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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2. SITES/PUBLICATIONS WHERE YOU CAN GET YOUR MUSIC REVIEWED
ReadJunk.com
407 Regency Ct. Middletown, NY 10940
PH: 845-313-2516
Bryan Kremkau bryan@readjunk.com
www.readjunk.com
Entertainment website that features news, reviews, interviews, articles and more!
Digital Muze Magazine
Brandon Lynn Shane
brandon@digitalmuze.com
www.digitalmuze.com
Do you have what it takes? Want to appear in Digital Muze Magazine? Check out our submission page and send us your information.
Voltcase
VM info@voltcase.co.uk
www.voltcase.co.uk
An online alternative culture magazine focusing on the Punk, Metal, Goth & Alternative scenes.
Nightwaves
Gary Flanagan
muzikman84@hotmail.com
nightwaveswebsite.tripod.com
The main focus of Nightwaves is underground Electronic music. We are NOT really interested in DJ based styles (Breaks, Drum and Bass, Trip Hop, Trance etc). We have more of an interest in Minimal, Darkwave, Synthpop, New Wave, Experimental, Electro, Ambient, Industrial etc. We really like giving coverage to unknown artists who work away in their bedroom studios.
Montgomery Guns Productions
14131 SE 86 Ter. Inglis, FL 34449
PH: 352-447-2560
Troy "Gun" Montgomery
troygun@montgomerygunproductions.com
www.montgomerygunproductions.com
Any Artist who wants to send us material to review can do so by using Sonicbids.com via an (EPK) Electronic Press Kit or mail us a press kit.
Clown Magazine
Suite 3, Rosden House, 372, Old Street, London EC1V 9AU England
office@clownmagazine.co.uk
www.clownmagazine.co.uk
Thanks to all the folks you have contacted us and to those in the industry for sending music material for reviews, we say keep it coming!
Luv Grooves Radio & Magazine
Gregory E. Williams
luvgrooves@yahoo.co.jp
www.luvgrooves.com
In addition to us having a popular internet radio station, we have the only entirely bilingual publication in Japan aimed exclusively at showcasing independent R&B, Hip Hop, and Gospel artists.
We have a current circulation of 20,000 copies, of which each issue is either mailed to, or directly handed to readers. To further maximize the exposure of the artists that we feature, our magazine is absolutely free to our readers, and our services emphasize on assisting artists in both building, and solidifying a Japanese fan base by eliminating the language barrier. Services that we offer are...
1.) Artists receive a bilingual artists page (if they do not have an existing site),
or we'll provide a one page Japanese translation for their existing site
2.) We'll provide translation for CD/DVD inserts
3.) We'll mail out artists promo CD's/singles out with our magazine, guaranteeing
that their music gets in the hands of people
4.) We'll provide translation for any Japanese correspondence in which the
artists receives from Japan
5.) We'll showcase the artists via our radio station and mini-broadcast via our
website.
3. RADIO SHOWS THAT WILL PLAY YOUR MUSIC
Girls Rock Radio
PH: 608-831-0769
Tom (djMot)
mot@girlsrockradio.com
www.girlsrockradio.com
We feature contemporary Pop, Rock, and Alternative music performed by women artists - whether all-girl or girl-fronted.
Nor Cal Local Roots
JP
NorCal@LocalRootsRadio.com
www.myspace.com/NorCalLocalRoots
Features all indie and unsigned artists! If you are from the Nor Cal area and want your music broadcast world wide then you need to hit us up! We also love having bands LIVE in studio to chat and/or play acoustic sets!
World Wide Bluegrass!
PO Box 95, Marathon, OH 45145
Gracie
gracie@worldwidebluegrass.com
www.worldwidebluegrass.com
Featuring the best Bluegrass music on Earth. Bluegrass radio with live Bluegrass shows and interviews. We are still spinnin' tons of Bluegrass indies!
