio. Your portfolio will enable you to share your work and to connect with other creatives within the See.Me community. Our mission is to give artists the exposure we feel they deserve, and so we're constantly featuring amazing work on our homepage and in our newsletter.
WhoTune
www.whotune.com
Allows unsigned artists to reach a true global audience without the need for a major record deal. It allows you exposure to & collaborations with musicians in different countries & from different cultures.
SECTION SIX: HELPFUL TOOLS AND RESOURCES FOR YOUR BAND
6.1 RESOURCES - GENERAL
Fundervine
105 Clifton Dr. Blackpool, Lancashire, FY4 1RS UK
office@fundervine.com
www.fundervine.com
We provide the perfect platform for music and film related projects to come to fruition in an interactive and ethical way. If you need funding to make an album, film a gig, create a short film, organise a premiere or any music or film project then fundervine are here to help. There are lots of ways to raise the funds for your project and as well as your core group of family, friends and fans we provide the social tools for you to market your project and ensure a successful outcome.
MUBUTV (Music Business Television)
www.mubutv.com
We are currently seeking artists and bands for our "MUBUTV Featured Artist Series," which showcases and
spotlights videos from new and up-and-coming artists in every genre from around the world. Artists and bands looking to submit their videos for consideration can submit by visiting our website and clicking CONTACT - SUBMIT YOUR VIDEO.
Peerless Mastering
1085 Commonwealth Ave. #322, Boston, MA 02215
PH: 617-527-2200
info@peerlessmastering.com
www.peerlessmastering.com
Dedicated to providing the highest quality restoration. We offer the highest quality stereo and 5.1 pre-mastering, CD, CD Enhanced, and DVD-A authoring and full audio restoration. Our staff is exceptional at giving our clients the best quality and service, guiding them through the final phase of their sonic process with ease and expertise. We are uniquely equipped to provide the highest quality mastering available anywhere. We have the expertise, equipment, and skills to achieve the full sound potential of your album. As more and more artists are choosing to record in project and home studios, high-quality professional mastering in an acoustically accurate room has never been more important. Working at Peerless' state-of-the-art studios with our highly trained engineers, you can realize your sonic vision and make your recording sound as full, warm, punchy, and clear as possible. We will guide you through every step of this final phase of your project, and you will be truly amazed when you hear how incredible your music can sound. @PeerlessMaster
Festival Network Online
www.festivalnet.com
There's nothing like a live performance! FNO lists more than 7,000 events throughout the U.S. and Canada seeking performers, from local & regional to national & international. @_festivalnet Search by 22 different music genres, event attendance, zip code radius & more. Plug in festival dates with club dates.
6.2 RESOURCES - EDUCATIONAL
The Indie Mechanics Show
www.indiemechanics.com
Hosts Keith Mohr, president of Indieheaven and Sue Ross-Mohr, president of "The Inner Vision" are the dynamic duo known as "The Indie Mechanics." Keith and Sue share their years of experience in the pits, helping independent Christian artists, musicians and songwriters navigate the highways and byways of the music industry.
Music 3.0
Bobby Owsinski
polymedia@bobbyowsinski.com
music3point0.blogspot.com
Music industry-oriented blog dedicated to helping artists, bands and musicians learn about the current state of business with a emphasis on social media.
The Big Picture
Bobby Owsinski
polymedia@bobbyowsinski.com
music3point0.blogspot.com
Production-oriented blog where I discuss everything you ever wanted to know about recording and music production. A popular feature is the breakdown and analysis of isolated tracks of popular songs.
Daylle Deanna Schwartz
Music Marketing Manifesto Blog
John Oszajca
john@musicmarketingmanifesto.com
www.MusicMarketingManifesto.com
Advanced strategies, secrets, tactics and tips on selling your music online. @JohnOszajca
6.3 RESOURCES - TOOLS
BandPage
334 Brannan St., San Francisco, CA 94107
info@bandpage.com
www.bandpage.com
The #1 app on Facebook. BandPage is the solution for bands and artists across all genres to connect directly with their fans.
FingerPop
3131 N. Franklin St., Indianapolis, IN 46226
PH: 317-228-2200
Harold Taulbee
info@fingerpop.com
www.fingerpop.com
Looking for new record sleeves, special mailing boxes for vinyl records, record cleaner, CD or record supplies of all types, Audio-technica turntables, headphones or...just want to take a peek at the latest retro-looking record players, radios, or jukeboxes from the old/new CROSLEY RADIO Company? We have it all! record & CD players and turntables, record cabinets & stands, headphones, jukeboxes for CDs, radios and CD & DVD supplies
MyNewsletterBuilder
comments@mynewsletterbuilder.com
www.mynewsletterbuilder.com
A user-friendly, feature-rich, online newsletter management program for novices and professionals alike.
