Music Promotion, Marketing and Distribution Newsletter

November 2015

The contacts listed are sorted into FIVE sections:

1. Publications, Review Websites and Music Blogs that will REVIEW your music
2. Radio Stations, Shows and Podcasts that will PLAY your songs
3. Labels, Vendors, Distributors and Promotional Services that will help you to SELL your CD
4. Websites 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

ESSINCE.com
Essince essince@gmail.com
www.essince.com
A Hip Hop blog that features the best in the global Urban culture. I also have an international series where I spotlight non-American music and love all things fashion & art. Please submit a LINK to stream music/video, HQ jpg, social media links and a short description for post consideration. facebook.com/itsessince @Essince

Indie Rock Mag
www.indierockmag.com
French music magazine. Indie Rock, Pop, Folk, Noise, Drone, Ambient, Electronica, IDM, Hip Hop, Metal, Jazz ... all good music is on MRI. facebook.com/indierockmag @indierockmag

The Blues Magazine
Prospect Business Centre, 3 Stanley Blvd. Hamilton International Park, High Blantyre, G72 0BN UK
PH: 0330-333-9409
help@teamrock.com
www.thebluesmag.com
Created to spread the Gospel of The Blues. A bi-monthly slab of literary and visual greatness that celebrates 100 years of Blues music - from legends to new faces. facebook.com/TheBluesMagazine @BluesMagazineUK.

PROG Magazine
Mayward House, 46-52 Pentonville Rd. London, N1 9HF UK
Grant Moon grant.moon@teamrock.com
prog.teamrock.com
The world's leading progressive music magazine Created to spread the Prog message far and wide. facebook.com/prog @ProgMagazineUK

SECTION TWO: RADIO STATIONS, SHOWS AND PROMOTERS

2.1 RADIO - STATIONS AND SHOWS

Always Country
independent@alwayscountry.net
www.alwayscountry.net
The station began with a love of country music and wanting to hear more of it than was being played in the early days of Internet Radio. Each day is a new day for us and that is our approach to providing you our music. We are grateful to have accumulated those days and that we have been able to share so many years with you. In our effort to continue bring you family-oriented programming, it is our solemn promise to you that we will always play music that parents can enjoy with their children. We strive to adhere to the highest standard possible to keep our loyal listeners coming back again and again. Always Country is proud to include music from independent artists in our playlists. Please address any inquiries to our e-mail address. facebook.com/AlwaysCountry.net

Folk Roots Radio
5718, 5th Line RR #1, Hillsburgh, ON N0B 1Z0
Jan Hall jan@folkrootsradio.com
www.folkrootsradio.com
Syndicated show that plays Folk, Roots, Americana, Alt-Country and Blues. We also air artist interviews. If you are a musician and want to record a studio session, get in touch. We'd love to hear from you! If you want to submit music digitally, please send a download LINK to our e-mail rather than our Facebook page or Twitter feed. You can also send us a LINK to your album through Airplay Direct. Please note that we prefer to receive digital downloads as MP3s at 320 kbps. Please include an EPK (press kit) or printed one-sheet. Feel free to include links to your website. facebook.com/folkrootsradio

Hard Edge Radio - TapDetroit
PH: 313-829-0630
Howie "D" and Rachel May thehardedge@wowway.com
www.hardedgeradio.com
Hard Rock and Metal show. Your weekly fill of local happenings, hot new bands and music, upcoming events, stories in the news, featured special guests and so much more. Submit your music via our ONLINE FORM. This radio show aims to spotlight the happenings both locally and nationally, help those artists that are doing good now, give some exposure to some of the hot new up and comers to help them get going and to help the metro Detroit music scene flourish and be the best that it can be. Get in touch to set up an interview! facebook.com/hardedgeradio @hardedgeradio