MohawkRadio
10862 Coronel Rd. Ste. B, Santa Ana, CA 92705
Rich Zaydel
richz@mohawkradio.com
www.MohawkRadio.com
Punk, Psychobilly, Hardcore and Alternative music community. New and unsigned Bands.
You Rock Radio
8539 W. Sanna St., Peoria, AZ 85345
PH: 623-266-0309
YouRock@YouRockRadio.com
www.YouRockRadio.com
We accept Rap, Hip Hop, Rock, Metal, Gospel, Country, Acoustic, Folk and Electronica. Your music will appear on shows with similar music styles. There is a theme style for every episode. Other shows coming on the radio station may have different requirements and may be genre specific. If you are in a "band", we can only have one of you as guest host. We will need (3) high quality songs for the show from a guest co-host.
Da Nexx 2 Blow Video Show
3027 N. Talbott St., Indianapolis, IN 46205
PH: 317-332-0952
Mr. Bound mrbound1@yahoo.com
www.warbound.tv
Hip Hop independence on a national level.
SongVault.fm
2788 Loker Ave. Carlsbad, CA 92008
PH: 760-438-9555 X111
Paul John paul@songvault.fm
www.songvault.fm
A music community qualification website that promotes and markets the "Best of the Best" music of independent artists on our radio stations.
Pure Play Music
Cavell House, Stannard Place, St. Crispins Rd. Norwich, NR3 1YE UK
PH: 01603821057
Roschan Thompson rosch@pureplaymusic.com
www.pureplaymusic.com
Europe's leading internet radio station playing only the very best music from new, unsigned and emerging artists worldwide.
Rockstar Ate My Hamster!
Strille Starfighter
rockstar.ate.my.hamster@gmail.com
www.rockstar-ate-my-hamster.com
Underground internet radio for the rocker, the punker and the metal-dude.
New Artist Radio
PH: 801-796-0504 FX: 801-796-0504
tmc@newartistradio.net
www.newartistradio.net
We are the only station that can guarantee airplay for all genres of music! A FREE service offered to any band or independent artist that would like to get airplay worldwide. We feature 6,887 on-demand streams & 13 radio shows.
Country Club Radio Show - Radio Ara
2 rue de la Boucherie, L-1247, Luxembourg
Willie Jervis
radioaracountryshow@yahoo.com
www.ara.lu
We're seeking new music to play on our show. I'm seeking Country, Bluegrass, American Native music and Folk.
Artists can mail their CD and press kit to the above address.
Moozikoo Radio
PO Box 50322, Nashville, TN 37205-0322
Anthony Bates anthony@moozikoo.com
www.moozikooradio.com
Our goal is to bring you the best music from today's independent artists. We focus on music in the Americana, Alt. Rock, Bluegrass, Blues, and Alt. Country genres.
eoRadio
PH: 303-808-8140
Ryan Smith webmaster@eoradio.com
http://www.eoradio.com
The best free music from unsigned artists from around the globe. We require all artists to register online and sign a release form before submitting. Visit online for details.
4. SERVICES/VENDORS/LABELS THAT WILL HELP SELL YOUR MUSIC
Montgomery Guns Productions
14131 SE 86 Ter. Inglis, FL 34449
PH: 352-447-2560
Troy "Gun" Montgomery
troygun@montgomerygunproductions.com
www.montgomerygunproductions.com
We have produced music and artists that have achieved world-wide recognition. From songwriting and publishing to artist development and representation, let Montgomery Gun Productions take you to the next level. We look forward to serving your needs in the music industry.
Katcall PR
PO Box 44145, 6508 E Hastings St, Burnaby, BC V5B 4Y2
Kat B. info@katcallpr.com
www.katcallpr.com
Freelance Rock music publicist available to assist labels and indie musicians from Europe, the US and Canada with press/publicity; including tour publicity, CD releases, media relations and more.
New Experience Records
PO Box 683, Lima, OH 45802
PH: 419-371-5334
James Milligan just_chilling_2004@yahoo.com
www.newexperiencerecords.com
We are a Hip Hop and R&B record label, studio production company, music publisher and management firm.
