Music Promotion, Marketing and Distribution Newsletter

November 2013

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

SECTION ONE: SITES/PUBLICATIONS WHERE YOU CAN GET YOUR MUSIC REVIEWED

GigBand Music Reviews
Claire Penfold review19@gigband.com
www.gigband.com
We are an online music review magazine that reviews bands CDs and albums. We accept submission within all different genres. We have many different reviewers in different locations. We have two different types of reviews for you to choose from. Our "Free submission" option does not guaranteed a review. It depends on whether and when our reviewers have time. It can take up to 8 months for us to get around to doing your review. The review will be listed on Gigband.com only. Our "Paid service – Fast Track – CD Distro" is 100% guaranteed and completed within 4-6 weeks. This service starts from just $25 depending on which package you choose. You can have up to 10 different reviews written by 10 different critics on 10 different websites.

TuneTraveller Music Reviews
Ron Burgess rburgess419@msn.com
tunetraveller.wordpress.com
The blog reviews and recommends select songs of indie artists in the Indie Pop genre. It also includes interviews of featured indie artists in the form of artist Q&A segments.

Metal Master Kingdom
Ingrid Newton ingrid@metalmasterkingdom.com
www.metalmasterkingdom.com
A webzine based in Ontario, Canada with a number of journalists and contributors throughout North America. We are seeking more connections in Europe, South America and around the globe. Our mission is to deliver the best quality reviews, interviews, band news, vids, tunes, and promos! Let us help your band get the attention and focus you deserve!

Now Tune In
info@nowtunein.com
www.nowtunein.com
This is Now Tune In. The future of music review. Is your Metal, Rock, Indie or Alternative band looking for that big break? Or maybe just a little exposure? Now Tune In is here to help. Here at Now Tune In, its all about the music. I would love nothing more than to help you. If your interested, send me a message. Tell me about your dream. E-mail us. This is the future. Jump on Board.

Review You
389 12th St., Brooklyn, NY 11215
PH: 212-239-8384
Tricia Martin tricia@reviewyou.com
www.reviewyou.com
A paid service created for musicians who want honest feedback from professional bloggers, or a pro bio written by a seasoned writer. We'll assign your review to one of our writers who is experienced in your genre, and two weeks later you'll have a solid, objective review of your work.

SECTION TWO: RADIO STATIONS, SHOWS AND PROMOTERS

2.1 RADIO - STATIONS AND SHOWS

Indie Scene Radio
151 Danforth St., Framingham, MA 01701
Gerg Anidem indiesceneradio@gmail.com
www.indiesceneradio.com
We are constantly in search of independent artists for our rotation playlist. To submit your work for air play consideration, you'll need to provide 1. Contact Info 2. Artist/Band Name/Genre 3. Artist/Band Bio with a photo and CD cover art 4. Tagged song files in MP3 format. Send all of the above to our e-mail address. You can also send a CD snail mail to our physical address.

Na'cho Radio - Smash Yo Records Music
High St., Ashford, Kent, TN24 8TE UK
info@smashyorecords.co.uk
http://www.ustream.tv/channel/smash-yo-records-music
We feature music, talk about the music industry and other things that pop into our heads and feature some live production/mixing and mastering sessions. The show is broadcast at various times during the week, as and and when we can get guests (DJ's, producers, artists). We are looking for music to feature on our show and we encourage you to send as much as you have (without swear words).

Metal Devastation Radio
metaldevastationradio@yahoo.com
www.metaldevastationradio.com
We are proud to support and promote independent and unsigned musicians and bands. We would love to hear what you’ve got and get your music in rotation in our playlist. Please submit your band’s information as well as any songs you would like for us to play to our e-mail address.

XTREME iRADIO
bands@xtremeiradio.com
www.xtremeiradio.com
Playing the best new Rock from both SIGNED and UNSIGNED bands. If your band is serious about having ariplay, we're all ears! By serious, we mean that you DON'T SUCK! Your friends and family may think you're great, but when complete strangers continue to give you props then you may be ready for XTREME iRADIO airplay. We do require a studio-quality recording. GIVE US YOUR EPK! We want to know about the unsigned bands we play. We may feature your band on a spotlight. Plus our jocks need to know where you're from and how to get a hold of your band so we can plug it on the air. When all this criteria is met, e-mail us your MP3(s) and EPK.