Soul Traveller Radio
Chevron Island, Surfers Paradise, QLD 4217 Australia
Shayne Locke info@soultraveller.net
www.soultraveller.net
In every show and every song, we are bringing a message of change and personal growth. Our tagline is "You Can Be The Change". The line-up of programmes is exciting as we bring about a new style of radio station. Morning meditations, morning yoga, interviews with artists to find out more about who they are and how they started their journey, Saturday night specials with Globesonic Radio & The Black Swan Theory, Kitzie Stern with New World Kirtan, The Temple of Youth every night at 6pm featuring music with a bit more edge, author profiles showcasing the latest books and live chat shows with healers, mediums and other spiritual guests. If you have music that you wish to have played on Soul Traveller Radio, and you think it fits the Conscious Music category, send us either downloadable Soundcloud tracks, Dropbox links or Bandcamp LINKS so we can check it our. Direct any music to our e-mail address. facebook.com/soultravellerradio @Soul_Traveller

Freight Train Boogie - KRSH
PO Box 4262, Santa Rosa, CA 95402
PH: 707-588-9999
Bill Frater frater@freighttrainboogie.com
www.facebook.com/FreightTrainBoogie
Dedicated to Americana music: which includes the edgier Country & Folk singers, Hillbilly Twang, some Bluegrass, Blues and Rock. We place a special emphasis on "Alt-Country", Roots Rock and many small label and independent releases. We love Country music, as long as it's "real" Country. @TheKrush

alt.latino
Felix Contreras and Jasmine Garsd alt.latino@npr.org
www.facebook.com/AltLatino
NPR's show about Latin Alternative music and Rock en Espa??ol. @AltLatino

Celtic Music Radio
5th Fl. West Wing, Buchanan House, 58 Port Dundas Rd. Glasgow G4 0HF UK
Ross Macfadyen ross@celticmusicradio.net
www.celticmusicradio.net
We are committed to supporting new and emerging talent. Our team will be pleased to accept recordings of good quality from established and upcoming performers. We will endeavour to give any such material some airplay subject to a quality threshold in terms of recording and performance. Music is best supplied to us on CD. This means we can copy onto our computer playout system and the less technically minded can use the CD. Therefore, your music will have a higher chance of being played. facebook.com/celt95fm

Hard Drivin' Radio
feedback@hdrrocks.com
www.hdrrocks.com
The World's Rock Station! The PREMIER website for Hard Rock, Alternative and Metal on the Net! facebook.com/harddrivinradio @harddrivinradio

Fuego Beats Radio
Fuego info@fuegobeats.com
www.fuegobeats.com
Broadcasts a distinctive blend of talk radio interviews with a mix of Hip Hop, Pop and R&B music from emerging musicians. Topics range from celebrity gossip to controversial issues relevant to a modern society, as well as pop culture. Submit your music via our ONLINE FORM. Send us an e-mail if you would like to be considered for an interview. @WFBS981

2.2 RADIO PROMOTERS

CIMG, LLC
119 Bowling Ave. Nashville, TN 37205-2357
Tony Bates contact@cimgllc.com
www.cimgllc.com
Our Radio Promotion work focuses on relevant radio stations (terrestrial and online), especially college radio stations, in the U.S., Canada and the Commonwealth of Independent States. Our staff works daily to build relationships with radio stations, regional promoters, music/entertainment publications and websites, and media outlets throughout North America as well as in eastern and central Europe. We work mostly with Rock, Pop-Rock, Americana and Alt-Country artists. facebook.com/cimgllc

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

Royal Heir Entertainment
Essince info@royalheirent.com
www.royalheirent.com
Hip Hop promotion and marketing. We're here to give the power to the creators. Royal Heir Entertainment provides MAJOR LABEL services without being a label. This means the $$ and Control stay with YOU. From media exposure, tour booking, radio promotion and digital distribution, we have professional experience on both the talent AND business sides of the industry to take you to the next level! @RoyalHeirEnt

MyMusicMyLife.com
Rob Wright info@mymusicmylife.com
www.mymusicmylife.com
Hip Hop and R&B promotion and marketing. Don't Be Out Of Sight And Out Of Mind. Promotion is essential to making people aware of your brand. Now is the time to position yourself for success and make an impact. Don't get passed up due to a lack of visibility. It is a crucial time for branding. Don't let your hard work throughout the year go unnoticed while you plan for the future! Keep the ongoing communications with your target audience to avoid missed opportunities. Make sure you continue to implement promo campaigns to prospective fans. Keep your reach consistent, leveraging your brand personality to foster relationships that carry over into the next year. facebook.com/MyMusicMyLifebz @mymusicmylifebz