NuGlory
8 Lyric Ave. East Longmeadow, MA 01028
PH: 413-730-9991
Brian nulabel@yahoo.com
myspace.com/nuglory
We are looking for active Christian Rock bands to add to our line up. Bands that tour, make CDs and have a strong internet presence. If you feel you meet these requirements and are interested in working with NuGlory please inquire.
The 78th Group
4329 S. 109th East Ave. #206 Tulsa, OK 74146
PH: 918-260-7520
Scott Atkins scott.atkins@the78thgroup.com
www.the78thgroup.com
We offer audio production, event management and a variety of promotional services.
Volume Overdose Records
126 Franklin Rd. Cherrybrook 2126, Sydney, NSW Australia
CJ Thomson volumeoverdose@gmail.com
www.volumeoverdose.com
We mainly love to hear from Progressive bands but we are open to any Rock/Punk/Metal bands out there. We also do album design and run a studio as well.
Shrunken Head Records
PO Box 27010, Lakeport PO, 600 Ontario St., St. Catharines, ON L2N 7P8
James MacEachern contact@shrunkenheadrecords.ca
www.shrunkenheadrecords.ca
Even though we specialize primarily in Rock and Metal artists, you'll find excellent music from virtually every genre on our website. After all, great music is great music!
ArtFRONT Presentations
1112 Liberty St. Chattanooga, TN 37405
PH: 423-756-4827
Robin Merritt Music@ArtFRONT.com
www.ArtFRONT.com
Produces the ArtFRONT Concert Series. Content provider for press and radio. Promoter/publicist.
MEI Records
PO Box 1661, Mineola, NY 11501-0904
www.meirecords.com
MEI is not your "business as usual" company. Everyone involved in the company has earned their ride through hard work as either an artist or as a professional in their field. The label is not focused on the current "trends" or "standard practices" that other companies follow.
Hear Me Out
Jeff Toms
mainstpl@hotmail.com
www.hear-me-out.net
Bringing musicians and artists an honest platform in order to be heard the world over!
IndieRhythm.com
160 Aztec Way SE. Acworth, GA 30102
sales@IndieRhythm.com
www.indierhythm.com
A CD megastore that is dedicated solely to independent music and the artists that create this music. We've got room for all styles, genres and categories!
MusicSUBMIT
650 Pennsylvania #25, Miami Beach, FL 33139
PH: 888-476-8745 FX: 303-444-9122
Michael
support@musicsubmit.com
www.MusicSUBMIT.com
Promotes your music to the decision makers at Internet radio stations, music blogs, online music magazines and more, AND we give you a full report of everything we do for you!
https://indiespotifybible.com
Nina Denny Public Relations
PO Box 1248, Ogdensburg, NY 13669
PH: 315-323-1058 FX: 877-349-0225
Nina
ndenny@ninadenny.com
www.ninadenny.com
PR with a personal touch, affordable rates and music expertise.
indie911
PH: 310-943-7164
Gregg Allen
gregg@indie911.com
www.indie911.com/aflp
One of the entertainment industry?s leading independent music resources for music licensing for TV, films, video games and other new media. The mission of indie911?s licensing program is to offer a cost effective solution with the highest quality service for those who license and create music.
5. SITES WHERE YOU CAN UPLOAD YOUR BAND'S MP3s
OR VIDEOS
MP3 Downloads at CD Baby
5925 NE 80th Ave. Portland, OR 97218-2891
PH: 503-595-3000 FX: 503-296-2370
cdbaby@cdbaby.com
www.cdbaby.com/mp3
We've sold over $600,000 in MP3 downloads in the last few months, with NO marketing or announcements at all. That already puts CD Baby ahead of Emusic, Yahoo Music, Sony Connect, Verizon, MSN Music, Snocap and every company except iTunes, Rhapsody and Napster.