Hip-Hop Junkies - WGIV
9349A China Grove Church Rd. Pineville, NC 28134
PH: 704-553-1370
Chantice tice38@gmail.com
www.wgivcharlotte.com
The show focuses on the world of Hip Hop - its complete lifestyle, music, generation, fashion and culture. We overdose our listeners with an abundance of Hip Hop from Old School to New School as well as Unsigned Underground Rap. Get in touch if you would like to be interviewed.

KOHL - Ohlone Community College
43600 Mission Blvd. Fremont, CA 94539
PH: 510-659-6221 FX: 510-659-6001
KOHLmusicdirector@gmail.com
www.kohlradio.com
We are a Pop Music station. While MP3s are ok to preview a song, we'd much rather you send us a CD to our mailing address. Keep in mind KOHL is a CHR/Pop station so if you send us Russian Folk music, we probably won't play it.

New Driven Radio
Sherry Sabine NewDriven@gmail.com
www.facebook.com/NewDrivenRadio
The NEW DRIVEN shows bring the hottest professional level independent rock to syndicated radio. Our weekly shows feature the best in emerging Soft Rock, Hard Rock, Alt Rock, Pop, Acoustic, Folk Rock, Punk & Melodic Metal. NEW DRIVEN also produces a weekly talk show that focuses on professional independent artists and a live show with call-in interviews and guest co-hosts. Artists on our shows are full-time musicians, (or nearing that step) with a rigorous touring schedule We spin newer release original music. @NewDriven

2.2 RADIO PROMOTERS

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.

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

Dyme Squad Magazine LLC International
PH: 804-601-0344
Diamond Waters ceo@dymesquadmagazine.com
www.dymesquadinternational.com
We provide marketing and promotional services for Hip Hop and R&B artists, labels and management companies.

Serge Media Group
PO Box 5147, Canton, GA 30114
PH: 678-880-8207
Sandy Serge sergeent@aol.com
www.sergemediagroup.com
Social media, networking and publicity solutions for musicians backed by a trustworthy and diligent work ethic.

Only Sky Artist
1905 Marketview Dr. #277, Yorkville, IL 60560
Neil Kristianson neil@onlyskyartist.com
www.onlyskyartist.com
With thousands of opportunities to promote your music, many independent artists become bogged down by running from one shiny object to the next. They never achieve their goals and quietly become one of the tens of thousands of albums per year that never sell more than 200 copies. Only Sky Artist gives independent artists the resources they need to break out of the pack and get noticed. From resources for the DIY artist to custom-made marketing programs for the serious musician, you'll find the answers to your music marketing questions here.

Artists In The Plus
PH: 323-364-8510
artistsinplus@gmail.com
www.artistsintheplus.com
We are an online music community dedicated to assisting artists as they assist each other to reach the most people possible. We promote artists through our "Artists in the Spotlight Series," "In The Plus," "15 for 15 Series", #OnlineMusicFestival, artist interviews and much more. Artists In The Plus continues to build and grow a community of musicians, music professionals, music educators and fans to help deliver their music, marketing and message to fans all over the world. In order to be considered for shows and events, please submit your information through our online form.

Shadow Entertainment Media
Bobby Siekkinen bsiekkinen@shadowentertainmentmedia.com
www.shadowentertainmentmedia.com
Promotion for Metal bands. We can either do all inclusive packages to handle everything for clients or custom make one to fit what they need done but don't already have. We are usually able to work out a cost outline to make it affordable for talent of all levels of notoriety. Also, we deal with all of this on an International basis so clients needing help be it in their home country or wanting/needing work done in the U.S. only can always contact me and we can take care of them.