6.4 RESOURCES - AUDIO
DIAMONDISC AUDIO - "Where Audio Meets Art"
204 Still Water Cir. Nashville, TN 37221
PH: 615-662-6870
Doug Diamond
doug@diamondiscaudio.com
www.diamondiscaudio.com
A full-service multimedia company specializing in Audio and CD Mastering services as well as Stereo Mixing, CD/DVD Duplication and Replication, Video Editing, DVD & Blu-ray Authoring, Graphic Design, Website Design, Music Supervision, Composing, Publishing and more. We are dedicated to providing top-quality creative services, excellent customer care, and affordable prices to independent artists and small businesses. Let us help you put those finishing touches on your final mixes in the all-important Mastering stage. You're going to want your project to be equivalent to those found in record stores when it comes to Volume Level, EQ, Compression, etc. - that's where we come in!
Premier Audio Mastering
Nashville, TN
PH: 813-362-2089 FX: 813-362-2089
Brainard ads@premieraudiomastering.com
www.premieraudiomastering.com
Online audio mastering studio. Experienced engineers apply the final touch to your sound.
6.5 RESOURCES - ORGANIZATIONS
Rights Management Associates
45 Broadway #2230, New York, NY 10006
PH: 646-736-2394 FX: 646-225-5233
info@rightsmgmt.org
www.rightsmgmt.org
An independent music publishing company that specializes in the global administration and management of copyrights for songwriters and composers. Rights Management provides an accurate, transparent and personalized approach to music publishing administration. We provide clients all the incentives and infrastructure of a large publishing company while working closely with our clients to assist with the development of their careers.
SECTION SEVEN: THIS MONTH'S ARTICLE
How to Get Your Music Played on Internet Radio
by Chris Robley, The DIY Musician
© 2013 All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission
Let's be honest; as a DIY musician you're probably not going to get sudden and sustained airplay on the giant terrestrial radio stations. You simply don't have the budget for the kind of radio campaign where every DJ in the country starts spinning your single in a short period of time.
So put aside your dreams of breaking into the top of the charts overnight and get used to the idea of building your career at a more measured pace! How?
Running your own radio promotion campaign
Non-traditional forms of radio (satellite, internet, and podcasts) are huge these days. Many of the popular music streaming sites like Pandora have even made the jump from the internet into people's mobile devices and cars.
The good news is that getting significant play on these new types of radio formats is a far easier task than the commercial campaigns of yesteryear. The obvious trade-off is that you have to do a little more research, as each individual station/program/podcast will have their own submission guidelines.
But the best part is, they actually want artists to submit their music, so you have a real opportunity to form close and lasting relationships with DJs and program directors. Sounds like the beginnings of a sustainable music career to me!
How do I find internet radio stations that will play my music?
It's important to point out that almost EVERY radio station is an internet radio station nowadays. Even terrestrial stations that broadcast via the old fashioned airwaves are streaming online. But what you want to find are the smaller, niche stations (either exclusively online or indie-focused/community terrestrial stations) that play YOUR kind of music.
Here's a few places to start:
* Submit your music to Pandora.
* Listen to Live365 or SiriusXM show (Sirius does both satellite and internet radio).
* Check out the
Indie Bible for a large list of popular internet radio stations worldwide.
* Browse through the hundreds of stations (categorized by genre) in your iTunes player's radio section and make note of the ones that'd fit your music.
* Look through the music podcasts in the podcast section of the iTunes Store. (Podcasts aren't technically the same thing as internet radio, but hey - we're not splitting hairs here, are we?)
[Just so there is no confusion, iTunes does not produce the podcasts or internet radio stations that show up in their directory, but merely provide the directory to bring many stations and podcasts together in one place. Locate the shows that are right for your music and then hunt down their submission guidelines individually online.]
Now for the hard part: the personal touch
Here's the part of the job that's a little bit of work - but ultimately rewarding: you're going to have to check out the submission guidelines for each of these stations/radio shows individually; do your research; Google!; follow the blogs and Twitter feeds of your favorite DJs; introduce yourself (but in a non-annoying and non-demanding way); then send them your music, of course.
Yes, it's more work than blanketing hundreds of stations at once with a generic press package. Yes, it takes time. Yes, it'd be easier to just pay a professional radio promoter tens of thousands of dollars to do the work for you. But c'mon - do you have tens of thousands of dollars? If you approach 200 DJs and 20 of them end up playing your music on their shows, you may've won 20 new supporters not just for one song, or one album, but for life!
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As marketing coordinator for CD Baby and BookBaby (distributors of independent music and books) I also manage/edit the DIY Musician Blog which sees over 100k unique visits per month, as well as the new BookBaby Blog. For more tips on DIY radio promotion,
click here to download our free guide.
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