Radio Airplay For Newcomers: How We Did It
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Posted February 22nd, 2010 at 9:02 pm
In the early and mid-90s, I did quite a bit of promotion work with local musicians. At that time, I was helping musicians who primarily played in coffeehouses get their first CDs played on college/public/community radio stations. We thought that with all the radio DJs out there in that market, we might find some who might be willing to listen to and take a chance on giving some unknown but talented person some airplay.The scene has changed a lot since then. You now have the explosion of the Inte...
How To Make StateoftheArt Video Singles Cheaply
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Posted August 13th, 2009 at 6:01 am
When it comes to promoting their new music releases, I have found that most musicians only consider radio as the vehicle for exposing their music to the public.Rarely do they consider publicity, in the form of print media, i.e., music magazines, weekly arts and entertainment publications and newspapers as support tools to help support their radio airplay (another subject I shall address shortly).But, even rarer, is their consideration of the importance of having videos for their singles. ...
How To Make Your Music Digital
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Posted July 4th, 2009 at 2:00 am
As I receive emails from many different musicians on my radio station, I tend to get about 35%-45% that do not know, or do not have their music in a digital format. This is a major problem!You might think having a CD and sending it out to the stations is the best way, but it really isn't. First off your wasting waaay to much money for postage, the CD, and any other costs involved in that process. If you have your music on your computer, you have many advantages. Not only can you send your music ...