The Music Void / Music Void Consultancy
Unit 1, 52 Lant St., Borough, London SE1 1QP UK
www.themusicvoid.com
Information website covering all areas of the music industry. We also have a promotional service called Music Void Consultancy which offers technology analysis covering market research, beta testing, strategy planning and implementation. A key focus is the mobile music and social media realm encompassing music discovery and marketing capacity. The company also offers digital marketing, campaign development and implementation project management services. From strategy analysis, research report writing, digital marketing (online and mobile), project management, label infrastructure and distribution sourcing; we have the ability to source, secure and manage the right solution. Please contact us so we can discuss your requirements in a more detailed manner.

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!

IndiePower.com
PH: 818-505-1836
info@indiepower.com
www.indiepower.com
Started by industry veterans to further the goal of helping develop the cutting edge of new artists and labels with innovative marketing and talent. Combining 25+ years of valuable experience with an arsenal of talents and a passion for breaking albums and artists, Indie Power is about to add a few new pages to the history books! @indie_power

MiaMindMusic
254 Sixth St. #2, Hoboken, NJ, 07030
PH: 201-656-5458 FX: 201-216-1186
Stevie B. MiMiMus@aol.com
www.MiaMindMusic.com
You've recorded, mixed, mastered and manufactured your music - now what? We are entertainment promotion & marketing specialists. Within our promotion division we are concerned primarily with radio tracking and specialize in working with close to 2000 BDS, CMJ, Mediabase as well as Mediaguide surveyed radio stations across the United States and Canada, while offering help in publicity. We can also provide national record distribution.

3.2 SERVICES - LABELS, DISTRIBUTORS AND ONLINE VENDORS

A Priscilla Thing
info@apriscillathing.co.uk
www.apriscillathing.co.uk
We are an Urban music record label based in South London, UK. The label produces music across a range of genres. We produce music and music videos, particularly animated music video for independent artists. We help aspiring artists to develop. We release promote and sell independent music and arrange events/concerts for independent artists. We would prefer to receive e-mail with LINKS to artist information (rather than e-mailed MP3s) instead of being telephoned or have mail posted to us. We are currently looking for new talent in the genres of Dance, Electronic, RnB/Soul, Jazz, Nu Jazz, Pop and Hip Hop.

SECTION FOUR: SITES WHERE YOU CAN UPLOAD YOUR BAND'S MP3s OR VIDEOS

NoiseTrade
support@noisetrade.zendesk.com
www.noisetrade.com
Upload an album, EP, single or live recording. Within minutes your content is available for discovery and download. And it's completely free for both artists and fans.

Unsigned.com
www.unsigned.com
Providing artists an outlet to be heard globally on the internet. Just as important is our goal to provide you with a new revenue and distribution model for your music.

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

Famemusic
support@famemusic.com
www.famemusic.com
Our aim is to create the world's very best music community, maximising the opportunities for members to CONNECT, SHARE and soon to COMPETE globally in their music genre.

SECTION SIX: HELPFUL TOOLS AND RESOURCES FOR YOUR BAND

6.1 RESOURCES - GENERAL

Scream Like A Rockstar
Lane Taylor screamlikearockstar@gmail.com
www.screamlikearockstar.com
I am a Heavy Metal vocal instructor who can help take your voice to the next level. If you have ever dreamed of fronting your own Metal or Hard Rock band but lacked proper screaming technique to get started then this website is for you! The screaming lessons DVD I offer is a one of a kind approach and will speed up your learning curve like no other. It will teach you to scream lows, mids and highs with a commanding sense of power – the kind of power and heaviness you hear from today’s Heavy Rock Stars. Not only will my program help you develop proper screaming technique it will also show you tips and tricks you can use to keep your voice healthy if you plan on playing frequent back to back shows.

Smash Yo Records Charity Studio
High St., Ashford, Kent, TN24 8TE UK
info@smashyorecords.co.uk
smashyorecords.co.uk
We are the world's only charity studio. What we do is simple, help out artists/bands/singers or anyone that wants to set foot in the music/media industry, as much as we can. Usually with things like free mixing, mastering and sometimes recording, promo and features on our show.