CIMG, LLC
119 Bowling Ave. Nashville, TN 37205-2357
Tony Bates contact@cimgllc.com
www.cimgllc.com
We provide Social Media Marketing and Social Commerce Solutions for our clients, in addition to Artist Management and Record Label Services. We work with artists, record labels, agencies, events, and brands of all kinds that want to effectively engage their supporters and fans via social media. Considering the global marketplace and international appeal, we offer our services in several languages as well, when appropriate to meet your goals. We work mostly with Rock, Pop-Rock, Americana and Alt-Country artists. facebook.com/cimgllc

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

3.2 SERVICES - LABELS, DISTRIBUTORS AND ONLINE VENDORS

Fluttery Records
discovery@flutteryrecords.com
www.flutteryrecords.com
The new home of Post-Rock, Indie-Crossover, Experimental, Electronic, Ambient and Modern Classical Music. Fluttery Records is a multi-cultural record label with artists from different parts of the world. It is a place for creative music and artistic independence. It is the voice of artists who has vision of fallowing new approaches in music. Fluttery Records is also an artist friendly record label sharing a great deal of its income directly with its artists. facebook.com/flutteryrecords @flutteryrecords

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

AltSounds US
Chris "Mug5" Maguire chris@altsounds.com
www.altsounds.com
The best videos in the world. AltSounds is committed to providing the best possible service to artists, labels and especially fans by making the site wholly interactive and constantly fresh. We encourage fans to express themselves through the site by adding the content that THEY care about. We create our own original content and offer our expert opinions on various facets of music, as well as collect the most important and entertaining content available online. We bring the fans exactly what they want, and gather it into the most functional and visually appealing music site on the internet. Submit your video via our ONLINE FORM. facebook.com/altsoundsdotcom @altsoundsdotcom

Trackitdown
5 Dean St., London, W1D 3RQ UK
Nick Coles nick@trackitdown.net
www.trackitdown.net
Your home for Dance music on the net, offering the very best in music downloads and editorial features on the biggest names in Dance. We only accept tracks from established artists / labels. If you really think you have something special to offer please contact our label managers with full details about your music. facebook.com/trackitdown @Trackitdown

Latin Pulse Music
PH: 775-230-6501
Michael Lazarus info@latinpulsemusic.com
www.latinpulsemusic.com
Our platform allows for retail sales of your works along with digital marketing campaigns targeted to Latin music enthusiasts worldwide. With our system you can customize your album downloads to include video, pdfs, slide shows, pictures - you name it as long as it's digital. Every work is reviewed and must pass strict audio/video quality verification guidelines for inclusion in the site. Additional revenue streams include sales of digital sheet music & eBooks as well as licensing opportunities in television and film. Best of all is the personalized service. facebook.com/latinpulsemusic @latinpulsemusic

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

Music Gateway
PH: +44-20-3143-3245
team@musicgateway.net
www.musicgateway.net
Get working with thousands of pros worldwide! Collaborate, find talent, and get hired. Music Gateway is an online marketplace connecting the creative world and music professionals. Our unique online platform allows users to create & pitch on projects that match their exact needs. So unlike social networks, where users are able to make connections with their cousin's best friend's, dog walker's boyfriend who "was in a band once" connect with anyone, Music Gateway only enables users to connect via projects. It's simple - we provide the platform and you provide the projects. Get cracking! facebook.com/MusicGateway @Music_Gateway

SECTION SIX: HELPFUL TOOLS AND RESOURCES FOR YOUR BAND

6.1 RESOURCES - GENERAL

MusicStartsHere.org
www.musicstartshere.org
Are you a singer, songwriter, artist, musician or music technician looking to do music in, around or through Nashville? Been wondering where to go and what to do first? Offering education, communication and community events for up-coming artists, songwriters, musicians and technicians with professional music makers in Nashville or globally online. facebook.com/MusicStartsHere @msh_nashville

