The Definitive Guide to Deciding Where to Submit Your Music
If you’re submitting music to licensing opportunities, labels, press, venues, etc., this guide can help you decide what’s worth the effort!
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How to Get Blog Coverage for Your Band’s New Release
We’re happy to present our thorough guide for how to get your press pitch accepted by more blogs to review your new album.
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Are You Making a Record No One Will Hear?
Here are five common mistakes that artists releasing music often fall prey to, hindering their chances of gaining a new audience with a new release.
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What Music Journalists Definitely DO NOT Want to Read in Your Press Release
Not another vanilla headline with formulaic publicity writing… Here’s how to beat the odds and get to the top of a journalist’s pile with your music.
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4 Reasons Why You Should Focus on Small Music Blogs… Not Big Ones
Everyone wants major press placements. I get it. There’s a lot of clout that comes with a feature on Alternative Press, Stereogum, Consequence of Sound, etc. However, in their quest to shoot straight to the top, emerging bands are missing a vital component to career growth: small, indie blogs. There are a lot of reasons…
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4 Ways to Tell You’re Ready to Hire a Publicist
When you’re itching to get your music out there in front of bigger audiences, it can seem like there’s no better time than the present to hire a publicist and really invest in your band. Before you make the leap, be sure to review these four essential checklist items to know whether now is the…
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What Music Journalists Want Musicians to Know
If you’ve been doing this music thing for more than a minute, you’ve probably met a few music journalists along the way or have a shortlist of writers with whom you’d love to work. You also probably have a general idea about what they do and what they expect. But there are a few things…
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Looking Beyond Local: Taking Your Band to the Next Level
It’s a new year and among all the many resolutions you and your artistic family are bound to be pursuing, perhaps 2017 is the year your band finally decides it’s ready to take your presence to a level beyond that of your local, hometown scene. The question that immediately follows, of course, is, “Okay, but how?”…
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The Art of the Pitch: Get Press for Your Band with a Concise, Compelling Story
From laying the foundation with strong relationships, to doing the tedious research, there are a number of moving parts that go into securing a feature on your music, all of which fall second to what really does the trick: the pitch. This article is for those of you who are looking to get into music…