New England's Best Artists
www.facebook.com/newenglands.bestartists
Covering the New England music scene.

Can-Do Musos
Andrew Hewitt candomusos@gmail.com
www.candomusos.com
Australian website showcasing musicians and bands with disabilities from all over the world.

STORENVY
www.storenvy.com
Create an online shop and sell your band merch.

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

6.2 RESOURCES - EDUCATIONAL

Schwilly Family Musicians
www.schwillyfamilymusicians.com
Our mission is to help productive musicians who are tired of clocking-in to a day-job in order to pay their bills make a living with their creative output so that they can focus on creating music for all the world to enjoy. Join us for Free Weekly Tips on how to turn your music into a career.

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

ArtistData
www.artistdata.com
A free information publishing tool created for musicians, has released Twitter & Facebook status updates. When artists add shows, news, and blog entries to their ArtistData account, ArtistData will post updates to Facebook and Twitter with a link to more information about that event.

Next Big Sound
info@nextbigsound.com
www.nextbigsound.com
Tracks billions of social signals to help record labels, artists, and band managers make better decisions. Next Big Sound tracks more data, for more artists online, than anyone else in the world.

Fliptu
info@fliptu.com
www.fliptu.com
Our social hub service aggregates pictures, video clips & other media fans are sharing before, during and after concerts into a visually engaging social hub, giving non-attending fans a vicarious way to experience the concert online and serving as a visual memento of the concert for all fans to enjoy. Filptu’s social hub platform also enables multi-hashtag aggregation, featured media capability, live stream embed support, and inline e-commerce integration, all designed to replicate the live experience online as closely as possible.

HootSuite
5 E. 8th Ave. Vancouver, BC V5T 4S8
www.hootsuite.com
A social media management system for businesses and organizations to collaboratively execute campaigns across multiple social networks from one secure, web-based dashboard. Launch marketing campaigns, identify and grow audiences, and distribute targeted messages using HootSuite's unique social media dashboard.

Splice
www.splice.com
Splice streamlines the fragmented process of creating and sharing music, freeing musicians to spend their time and energy on the creative process. Splice simplifies music creation by bringing all of the steps into one, frictionless digital home. The Splice community provides artists with a new means to connect with fans and other artists to solicit feedback throughout every step of the creative process – from ideation to the finished product.

Disc Makers
7905 N Route 130, Pennsauken, NJ 08110
PH: 800-468-9353 x5109
www.discmakers.com/indiebible5
Disc Makers is the preferred independent CD and DVD manufacturer of Indie Bible. As an Indie Bible member you receive an exclusive discount of 5% off any and all Disc Makers products and services. Turn to Disc Makers for the highest quality CDs, made in 5 days (or less), for the guaranteed lowest prices. Our services don't just stop at disc manufacturing. We also offer audio mastering and design services, as well as promotional items like posters, Download Cards, and more. And if you want to duplicate your own discs, we sell the fastest disc duplicators on the planet.

Hostbaby
5925 NE 80th Ave. Portland, OR 97218
PH: 888-448-6369
hostbaby@hostbaby.com
www.hostbaby.com
The best place to host your website/domain! Powerful artist tools including blogging, calendar, mailing list, selling merch, and streaming audio. Integrate your site with Facebook, Twitter and more! No design skills are needed. We have hundreds of professional design templates. Sell your music through CD Baby, iTunes, Amazon MP3, Napster, Rhapsody + over 15 other music sites!

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!

6.5 RESOURCES - ORGANIZATIONS

Indie Music Association
PH: 615-424-1491
info@indiemusicassociation.org
www.indiemusicassociation.org
We are a group of music people that promote the general education and welfare of music inventors and service providers for all styles of music from whatever level we may come. The Independent Music Association stands for creating opportunity within the conditions each of us lives, doing the best with the resources we have to deploy our member ideas & products into the marketplace. The IMA works within the goals & objectives of its members, one step at a time. We help define paths and focus efforts that can be measured within a specific plan.