GigZone
901 N. Pitt St. #320, Alexandria, VA 22314
PH: 703-836-1860
info@softarex.com
www.gigzone.com
A collaborative platform for event managers, artists, and technical professionals working in the entertainment industry. It's a unique place where novices and experienced performers can meet their customers, publish their portfolios, promote their services, and eventually find the right job. And, from the other side, it's a unique place where customers can hire the right people who are able to organize amazing live events, private parties, TV shows, and nightclub concerts while strictly adhering to the available budget. We offer a 30 day free trial. facebook.com/MyGigZone

TuneRise
8306 Wilshire Blvd. #622, Beverly Hills, CA 90211
PH: 855-503-5500
info@tunerise.com
www.tunerise.co
An Electronic and Dance music resource. We're here to shine a spotlight on new talent through career-launching contests, educational content and live events. facebook.com/tunerise @tunerise

injii
info@injii.com
www.injii.com
A collaborative broadcast of artists and charities. injii exclusively showcases talented artists to help promote their content, while innovatively raising awareness and funding for great charitable causes. injii is about the world coming together, to engage in phenomenal content and to get involved in great causes. Through injii, artists can share their content with viewers to increase their fan and follower base to help skyrocket their up-and-coming career. We encourage artists who are passionate about their work, to produce incredible video content for causes they strongly support. Our revolutionary platform entails an innovative time slot allocation system for synchronized broadcast of content. Everyone watches together, at the same time. This is done to help support great causes on a global scale. facebook.com/injii @injii

Festival Network Online
PO Box 18839, Asheville, NC 28814
PH: 828-658-2779 FX: 828-645-3374
Julie Cochrane julie@festivalnet.com
www.festivalnet.com
Lists more than 10,000 events throughout the U.S. and Canada seeking performers, from local & regional to national & international. @_festivalnet

6.2 RESOURCES - EDUCATIONAL

Help for Bands
Graeme Woodcock graeme.woodcock@helpforbands.co.uk
www.helpforbands.co.uk
Here to give free and impartial help and advice to anyone who performs or sells their music. We cover all areas of the music industry. Help for bands delivers news, advice and tutorials to musicians, bands, artists and labels alike. Our goals are to educate our readers in an empirical and objective way. @HelpForBands

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

Revelator
Hasoreg 1 #400, Jerusalem, Israel
hello@revelator.com
www.revelator.com
We solve today's music business challenges by integrating sales, marketing, accounting and analytics into one unified system to provide unprecedented transparency, simplicity and efficiency for both independent artists and record labels. It all starts with a simple upload. Get your music and video into the Revelator cloud and get moving. Start the revenue streamin' by getting your music to the top digital stores and services. facebook.com/RevelatorEnterprises @GetRevelator

CoPromote
85 Broad St., New York, NY 10004
PH: 877-840-2045
info@copromote.com
www.copromote.com
A network of creators dedicated to helping each other reach new and larger audiences. Promote your Twitter, Tumblr, YouTube and Vine posts on our platform to combine your social reach with other publishers and reach millions of new people. facebook.com/CoPromote @copromote

Adva Mobile
13 Edgewood Rd. Wayland, MA 01778
PH: 877-752-5116
support@advamobile.com
www.advamobile.com
A marketing services and technology company dedicated to helping touring bands, recording artists, labels and music industry professionals reach and market to their fans on mobile phones. Adva Mobile provides a text marketing service used to drive fans to engage artists through a rich media experience. @AdvaMobile

MyNewsletterBuilder
comments@mynewsletterbuilder.com
www.mynewsletterbuilder.com
A user-friendly, feature-rich, online newsletter management program for novices and professionals alike. facebook.com/MyNewsletterBuilder1