MyBandsMusic
290 Merrill Rd. Pittsfield, MA 01201
PH: 413-236-9800 x105
Keith Hannaleck
khannaleck@missingbeat.com
www.mybandsmusic.com
An on-line store and meeting place built for the independent artist. The site allows new artists to launch a profile and bio page including paid and free music downloads or sales of their CDs. The fans can also create their own profile and provide feedback to the artists on the site. Thousands of new downloads are available to the fan interested in the newest music across every genre.
The BandMates Network
Danny
danny99@sympatico.ca
www.bandmatesnetwork.com
Get exposure! Get advice! Get discovered! Sell your CDs! Protect your work! Find bandmates!
MyMusicStream
Andrew Drake
andrew.drake@mymusicstream.com
www.mymusicstream.com
Streaming internet radio and music video site for bands, solo artists and music fans!
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.
6. HELPFUL RESOURCES FOR YOUR BAND
LicenseQuote.com
19049 Janisse Ln. Lake Elsinore, CA 92530
PH: 951-678-5725
Michael Borges contact@licensequote.com
www.licensequote.com
Provides music licensing solutions for independent artists, labels and music publishers. It enbables publishers to license their songs, recordings and related assets directly from their own websites.
Indie Artist Assistant
233 E. Magnolia Ave. Auburn, AL 36830
PH: 888-292-0847
Rob Slocumb rob@indieartistassistant.com
www.indieartistassistant.com
Your personal office manager created for today's DIY artist. Let us handle your daily workload so you can perfect your craft. The concept is simple: 1.choose a package that fits your work load. 2. Sign up with Indie Artist Assistant. 3. Hand all those "TO DO" items over. There is nothing Indie Artist Assistant will not do for their clients.
Indie Music Biz Secrets Blog
Tom "Drummer" Likes
teedle@bresnan.net
www.musicbizsecrets.com/blog
Dedicated to helping you promote your music.
Toronto Music Scene
1-857 Bloor St. W., Toronto, ON M6G 1M3
TJ Liebgott
tj@torontomusicscene.ca
www.torontomusicscene.ca
Interviews, reviews, live show listings and other music news in Toronto.
The 5000 Music Group
PH: 402-327-9659
Chris McConnell
chris@the5000music.com
www.the5000music.com
A new kind of music company that offers Christian musicians and fans a variety of resources. Our site provides both filtering and marketing of music. Our mission is to see that promising Christian artists are not lost in a sea of noise. We want to make it possible for music lovers to discover the fusion of professional and independent music found on our site.
Essential Indie Info
Lesley Dennison
tommy.locke@ntlworld.com
www.essentialindieinfo.com
Gives an idiot-proof guide to getting your music onto the internet, and out to the people that you want to hear it. It will not make you rich or famous, but it will save you TIME and MONEY! Compiled by Lesley Locke, this guide looks at the social networking sites, video hosting sites, and sites specifically geared towards musicians. It assesses the advantages and value for money, and steers you away from the scams!
Laudr Underground Music
1522 Granada Ave. San Diego, CA 92102
PH: 619-675-2261
Kevin Mathis kmathis@laudr.com
www.laudr.com
User submitted links to free music, broken down by genre, and ranked by community votes. Focused on non-mainstream artists.
Home Made Hit Show TV
Tony Butterworth
homemadehitshow@gmail.com
www.homemadehitshow.com
I'm looking for 2-8 minute videos of anything related to music
* You playing live (at home or at a gig)
* A music video
* A demo of some software or a technique
* A video of your studio or gear
* Show off your guitars or other musical instruments
* Demonstrate a musical technique
* Anything else music related.
IndabaMusic.com
info@indabamusic.com
www.indabamusic.com
An online networking and collaboration platform for musicians, engineers, producers, and all music professionals. Site members can connect with others in our international community and create online music projects - editing and mixing tracks recorded in different parts of the world using a custom online digital audio workstation. Join for free today to create your profile and host audio and unlimited photos.