SECTION SEVEN: THIS MONTH'S ARTICLE

UNBUNDLE YOUR RIGHTS TO MAKE MONEY FROM YOUR MUSIC
by Hannah Boothby and Davide D'Atri, Soundreef
© 2013 All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission

As you already know, the digital age has brought massive changes for musicians: you buy, sell and promote your music via the internet. But although most artists know that this happens, they haven't realised that the ways they can make money have changed too - and that unbundling their rights can help them make the best of their music.

What does 'unbundling my rights' mean? Traditionally, collecting societies made an agreement with artists which meant that the society administered all these rights as one bundle, and would only agree to work with artists if they could do this. However, things are changing and artists are starting to unbundle these rights. In the same way that you don't have to buy a mobile phone, landline, fax, cable TV and broadband from the same company, you don't have to ask one collecting society to handle all the rights to your music. Some artists, labels and publishers still find it useful just to deal with one company, but it generally isn't the best way, especially if they want to make money from their music and get it heard.

You should be able to license your music to the best company for you, depending on the level of service you receive for each specific music right. You can limit your agreement with your own national collecting society, asking them to collect for only some rights and not others. Soundreef can help you do that for background music rights (though we suggest you stay with your own national collecting society for all the other rights).

What are royalties?

When you write a song, you immediately create composition right. These are the rights to the actual idea for the song, which belong to the person who wrote the music and the person who wrote the lyrics. As soon as the song is recorded, a right to the sound recording is created, and the person or company that has recorded the song usually owns this. If you wrote both the music and the lyrics, then you own 100% of the composition rights; and if you recorded your song yourself on your computer, or paid for studio time to record it, you own 100% of the sound recording rights.

When the music is used in any way - for example, on the radio, as background music, on television or as the soundtrack for a film or computer game - the people who own the rights to it should be paid royalties. Since keeping track of which music is used is a complex and time-consuming business, artists, record labels and publishers ask collecting societies to do it for them.

What is a collecting society?

Collecting societies (called 'Performance Rights Organisations' or PROs in Canada and the US) enforce your rights, sell people non-exclusive licences to use your work, collect your royalties, then work out how much you are due and pay you, minus an administration fee. They also arrange for other collecting societies (for example, in other countries) to collect your royalties. Collecting societies don't just sell licences to use individual songs; they also offer 'blanket licences', which allow the licensee (the person buying the licence) to use the collecting society's entire catalogue for a set period of time. Collecting societies in European countries had a monopoly on this business until the European Commission ruled that this was unfair in 2008.

How does a collecting society split royalties?

Since collecting societies often don't have a record of how many times a certain song is played, it's difficult for them to calculate accurately what they should be paying their artists, record labels and publishers. They often use 'sampling', which involves asking a small number of music users to tell them which songs they're playing and how much they're playing them. They usually plug this data into a formula, which they use to work out how much to pay each artist. However, the results of this tend to get very distorted, since musical tastes vary widely - and these calculations often leave independent artists with little or nothing. Most artists have never actually been paid when their music has been used as background music, even if they're quite well known!

When your music is played abroad, it gets even more complicated. Your national collecting society asks the other country's national collecting society to decide how much your music is being played (using a similar formula) and therefore how much you should be paid, and receives this money. It then deducts its own administration fee and passes the remainder to you - assuming there's anything left.

Why can't royalties be split more fairly?

Most collecting societies often still rely on outdated business models and royalty distribution procedures, even though technology and internet tools should have made these obsolete. Companies such as Soundreef take advantage of new internet-based technology that makes it possible to track which music is played and even where it's played, making it possible to pay artists every time their song is played.

For more about royalties, collecting societies and Soundreef, check out the Soundreef blog www.soundreef.com/en/blog . Soundreef operates in the UK, USA, Italy, France, Sweden and Spain. It provides music for thousands of stores across Europe, reaching over 45 million customers every month and paying royalties on over 150,000 songs. It uses the most the most progressive and efficient music rights management system in Europe: artists, record labels and publishers get paid every time their songs are played, and can see where their music is being played.

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