6.4 RESOURCES - AUDIO

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

6.5 RESOURCES - ORGANIZATIONS

Women's International Music Network
Laura B. Whitmore news@thewimn.com
www.thewimn.com
Our mission is to create a hub to connect women in all facets of the music industry. You are not alone! We present news about female musicians, projects relating to women in the industry, products targeted to female musicians, and so much more! Please send your news and event info to our e-mail address. facebook.com/thewimn @the_wimn

Hands Up for Trad
Melville House, 70 Drymen Rd. Bearsden, Glasgow, G61 2RH UK
Simon Thoumire info@handsupfortrad.co.uk
www.handsupfortrad.scot
Exists to increase the profile and visibility of Scottish Traditional Music through Information, Education and Advocacy. Hands Up for Trad's primary aim is to promote excellence and support developing talent within Scottish traditional music. facebook.com/handsupfortrad @handsupfortrad

SECTION SEVEN: THIS MONTH'S ARTICLE

BOOKING PROMOTION 101 - The College Gig and College Radio Connection
by Bryan Farrish, Bryan Farrish Radio Promotion
© 2017 All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission

New for 2017: An interesting relationship exists between colleges, gigs on these college campuses, and college radio stations. And this relationship is people. In particular, these people are young music lovers who want to work in and around music, especially new music, and they maybe also want to make this a full time career, so they hopefully are wanting to work with all types of artists and not just the few they personally love.

Being local to their college and city, the DJ's or hosts at college radio stations really know what's going on musically there, even if it's not their personal favorite. They tend to spend lots of time going to gigs themselves, and they maybe even perform at some. They don't get the attention that commercial radio station people get, so these folks really like to help out artists when they can. This is a huge plus for you.

Also, being in college, and especially being at college radio stations, they are taken more seriously by the people on campus who decide what acts should play on campus, and which acts will be paid by campus funds. This is a plus for you; colleges have a lot of money to pay for acts because colleges don't have to make a profit. And college radio people are already trying to "reach out" to the community, and this usually includes being in other campus activities such as entertainment committees, activity committees, campus venues, etc. This means they can sometimes directly put you in contact with the people who can say yes to a campus gig for you.

The basic concept is this: It is assumed that a person at a college radio station has some knowledge of music. Therefore getting this person to hear your music and then recommend a place on campus for you to perform is a powerful way to make connections and get gigs that you normally might never get otherwise. This is the real power of college radio; there are so many of them, in every town and city, and the people there are not paid (worse: these people are paying money to the college for their classes) that they can only be in it for the music; and they are always out on their campus, checking out every interesting musical place they can find. And these people might even work at these college places, venues, restaurants, or clubs that they recommend (since they certainly don't "work" at the college station), and if so, they certainly should know what type of artists usually play at the place they work at.

So when pursuing gigs, especially at colleges, start by contacting the college radio station people first. After you make friends with them, and they hear your music, get their recommend places to perform, and also possibly, get their recommended people to talk to at these places. Then start your contacting of these places, starting off your email/phone/visit conversations with the fact that so-and-so at the college station told you to go there. Remember that you are not really looking for airplay at these stations; every one of them can recommend places for you to perform, without every having "played" your music, and actually, many will recommend places without even needing to hear your music. After all, if you are (for example) straight jazz, they already know where you should be playing: the jazz night at the union cafe. Getting the station people to hear your music is great, but takes more work; getting them to like it is harder still; and getting them to play it is the hardest. So just go in with the goal of getting the referral to places to perform.

There are over 1,000 college radio stations in the U.S. alone. And over 35,000 colleges if you count the smaller and community ones. And the number of places to perform is: Lots! So start your contacting with the radio folks first, and the gig folks second. Of course there will be many gig places that you don't have a referral from a station, and if you really want to gig at these places then go ahead and contact them directly but tell them you were looking for a college station near them but could not make any contact. This will make you look like you are doing the right things, and they will pay more attention to you and may even tell you who to contact at their local college station.

Bryan Farrish is an independent radio airplay promoter. He can be reached at 818-905-8038. Other articles can be found at www.radio-media.com For a complete description of our booking-promotion campaigns, including pricing, send an email with "Info" in the subject to booking@radio-media.com

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