Sounds Atlanta
PO Box 49266, Atlanta, GA 30359
PH: 404-329-9438 FX: 404-325-8401
Bill Tullis SoundsAtlanta@aol.com
http://soundsatlanta.com
Studio & remote recording - mastering.
Jakprints
3133 Chester Ave. Cleveland, OH 44114
PH: 216-622-6360 FX: 216-622-6361
www.jakprints.com
We continually strive to help each and every customer big or small, to expand and promote their passion with the highest quality service and merchandise.
MyNewsletterBuilder
comments@mynewsletterbuilder.com
www.mynewsletterbuilder.com
A user-friendly, feature-rich, online newsletter management program for novices and professionals alike.
ABC Pictures
1867 E. Florida St., Springfield, MO 65803-4583
PH: 888-526-5336
www.abcpictures.com
Quality publicity picture reproduction, posters, 8x10's, headshots & composites for the entertainment industry
Rock-n-Roll Web Design and Hosting
PO Box 1922, Salisbury, MD 21802
PH: 410-835-8895
Audra info@rock-n-roll-design.com
www.rock-n-roll-design.com
We offer powerful hosting tools that give you complete control over all content on your site.
nobucks dot net
945 S. Glaspie St., Oxford, MI 48371
PH: 877-662-8257
www.nobucks.net
Our goal is to provide you with fast service and error-free duplications. Don't let our low prices fool you. We're able to keep our overhead low so we can get you the high quality you want at a price you can afford.
CDstands.com
30 Compton Way, Hamilton Sq. NJ 08690
PH: 609-689-1711
Scott Clark
info@cdreview.com
www.cdstands.com
We manufacture our own line of CD boxes for artists to sell their music at shows or in stores.
Bandit A&R Newsletter
68-70 Lugley St., Newport, PO30 5ET UK
PH: +44-1983-524110
John
bandit@banditnewsletter.com
http://www.banditnewsletter.com
Helping ambitious bands target their demos to labels, publishers etc.
RiPPYFeST
PO Box 1964, Salt Lake City, UT 84110-1964
PH: 801-487-7302
Lisa
info@rippyfest.com
www.rippyfest.com
Bands compete for visitor's votes in hopes of being named RiPPYFeST's best.
Crystal Clear Disc and Tape
10486 Brockwood Rd. Dallas, TX 75238
PH: 800-880-0073 FX: 214-349-3819
6520 Platt Ave. #729, West Hills, CA 91307-3218
Jim jim@crystalclearsound.com
http://www.crystalclearcds.com
Need CDs? For over 30 years, thousands of artists across the country have trusted Crystal Clear to take their Audio CD duplication, DVD replication and cassette tape manufacturing projects from concept to finished product. We can do it all - from full-color art design and digital mastering and editing to professional "retail-ready" duplication and packaging. 1000 CDs for $999. 1000 Promo CD Pack for $599. 1000 DVDs for $1499!
Rock Star Promotions
PO Box 5867, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33310
PH: 954-739-9205 FX: 801-740-6554
Aaron Schimmel
servicedesk@rockstarpromos.com
www.rockstarpromos.com
Dedicated to helping everyone live like a rock star, even if you can't play a note!
Seatthole Shirts
PO Box 3137, Bellingham, WA 98227
PH: 360-733-2154
Django Bohren
info@seatthole.com
www.seatthole.com
High-quality custom t-shirt screen printing and Rock n' Roll promotional items for your high-, medium-, low- or no-budget project.
MVD Distribution
422 Business Ctr. H-840 N. Circle Dr. Oaks, PA 19456
PH: 610-650-8200 FX: 610-650-9102
http://www.mvdb2b.com
A one-stop for music DVDs, carrying the best selection of the format in the world. We execute the physical fulfillment of our products servicing major chains, distributors, one-stops, online & independent retailers.
7. TWO METHODS FOR FINDING GIGS (A Scientific Study)
by David Wimble, The Indie Venue Bible
? 2008 All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission
It's a common occurrence for any service that solicits music in this business. Radio show hosts, music reviewers and certainly club owners, are all bombarded by artists that have no business contacting them in the first place.
As a music service, you state specifics in your submission details. It's a simple courtesy to let people know which styles you are interested in, and at the same time, informs artists that play other styles that your service is not one that can help them out. You're politely telling them to move on.
For example, the submission policy on a FOLK music review website may read like this. "Please only send me Folk music. Do NOT send any other music other than Folk. When I say Folk, I'm talking Peter, Paul and Mary. I am not secretly looking for other styles of music. I only want Folk because that's the kind of music I like to review. I do not want to be converted. I don't like to review any other type of music. Other styles of music make me ill, so please make sure that you send only Folk music. DEAR GOD IN HEAVEN....DO NOT SEND ANY OTHER STYLES OF MUSIC!!! Please, don't do it! I have a gun to my head! I swear, I'll blow my brains out if your CD is not FOLK! I'm begging you with all available mercy...please do NOT send anything but FOLK music! That's FOLK....... F....... O....... L.......K........FOLK!!"
What's the first CD this music editor digs out of his PO Box on Monday morning? You guessed it....PUNK. The next one in the pile. HIP HOP. Then, some NEW AGE, a few ROCK and METAL CDs....some COMEDY.... and so it goes all through the stack until, right near the bottom, yes....a FOLK CD!
He hands the rest of the unusable stack to Doreen the postal clerk (who sells them on E-bay) and then heads off to work.
Why artists do this is a mystery. Is it laziness? Is it fear? Is it arrogance, thinking that their music is so great that no matter who listens to it, they'll love it?
THE STUDY
I recently did a tele-seminar with booking guru Jeri Goldstein. We had people send in questions before the seminar and Jeri was going to do her best to respond to them. One musician asked what percent of return he could expect if he sent out a mass e-mailing to 1000 venues.
Thank you my friend. I couldn't have formed a better question myself to lead into the two methods of landing gigs that I'm about to examine. "Time Saving" versus "Time Consuming."
Let's look at these two methods closer.
STUDY - METHOD ONE (TIME SAVING)
Malcolm is in a Rock band. He knows a little bit about statistics, and knows that the more
e-mails he sends out, the more responses he's likely to get. So, he sends 1000 e-mails to venues in his region in order to land some gigs.
He's a thinker, so he's probably put some thought into his e-mail. Having received many in my years publishing The Indie Bible, I'm sure his request goes something like this...
"hi, were a really good band want us to play we rock! www.myspace.com/lazy_a_s_s"
Malcom's smart. He knows that using caps is a real time-waster. Same with punctuation. Who pays attention to that stuff?
So, out they go. 1000 e-mails. And the excitement builds.
Malcolm wonders "will I get a 10% return...that's a hundred?" "Maybe more....once they listen to our tunes, maybe 15 - 20%....that's 150 or maybe 200." "Hmmm, we can't do that many gigs, so we'll have to get rid of some....first come first serve?" "Sorry buddy, you snooze, you lose." "Hey, how about free drinks?" ...
Weeks go by and there's no response? "What's going on? Did all those e-mails get caught in a spam filter or something? Maybe that stupid server broke down? Check the MySpace page...nope....nothing? Oh, hold on, here's a message.
"Sure, whatever...come by"
As you've probably guessed, it's from a booker that runs a dump that no one that's ever seen it would play at.
The fact is, other than that one questionable booker getting back, every other e-mail has been deleted upon receipt!
METHOD ONE - RESULTS
1. it is totally useless!
2. it has never worked and never will work!
3. it is a waste of the infinitesimal effort you have put into your project!
4. you may as well take your dog for a walk!
5. you're wasting my time!
6. why are you torturing me!
STUDY - METHOD TWO (TIME CONSUMING)
Janet is in a Jazz band. She wants to tour throughout Ohio. She opens the copy of The Indie Venue Bible she bought for the North Central US and scrolls down to Ohio.
It looks like every possible venue is listed in Ohio...but she thinks to herself "do they ALL feature Jazz bands?"
Then she notices that there is a brightly and uniquely colored tag for the JAZZ genre that is placed beside all venues that welcome Jazz musicians. She thinks...."hmmm.....it might be a good idea for me to just contact the venues WITH the JAZZ tag and NOT contact the venues that have other tags like ROCK or SOUL . I think that's what I'll do. I'll contact the venues that actually feature JAZZ artists. Yes, as I think this through, it's starting to make a lot more sense. That's what I'm going to do!"
Janet notices that there is a club in Columbus with the bright blue JAZZ tag beside it. She clicks on the website and goes to their submission page. "Heck, this is super time consuming" she thinks to herself. "I've spent 15 freaking seconds trying to land this gig so far. Oh, now I have to read this submission garbage. Geez, now I have to send in my EPK. That's another 20 seconds I'll never get back. Actually, while I'm here, I may as well check to see what the contact's name is. Ah, it's Mary. I'll mention that when I send in my EPK. And I do like the look of the place. I'll mention that too. And I recognize some of the bands that have played there. There's a lot of similarities between my music and theirs. I'll mention that too. Well, there goes half the day."
Then a few minutes later...
"You know what. I just spent 5 minutes at that last place. Let's see if I can make up for that enormous amount of time and speed things up here. Ah, here's another venue with the brightly colored JAZZ tag. Click. Here we go again. The booking page. You want me to phone you? Oh brother. What's this jerk's name? Brian. Hey, not a bad looking place. Seats 100. Sweet. I'll dial him up. Hey the Jimmy Mandrake Trio played there. I know them. I'll mention that. Hi, could I speak to Brian please? Hi Brian, my name is Janet Smith and I'm ..."
Another 3 minutes she'll never get back.
Janet continues on for the rest of the afternoon. She discovers that not all venues like to be contacted the same way. Some ask that she snail mail her press kit and a demo. Others ask for an e-mail with an intro. Some prefer an EPK. Others request a phone call. Some even ask for an
e-mail with a link to her music.
"I only got to about 25 places today" she thinks to herself. My friend Malcolm contacted 1000 venues and it only took him a few seconds. How can I compete with that kind of madness?"
A couple of weeks go by and Janet has landed a load of gigs for her and the band. "Wow, this Indie Venue Bible is incredible!" she thinks to herself. "What a simple concept. First, only contact the venues that feature my style of music. And then second, take the time to find out a little about each venue before I contact them. Thank you Indie Venue Bible for blowing my mind!"
METHOD TWO - RESULTS
1. by contacting only venues that feature your style of music, you will experience a new freedom
2. every time you check the submission details, a venue owner weeps with gratitude
3. by finding out a bit about the venue, you are creating a better world
4. it will get you gigs
5. you will be happy (not sad like Malcolm)
CONCLUSION
The numbers speak for themselves. The drawback for people like Malcolm is that METHOD TWO takes a bit of time and effort. To avoid this necessary effort, he'll continue to pound his head against the wall trying to bring those numbers up.
The fact is that METHOD ONE presents the same probablility of landing a bunch of gigs as The Prince of Nigeria has of landing your bank account details. Sure, there will always be a few shows that trickle through, but if you plan on having a long and prosperous career, you may as well start off by building yourself a foundation of good habits - and begin to recognize that an effort and a sacrifice of your time is required. There is no avoiding this.
Success takes effort and sacrifice. It's a universal law.
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David Wimble is editor of The Indie Bible
www.indiebible.com - a resource that lists 9,000 magazines, radio stations and labels that can help artists gain exposure for their music, and the new Indie Venue Bible
www.indievenuebible.com - a venue directory that features 26,000 venues and 2,000 booking agents throughout the US and Canada.
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